Zhu Biao

Zhu Biao
朱標
Crown Prince of the Ming dynasty
Born10 October 1355
Died17 May 1392(1392-05-17) (aged 36)
Burial
Dong Mausoleum, Purple Mountain, Nanjing
Consorts
  • Empress Xiaokang
    (m. 1371; died 1378)
  • Lady Lü
    (before 1392)
Issue
Detail
Jianwen Emperor
Posthumous name
Crown Prince Yiwen
Emperor Xiaokang
Temple name
Xingzong
HouseZhu
FatherHongwu Emperor
MotherEmpress Xiaocigao
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese朱標
Simplified Chinese朱标
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinZhū Biāo
Wade–GilesChu1 Piao1
IPA[ʈʂú pʰjáʊ]

Zhu Biao (10 October 1355 – 17 May 1392) was the eldest son of the Hongwu Emperor, the founder of the Ming dynasty. Upon the establishment of the Ming dynasty in 1368, Zhu Biao was appointed heir to the throne. In order to prepare for his future reign, he received a comprehensive Confucian education, but he died at the age of thirty-six in 1392, during his father's lifetime. He was succeeded by his eldest surviving son, Zhu Yunwen, who ascended the throne six years later as the Jianwen Emperor.