Background information

• Yongle was born into the Ming Dynasty in 1360.
• His father was Hongwu and had risen from being a peasant who over threw the Yuan Dynasty.
• He was the third emperor from the Ming Dynasty to rule.

Legacy

• His father Hongwu let Yongle be the Prince of Yan when he was 10.
• He Conspired against his father, so that he could be emperor.
• He moved the capital from Nanjing to Beijing.

Themes

• He constructed the "Forbidden City"
• He built good relations with the surrounding States.
• He tried to get rid of Mongol influence.

Geography

Works Cited

• http://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Yongle_Emperor_of_China
• https://www.britannica.com/biography/Yongle
• http://www.walfc.org/project/emperor-yongle/