Xu Da.
Ming Dynasty founding general, father of Empress Xu of Yongle Emperor (1332-1385)
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About Xu Da
Xu Da (1332–1385), courtesy name Tiande, known by his title as Duke of Wei (魏國公), later posthumously as Prince of Zhongshan (中山王), was a Chinese military general and official who lived in the late Yuan dynasty and early Ming dynasty. He was a friend of the Hongwu Emperor, the founder and first ruler of the Ming dynasty, and assisted him in overthrowing the Mongol-led Yuan dynasty and establishing the Ming dynasty. He was also the father of Empress Xu, father-in-law of the Yongle Emperor, and maternal grandfather of the Hongxi Emperor. All but two subsequent Ming and Southern Ming emperors were descended from him.
Everything about Xu Da →- Occupation
- politician
- Position held
- right chancellor, left chancellor
- Citizenship
- Ming dynasty
- Born
- 1332
- Died
- February 1385