yongle emperor initiated construction of the imperial city in beijing.
who initiated construction of the imperial city in beijing?
yongle emperor
in 1370, the hongwu emperor's fourth son zhu di was created prince of yan, with seat in beiping. in 1379 he built a princely palace within the yuan imperial city. 





























in 1399, zhu di launched a coup d'état and ascended to the throne to become yongle emperor in 1402. in 1403, the name of beiping was changed to beijing (literally "the northern capital"), and in 1406 a plan was drafted to move the capital to beijing.
imperial city, beijing
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