▁Z hu ▁Ch ang lu o ▁( ), ▁was ▁the ▁ 1 5 th ▁Emperor ▁of ▁the ▁M ing ▁dynast y . ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁el dest ▁son ▁of ▁the ▁W an li ▁Emperor ▁and ▁succeeded ▁his ▁father ▁as ▁em peror ▁in ▁ 1 6 2 0 . ▁However , ▁his ▁reign ▁came ▁to ▁an ▁ab rupt ▁end ▁less ▁than ▁one ▁month ▁after ▁his ▁coron ation ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁found ▁dead ▁one ▁morning ▁in ▁the ▁palace ▁following ▁a ▁bout ▁of ▁di arr he a . ▁He ▁was ▁succeeded ▁by ▁his ▁son , ▁Z hu ▁You j iao , ▁who ▁was ▁ent hr oned ▁as ▁the ▁T ian qi ▁Emperor . ▁His ▁era ▁name , ▁Ta ich ang , ▁means ▁" grand ▁prosper ity ." ▁His ▁reign ▁was ▁the ▁short est ▁in ▁M ing ▁history . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁Z hu ▁Ch ang lu o ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁ 1 5 8 2 , ▁the ▁ 1 0 th ▁year ▁of ▁the ▁W an li ▁era , ▁to ▁the ▁W an li ▁Emperor ▁and ▁a ▁palace ▁att endant , ▁Lady ▁Wang , ▁who ▁served ▁under ▁the ▁Emperor ' s ▁mother , ▁Em press ▁Dow ager ▁X ia oding . ▁After ▁it ▁was ▁discovered ▁that ▁Lady ▁Wang ▁was ▁pre gn ant , ▁the ▁Emperor ▁was ▁persu aded ▁by ▁his ▁mother ▁to ▁make ▁her ▁a ▁conc ub ine ▁and ▁awarded ▁her ▁the ▁title ▁" Cons ort ▁G ong ▁of ▁the ▁Second ▁Gra de " ▁( <0xE6> <0x81> <0xAD> <0xE5> <0xA6> <0x83> ). < ref > A