<P> 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 . </P>
<P> 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 . </P>
who initiated construction of the imperial city in beijing
who initiated construction of the imperial city in beijing
Yongle Emperor
Yongle Emperor