Death and legacy thumb|left|The Chang Mausoleum of the Yongle Emperor in the Ming tombs complex near Beijing. He commissioned the construction of the Changling Mausoleum as a means of legitimizing his rule and solidifying Beijing as the capital of the Ming dynasty. On 1 April 1424, the emperor embarked on his final campaign into Mongolia, but the campaign was unsuccessful and the emperor fell into a deep depression. He died on 12 August 1424 in Yumuchuan, located north of Duolun. While official annals do not provide a specific cause of death, private records suggest that the emperor suffered from multiple strokes in his final years, with the last one ultimately proving to be fatal. He was buried in the Chang Mausoleum (), the first of the Ming tombs located north of Beijing.
Death and legacy thumb|left|The Chang Mausoleum of the Yongle Emperor in the Ming tombs complex near Beijing. He commissioned the construction of the Changling Mausoleum as a means of legitimizing his rule and solidifying Beijing as the capital of the Ming dynasty. On 1 April 1424, the emperor embarked on his final campaign into Mongolia, but the campaign was unsuccessful and the emperor fell into a deep depression. He died on 12 August 1424 in Yumuchuan, located north of Duolun. While official annals do not provide a specific cause of death, private records suggest that the emperor suffered from multiple strokes in his final years, with the last one ultimately proving to be fatal. He was buried in the Chang Mausoleum (), the first of the Ming tombs located north of Beijing.