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<p>[QUOTE="Milesofwho, post: 4530446, member: 91469"]3. Yong Le Tong Bao</p><p><br /></p><p>As you may notice, this coin is not called the Jian Wen Tong Bao. That is because he lasted only four years after antagonizing his uncles. One of them took over as the Yongle emperor after his presumed death during the burning of the imperial palace. Partly as a consequence of this, he moved the main capital to Beijing. The Forbidden City was built under his direction from 1407 to 1420. He authorized the eunuch Zheng He to undertake six voyages overseas to bring tribute and project power abroad. They reached as far as the African coast. In addition, an ill-fated invasion of Vietnam was launched in 1406. The ruling dynasty was executed and Vietnam was incorporated into China proper as a province. By 1418 a full-scale revolt against Chinese rule broke out and quickly succeeded in guaranteeing Vietnamese independence. His son succeeded him upon his death in 1424 as the Hongxi Emperor.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1122129[/ATTACH] </p><p>This coin was cast from 1408 to 1424. It </p><p>was not used in China. Rather, it was made for international trade for neighboring countries. China still used paper money. It became widely popular in Japan and Vietnam and can be found as far as Africa, doubtless because of Zheng He’s voyages.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>4. Xuan De Tong Bao</p><p><br /></p><p>The Hongxi Emperor died within a year and was succeeded by his son who became the Xuande emperor. He accepted the failure of the Vietnamese invasion in 1427 and gave the ruling family of the Ryukyu Islands (a kingdom separate from Japan at this time) royal status. He is well known as an artist. During his reign there was both internal and external stability, and thus not much to write about. He died in 1435.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1122130[/ATTACH] </p><p>This coin was cast from 1433 to 1435 to circulate in China due to the failure of paper money. After this there was no official casting for seventy years and the gap was filled by private coiners.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Milesofwho, post: 4530446, member: 91469"]3. Yong Le Tong Bao As you may notice, this coin is not called the Jian Wen Tong Bao. That is because he lasted only four years after antagonizing his uncles. One of them took over as the Yongle emperor after his presumed death during the burning of the imperial palace. Partly as a consequence of this, he moved the main capital to Beijing. The Forbidden City was built under his direction from 1407 to 1420. He authorized the eunuch Zheng He to undertake six voyages overseas to bring tribute and project power abroad. They reached as far as the African coast. In addition, an ill-fated invasion of Vietnam was launched in 1406. The ruling dynasty was executed and Vietnam was incorporated into China proper as a province. By 1418 a full-scale revolt against Chinese rule broke out and quickly succeeded in guaranteeing Vietnamese independence. His son succeeded him upon his death in 1424 as the Hongxi Emperor. [ATTACH=full]1122129[/ATTACH] This coin was cast from 1408 to 1424. It was not used in China. Rather, it was made for international trade for neighboring countries. China still used paper money. It became widely popular in Japan and Vietnam and can be found as far as Africa, doubtless because of Zheng He’s voyages. 4. Xuan De Tong Bao The Hongxi Emperor died within a year and was succeeded by his son who became the Xuande emperor. He accepted the failure of the Vietnamese invasion in 1427 and gave the ruling family of the Ryukyu Islands (a kingdom separate from Japan at this time) royal status. He is well known as an artist. During his reign there was both internal and external stability, and thus not much to write about. He died in 1435. [ATTACH=full]1122130[/ATTACH] This coin was cast from 1433 to 1435 to circulate in China due to the failure of paper money. After this there was no official casting for seventy years and the gap was filled by private coiners.[/QUOTE]
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