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  2. Zhu (surname) - Wikipedia

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    The most prominent of the five, Zhu , is the 17th name in the Hundred Family Surnames poem and was the surname of the Ming dynasty emperors. It is alternatively spelled Chu (primarily in Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan), Gee [citation needed] [clarification needed] in the United States & Canada, and Choo (mostly in Singapore and Malaysia).

  3. Zhù (surname) - Wikipedia

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    Zhù (Chinese: 祝) is a Chinese surname.(Chuk or Chok in Cantonese), meaning ‘wizard’, ‘prayers’, or ‘to pray’ in ancient Chinese.The origin of the name is either from Zhu (祝), an official post in ancient China [when?] in charge of chanting prayers during religious worship, or (ii) from Zhu (祝), the name of a fief located in modern-day Shandong province during the reign of ...

  4. List of emperors of the Ming dynasty - Wikipedia

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    The emperors of the Ming dynasty, who were all members of the House of Zhu, ruled over China proper from 1368 to 1644 during the late imperial era of China (960–1912). ). Members of the Ming dynasty continued to rule a series of rump states in southern China, commonly known as the Southern Ming, until 1662; the Ming dynasty succeeded the Mongol-led Yuan dynasty and preceded the Manchu-led Qing d

  5. House of Zhu - Wikipedia

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    Prior to this, Zhu was the leader of the Red Turbans and had been appointed as the Duke of Wu (吳國公) by the emperor of the rebel Song dynasty, Han Lin'er, in 1361. [4] (Wu was the name of an ancient state and later the region on the lower reaches of the Yangtze River.) On 4 February 1364, Zhu Yuanzhang declared himself the King of Wu ...

  6. Su Zhu (businessman) - Wikipedia

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    Su Zhu (born April 1987) [1] is a Singaporean entrepreneur. [2] Alongside his longtime friend and business partner Kyle Davies , he is a founder of the now-defunct cryptocurrency hedge fund Three Arrows Capital [ 3 ] and a founder of Open Exchange (OPNX), a cryptocurrency exchange .

  7. Oprah wasn't always Oprah: Her birth name revealed - AOL

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    Oprah Winfrey is a household name,but it turns out "Oprah" is not her real name. A little known fact about the 61-year-old media mogul -- her family wanted to give her a Biblical name, so they ...

  8. Family tree of Chinese monarchs (1279–1912) - Wikipedia

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    The following is a simplified family tree for the Ming dynasty, which ruled China between 1368 and 1644. Those who became emperor are listed in bold, with their years of reign. In China, Ming emperors are best known by their temple names , which are given second below, after the personal name.

  9. House of Aisin-Gioro - Wikipedia

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    The Ming imperial Zhu family had more than 80,000 people by 1604, 62,000 in 1594, 28,492 in 1569, 28,840 in 1562, 19,611 in 1553, 2,495 in 1506–1521, 127 in 1403–1424 and 58 in 1368–1398. [39] The Empresses of the Qing were very infertile and most often when an emperor died, there was no son of the empress alive.