Zhu Zhanjun

Zhu Zhanjun (27 March 1404 – 8 June 1466) was a prince of the Ming dynasty. He was the second son of the Hongxi Emperor, and his mother was Consort Li. On 1 December 1424, he was granted the title of Prince of Zheng .

Upon the death of the Hongxi Emperor, Empress Zhang ordered Zhu Zhanjun and his brother, Zhu Zhanshan , Prince of Xiang, to serve as regents until the Xuande Emperor ascended the throne. Later, when the Xuande Emperor personally led a campaign to Le'an, he also entrusted Zhu Zhanjun and Zhu Zhanshan with the responsibility of guarding Beijing.

In 1429, Zhu Zhanjun was enfeoffed in Fengxiang Prefecture. In 1443, after the death of his tenth brother, Zhu Zhanshan , Prince Gong of Wei, Emperor Yingzong issued an edict reassigning Zhu Zhanjun to Huaiqing Prefecture. Before entering his princely establishment , Zhu Zhanjun first stayed in Beijing, and the following year (1444), he went to his fiefdom.

Zhu Zhanjun had a violent personality and was known to have killed people on multiple occasions with his stick. In an effort to control his behavior, Emperor Yingzong appointed the censor Zhou Ying as his chief secretary. Zhu Zhanjun's reign lasted for forty-two years until his death in 1466. He was given the posthumous name "Jing" . Two years later, his son Zhu Qiying succeeded him.

Family Princess Consort of the Zhang clan (; d. 1442), daughter of Zhang Ben , Commander of the Central Warden Zhu Qiying , Prince Jian of Zheng (; 1431–1495), first son Zhu Qirui , Prince of Xinping , second son Zhu Qirong , Prince of Chaoyi , fourth son Lady of the Zhang clan Zhu Qixian , Prince of Jingyang (; 1433–1488), third son Unknown Princess Xin'an , first daughter Married Zhou Lian Princess Sishui , second daughter Married Cui Ming