Nanzhili, formerly romanized as Nan-chih-li and also known as South or Southern Zhili or Chih-li, was a historical province of the Ming Empire. Its capital...

administered" by the emperor and his staff, Beizhili in the north and Nanzhili in the south. The Hongxi Emperor wanted to restore Nanjing as the sole...

Hongzu 5 January 1587 Jiangsu, Ming China Died 8 March 1641 (aged 54) Jiangyin, Nanzhili, Ming China Occupation(s) Explorer, geographer, travel writer...

and military training camps near Beijing, as well as to manage taxes in Nanzhili. These taxes were collected in the form of products, mainly rice, which...

Nanjing, corresponding to Jiangsu and Anhui today, were designated as the Nanzhili province (literally "southern directly governed"). Following a coup by...

gathering spots. Under the Ming, it was the seat of a prefecture (fu) of Nanzhili, the Southern Directly-Administered District around the secondary capital...

Shaolin Monastery in the era of Ming Dynasty). Born in Wujin District, Nanzhili Province. At first, he was educated at home. Then he began preparing for...

of Henanjiangbei. N/A 1366–1644 As part of Zhili up to 1421; as part of Nanzhili after 1421. Administered directly by the central government, instead of...

conquest of Ming, it administered the area of the earlier Ming province of Nanzhili, reaching from north of the Huai River—at the time the course of the Yellow...

capital following the Yongle Emperor move there from Nanjing, which oversaw Nanzhili or the Southern Directly Administered Area. In 1645, at the beginning of...