This ruler forced his sister to seal, with her own blood, a letter pleading her husband, Méi Yīn, to surrender before he was pushed off a bridge. This ruler sent Chén Chéng (“chun chung”) to Samarkand and received the envoy of Ghiyāth al-dīn Naqqāsh. During this ruler’s reign, the “three halls” were built in the Xiāngshān (“sh’yahng-shahnn”) style by carpenter Kuǎi Xiáng (“kwai sh’yahng”). When this ruler moved the Imperial capital, he kept the “Yellow Registers” archived on an island in Lake Hòuhú (“ho-hoo”). This ruler commissioned Xiè Jìn (“shyeh jeen”) to edit a biography of his recently canonized mother and a large encyclopedia only surpassed by the later Sìkù Quánshū (“sih-koo chwen-shoo”). The enthronement of this ruler ended the Jìngnàn Rebellion. During this ruler’s reign, architects designed the Porcelain Tower in Nánjīng and the Forbidden City. For 10 points, name this emperor who first sent Zhèng Hé (“jung huh”) on the Míng treasure voyages. ■END■
ANSWER: Yǒnglè (“yong-luh”) Emperor [or Yǒnglè Dì; accept Zhū Dì or Chu Ti; prompt on Zhū or Chu] (Ghiyāth al-dīn Naqqāsh represented the Timurid ruler Shah Rukh.)
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