Wanli

Emperor of China (Ming dynasty)

1563 CE to 1620 CE

The Wanli Emperor (4 September 1563 – 18 August 1620) is emperor of China (Ming dynasty) between 1572 and 1620.

His era name means "Ten thousand calendars".

Born Zhu Yijun, he is the Longqing Emperor's son.

His rule of forty eight years is the longest in the Ming dynasty and it witnesses the steady decline of the dynasty.

Wanli also sees the arrival of the first Jesuit missionary in Beijing, Matteo Ricci.

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