The Chongzhen Emperor (Wade-Giles: Chung-chen Emperor; simplified Chinese: 崇祯; traditional Chinese: 崇禎; pinyin: Chóngzhēn; old spelling: Ch'ung-cheng) (6 February 1611 – 25 April 1644) was the 16th and last emperor of the Ming Dynasty in China. He reigned from 1627 to 1644, under an era name that means "honorable and auspicious".
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