The Jiajing Emperor (Wade-Giles: Chia-ching Emperor; Chinese: 嘉靖; ; 16 September 1507 – 23 January 1567) was the 11th Ming Dynasty Emperor of China who ruled from 1521 to 1567. Born Zhu Houcong (Wade-Giles: Chu Hou-tsung), he was the former Zhengde Emperor's cousin. His father, Zhu Youyuan (1476–1519), the Prince of Xing, was the fourth son of the Cheng-hua emperor (1465–1487) and the eldest son of three sons born to the emperor's concubine, Lady Shao.
His era name means "Admirable tranquility".
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