Zhu Qizhen ( 29 November 1427 – 23 February 1464) was an emperor of the Ming Dynasty. He ruled as the Zhengtong Emperor (正統 ) from 1435 to 1449, and as the Tianshun Emperor (天順) from 1457 to 1464. His first era name means "Right governance" and the second one means "Obedient to Heaven".
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