Dictionary Entry: 正统
Word
Pinyin
正统
zhèng tǒng
Zhengtong Emperor, reign name of sixth Ming Emperor Zhu Qizhen 朱祁鎮|朱祁镇[zhū qí zhèn] (1427-1464), reigned 1435-1449, temple name Yingzong 英宗[yīng zōng] ꞏ orthodoxy; tradition ꞏ orthodox; traditional ꞏ principles of dynastic succession ꞏ (of an heir) legitimate