Jingtai Emperor
The Jingtai Emperor (21 September 1428 – 14 March 1457), also known by his temple name as the Emperor Daizong of Ming () and by his posthumous name as the Emperor Jing of Ming (), personal name Zhu Qiyu (朱祁鈺), was the seventh emperor of the Ming dynasty, reigned from 1449 to 1457. He succeeded his elder brother, Emperor Yingzong, who had been captured by the Mongols. The Jingtai Emperor's era name, "Jingtai", means "exalted view". He was overthrown in a palace coup led by Yingzong in February 1457, and died a month later. In 1449, Emperor Yingzong, at the suggestion of the eunuch Wang Zhen, personally led the army in marching against the Mongolian army of Esen Taishi. In the Battle of Tumu Fortress, the Ming army was crushed and the emperor was captured. Both the government and the country were shocked, and the court eventually responded by elevating the emperor's brother, Zhu Qiyu, who was charged with managing government affairs for the duration of the campaign, to the throne. The now-former emperor had meanwhile established good relations with Essen and was released in 1450, but did not return to power; he was kept under house arrest in the