Quo Fuit places 3 dated presences for Zhengde Emperor across 2 places, from 1518 to 1521.
Each one keeps the sentence it was taken from and a link to its source.
The Zhengde Emperor (14 November 1491 to 20 April 1521), personal name Zhu Houzhao, was the 11th emperor of the Ming dynasty, reigning from 1505 to 1521.Wikipedia, full article · CC BY-SA
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Where Zhengde Emperor was documented, and when
February 1518month
Beijingattested“In mid-February 1518, the Emperor returned to Beijing for a twenty-day visit.”source: Wikipedia: Zhengde Emperor
1520year
Guangzhouattested“The envoy, Tomé Pires, carried a letter from King Manuel I of Portugal to the Chinese emperor and stayed in Guangzhou until the beginning of 1520, when he was finally able to travel to the imperial court.”source: Wikipedia: Zhengde Emperor
April 1521month
Guangzhouattested“After the Zhengde Emperor's death in April 1521, the new government refused to accept him and sent him back to Guangzhou.”source: Wikipedia: Zhengde Emperor
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Other places tied to Zhengde Emperor in the record
In each of these, a source puts Zhengde Emperor and the place in the same dated sentence without stating
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1505year
Guangzhoumentioned“It first appeared in Guangzhou in 1505, even before the arrival of the Portuguese.”source: Wikipedia: Zhengde Emperor
1508year
Sichuanmentioned“The first instance of trouble with rebels occurred in Sichuan in 1508.”source: Wikipedia: Zhengde Emperor
1509year
Shanximentioned“By 1509, these rebels had joined forces with those from Shanxi, forming a single army of 100,000 men.”source: Wikipedia: Zhengde Emperor
1510year
Lingwumentioned“In the spring of 1510, he gained the support of other officers and on 12 May, he took control of Ningxia and its surrounding areas, declaring a campaign against Liu Jin, but the rebellion did not spread as the commanders of the garrisons…”source: Wikipedia: Zhengde Emperor
1510year
Wen'anmentioned“In 1510, a large number of these deserters organized into a unified group based in Wen'an, located 130 km south of Beijing, and began planning a rebellion.”source: Wikipedia: Zhengde Emperor
1512year
Xuanfumentioned“In 1512, a twenty-year-old officer named Jiang Bin from the Xuanfu garrison caught the attention of the Emperor after his bravery in a battle against rebels the previous year.”source: Wikipedia: Zhengde Emperor
1513year
Chinamentioned“In 1513, the first Portuguese explorer, Jorge Álvares, arrived in China.”source: Wikipedia: Zhengde Emperor
February 1513month
Beijingmentioned“Despite this, the Emperor went ahead with the plan and the first soldiers from Xuanfu began serving in Beijing in February 1513.”source: Wikipedia: Zhengde Emperor
February 1513month
Xuanfumentioned“Despite this, the Emperor went ahead with the plan and the first soldiers from Xuanfu began serving in Beijing in February 1513.”source: Wikipedia: Zhengde Emperor
1514year
Sichuanmentioned“Despite this, the government was able to gradually suppress the rebellion in Sichuan and ultimately eliminate it by 1514.”source: Wikipedia: Zhengde Emperor
1516year
Xuanfumentioned“In the beginning of 1516, the Zhengde Emperor, tired of constant criticism from officials, began to consider the idea of going to Xuanfu.”source: Wikipedia: Zhengde Emperor
1516year
Beijingmentioned“In the spring of 1516, he bribed Qian Ning and others to summon his eldest son to Beijing as a candidate for heir, but this plan ultimately failed.”source: Wikipedia: Zhengde Emperor
1516year
Guangzhoumentioned“Three years later, in 1516, Portuguese captain Rafael Perestrello arrived in Guangzhou with his ship, which had a Malayan crew.”source: Wikipedia: Zhengde Emperor
August 1517month
Xuanfumentioned“In mid-August 1517, the Emperor finally made the journey to Xuanfu.”source: Wikipedia: Zhengde Emperor
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