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The '''Yongle emperor''' (1360 - 1424) was the third emperor of China's [[Ming dynasty]] and ruled from 1403 until his death in 1424. He sponsored the building of the [[Forbidden City]] as well as sponsoring the exploratory expeditions of [[Zheng He]] and the reopening of China's borders to trade and travel.
== Sources ==
*Bulliet et al, ''The Earth and Its Peoples: A Global History'', 2005.