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The Daoguang Emperor

道 光

 (Chinese: 道光帝, pinyin: Dàoguāngdì, Wade-Giles: Tao-kuang; Manchu: ᡩᠣᡵᠣ ᡝᠯᡩᡝᠩᡤᡝ, Doro Eldengge Hūwangdi; 16 September 1782 – 25

http://en.wikipedia.org/

wiki/Daoguang_Emperor

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fushi wellbeing

富士

A  successful scholar 

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The Hongwu Emperor (Chinese: 

洪 武

帝; Wade–Giles: Hung-wu Ti; 21 October 1328 – 24 June 1398), known variably by his given name Zhu Yuanzhang (Chinese: 朱元璋; Wade–Giles: Chu Yuan-chang) and by his temple name Taizu of Ming (Chinese: 明太祖; literally "Great Ancestor of Ming"), was the founder and first emperor of the Ming Dynasty of China. His era name, Hongwu, means "vastly martial".

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hongwu_Emperor 

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Manchurian script and 

河   he = a river

 

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The Yongzheng Emperor (Chinese: 

雍 正

帝; pinyin: yōngzhèngdì; Wade–Giles: Yung Cheng Ti, Manchu: ᡥᡡᠸᠠᠯᡳᠶᠠᠰᡠᠨ ᡨᠣᠪ, Hūwaliyasun Tob hūwangdi, Mongolian:Nairalt Töv Khaan; 13 December 1678 – 8 October 1735), born Yinzhen (Chinese: 胤禛; pinyin: yìnzhēn ; Manchu language: ᡳᠨ ᠵᡝᠨ ; Möllendorff transliteration: in jen),

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
Yongzheng_Emperor

/china/china8.htm#yung cheng

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Manchurian script and

寕 Ning = peace 

The Prince of Tang (唐王, ?-1647) reigned as the Shaowu (

紹 武

) Emperor of the Southern Ming dynasty from 1646-1647. His era name means "Martial thread". His personal name was Zhu Yuyuè (朱聿ਮ?;^[1] pinyin: Zhū Yùyue).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki
/Zhu_Yuyue,_Prince_of_Tang

 

see above

the character 武 is the same.

 

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挂  Gua

to hang up, to hitch, to suspend, to hang, hang up

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The Daoguang Emperor

道 光

  (Chinese: 道光帝, pinyin: Dàoguāngdì, Wade-Giles: Tao-kuang; Manchu: ᡩᠣᡵᠣ ᡝᠯᡩᡝᠩᡤᡝ, Doro Eldengge Hūwangdi; 16 September 1782 – 25

http://en.wikipedia.org/

wiki/Daoguang_Emperor

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Manchurian script

Emperor Gao Zong ruled under the reign title Qian Long from 1736 to 1795.  He abdicated the throne after sixty years in favor of his son Jia Qing as a sign of respect to not reign longer that his grandfather Kang Xi.

http://primaltrek.com/chinesecoins.html 

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Ming Ming

明

命

here has the inscription Minh Mang Thong Bao (Chinese: ming ming tong bao 明命通宝) which was used on coins cast during the reign (1820-1840) of King Nguyen Thanh To of the Nguyen Dynasty.

http://primaltrek.com/blog

/2011/11/29/the-huainanzi-and-vietnamese-coins/ 

 

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