Emperor Sizong

Name: Zhu Youjian (1610- 1644)
Enthronement in 1627
Abdication in 1644
Zhu Youjian was the fifth son of Emperor Guangzong, and his era name was Chongzhen（崇祯）. After his enthronement, he killed Wei Zhongxian and worked hard at national affairs in order to change such a risky situation. But it was too late. Inside governing area, farmer’s insurgences appeared successively and in north Manchu troops always broke in for invasion. Furthermore Zhu Youjian was suspicious and perverse. Finally, Li Zicheng leading his farmer uprising troops invaded Beijing in 1644. He committed suicide in hanging by the neck at the age of 35. Before he died, he wrote six big Chinese Characters on his garments” 勿伤百姓一人(Don’t Hurt Any Common People)”.