Yongle Emperor's Campaigns Against Mongols

Date: March 25, 1410 • Location: Beijing, China

This milestone marked the outbreak and beginning of this historic period, which spanned 1410–1420.

The Yongle Emperor of the Ming dynasty launched the first of his military campaigns against the Mongols, resulting in the fall of the Mongol khan Bunyashiri.

The Yongle Emperor, personal name Zhu Di, was the third emperor of the Ming dynasty of China, reigning from 1402 to 1424. He was the fourth son of the Hongwu Emperor, the founder of the dynasty.