Mei Yin (Chinese: 梅殷; pinyin: Méi Yīn; died 1405), courtesy name Boyin (伯殷), was the son of Mei Sizu, Marquis of Runan's brother,[1] and the son-in-law of the Hongwu Emperor, the founding emperor of the Ming dynasty of China. He was assassinated in 1405 by the Yongle Emperor's adherents due to his loyalty to the Jianwen Emperor.[2]

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References

  1. ^ History of Ming, Vol. 131
  2. ^ Tsai, Shih-Shan Henry (2002). Perpetual Happiness: The Ming Emperor Yongle. University of Washington Press. p. 76. ISBN 0-295-98124-5.
  3. ^ Tsai 2002, p. 75.
  4. ^ a b History of Ming, Vol. 121
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