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Beijing Municipality: Gu Gong (Forbidden City) Wu Men (Meridian (South) Gate) Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) & later 1406-1420, Ŧ Yongle (1402-1424) & later |
Comments: This is the largest gate of Gu Gong. The Emperor review- ed his troops and after successful campaigns received prisoners of war here. The presentation sometimes followed by mass decapitations. Im- perial proclamations and almanacs were issued from this location. |
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