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Events on Saturday 26 September 1620 1
1582 – 1620Taichang Emperor (1582-1620)Died 26 September 1620, aged 38Zhu Changluo succeeded his father, the Wanli Emperor, in August 1620 but reigned less than a month before dying suddenly, reportedly after taking a purgative prescribed by a court official. His unexplained death, following an earlier assassination attempt against him known as the Case of the Red Cudgel, became one of the most notorious scandals of the late Ming court. He was succeeded by his son, the Tianqi Emperor.