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Hongwu: From Peasant to Paranoid Emperor

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Emperor Hongwu rose from absolute poverty to become China's emperor, then killed over

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100,000 people because he could never stop seeing enemies everywhere. Born a peasant during one of China's darkest

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periods, Zhu Yuanzhang watched his entire family die from famine and plague.

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He survived by begging at a monastery. This orphan beggar eventually led a rebellion,

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overthrew the Mongol Yuan Dynasty, and founded the Ming Dynasty in 1368.

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It should have been the ultimate success story. Instead, his trauma turned

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into paranoia. Hongwu became obsessed with the idea that everyone wanted to betray him.

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He created a secret police force that reported directly to him and began seeing conspiracies

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