Claim: List of emperors of the Ming dynasty includes the first, the Hongwu Emperor, Zhu Yuanzhang who commanded forces that conquered China.
Evidence: Zhū Yuánzhāng
朱元璋 As famine, plagues and peasant revolts swept across China in the 14th century, Zhu Yuanzhang rose to command the forces that conquered China, ending the Mongol-led Yuan dynasty and forcing the Mongols to retreat to the Eurasian Steppe.