House of Zhu, also known as
House of Chu , was the imperial family of the
Ming dynasty of
China. Zhu was the family name of the emperors of the Ming dynasty. The House of Zhu ruled China from 1368 until the
fall of the Ming dynasty in 1644, followed by the rule as the
Southern Ming dynasty until 1662, and the last Ming princes, the Prince of Ningjing
Zhu Shugui and Prince Zhu Honghuan (朱弘桓) held out until the annexation of the
Kingdom of Tungning in 1683.