Prince of Dai (Ming dynasty)

Prince of Dai (代王) was a Ming dynasty princely peerage created by Zhu Yuanzhang for his 13th son, Zhu Gui, in 1378.

The peerage was initially named Prince of Yu (豫王) with the fief in Nanchang.

In 1392, the peerage gained its present name and was relocated to Datong (大同),[1] one of the nine strategically important cities of Ming Dynasty China since 1487.

The holders of Prince of Dai peerage used the following generation poem:逊仕成聪俊,充廷鼐鼎彝,傅贻连秀郁,炳耀壮洪基.Xun Shi Cheng Cong Jun, Chong Ting Nai Ding Yi, Fu Yi Lian Xiu Yu, Bing Yao Zhuang Hong JiThe generation poem was used until Fu generation which was the same generation as that of Zhu Cilang, a crown prince of Chongzhen Emperor.

The peerage was created in 1424 for Zhu Xunqian with the fief in Puzhou (蒲州).