250,642 active editors 7,223,320 articles in English From today's featured article The Yongle Emperor (2 May 1360 – 12 August 1424), personal name Zhu Di, was the third emperor of the Ming dynasty of China, reigning from 1402 to 1424. The fourth son of the Hongwu Emperor , the dynasty's founder, he was granted the title of Prince of Yan in 1370 and later became responsible for defending the northeastern frontier from Beijing . In 1399, he rebelled against his nephew, the Jianwen Emperor , and emerged victorious and seized the throne after four years of civil war . As emperor, he elevated Beijing to the status of a second capital and supervised the reconstruction of the Grand Canal , which supplied Beijing and the northern armies. He sponsored the compilation of the vast Yongle Encyclopedia and pursued an active foreign policy, dispatching diplomatic and military missions across Asia. Maritime expeditions led by Zheng He reached Southeast Asia, India, Persia, and East Africa. 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Guy de Beauchamp, 10th Earl of Warwick ( d. 1315) Luigi Galleani ( b. 1861) Mohammed Deif ( b. 1965) Aino Pervik ( d. 2025) List of days of the year From today's featured list A series of modern battleships were built between 1893 and 1942 by the Italian Regia Marina (Royal Navy). Early designs were marked by their small size, light armor, and high speed compared to contemporary foreign counterparts. Three designs of pre-dreadnought battleships were constructed: two ships of the Ammiraglio di Saint Bon class , two of the Regina Margherita class , and four of the Regina Elena class , which were the fastest battleships in the world at the time of their completion. After the British battleship HMS Dreadnought was completed in 1906, its revolutionary design rendered all previous battleships obsolete. Italy built three classes of dreadnought battleships between 1913 and 1915: the Dante Alighieri , three of the Conte di Cavour class , and two of the similar Andrea Doria class . A further four-ship class was cancelled during construction. In the interwar period , the four Littorio -class battleships (ship pictured) were begun, three of which were completed prior to the end of World War II, after which the surviving ones were scrapped. ( Full list... ) Clint Eastwood filmography World Heritage Sites in Ecuador Women's Basketball Academic All-America Team Members of the Year More featured lists Today's featured picture The clementine ( Citrus × clementina ) is a sweet citrus fruit that is a hybrid of the willowleaf mandarin and the orange . It was discovered in the late 19th century in Misserghin , Algeria, in the garden of the French missionary Clément Rodier , after whom it was named. Clementines have smooth, glossy, deep-orange skin, and are typically juicy, easy to peel, and divided into seven to fourteen segments. Major varieties include clemenules, Fina, Algerian, and Italian cultivars such as Clementine del Golfo di Taranto and Clementine di Calabria. 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