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| − | + | The Ming dynasty ruled China from 1368-1644. The Ming came to power in the wake of the collapse of the Mongol lead Yuan dynasty. The Ming dynasty would be the last ethnically chinese empire to rule China and was founded by the "first commoner to become emperor in 1500 years" (Ebrey 1993, 205), Zhu Yuanzhang. The early Ming dynasty could be characterized as a period of great growth for the region and "one of the most prosperous periods of Chinese history" (Ebrey 1993, 205). But in the end the Ming state would prove to be too weak and unable to adapt to the changing world around them, just when Europeans were expanding their advancements and bringing real competition to China (Ebrey 2010, 216). | |
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Revision as of 03:53, 16 April 2013
Introduction The Ming dynasty ruled China from 1368-1644. The Ming came to power in the wake of the collapse of the Mongol lead Yuan dynasty. The Ming dynasty would be the last ethnically chinese empire to rule China and was founded by the "first commoner to become emperor in 1500 years" (Ebrey 1993, 205), Zhu Yuanzhang. The early Ming dynasty could be characterized as a period of great growth for the region and "one of the most prosperous periods of Chinese history" (Ebrey 1993, 205). But in the end the Ming state would prove to be too weak and unable to adapt to the changing world around them, just when Europeans were expanding their advancements and bringing real competition to China (Ebrey 2010, 216).
The Hongwu Emperor