Kayley Tambling
Ms. Owens
10/28/14
Ming Dynasty Did you know that in China “Ming” means bright? The Ming Dynasty ruled China from 1368 to 1644. This was a period of native chinese leadership that came in between Mongol and Manchu rule. Hongwu Emperor or “Zhu Yuanzhang” was the founder of the Ming Dynasty or “Brilliant” Dynasty. The Hongwu Emperor founded the Ming Dynasty in 1328, he died in 1398. He was the first Ming ruler to explore ways to protect China against the Mongol incursion. The beginning of the Ming Dynasty was very interesting. The most important part of the Ming Dynasty was called the middle of the Dynasty, and the fall of the Dynasty was the same as the Yuan Empire. The Ming Dynasty began to rule China in the year 1368, they stopped ruling China in 1644. The founder of the Ming Dynasty was named Zhu Yuanzhang, he called the Ming Dynasty the Brilliant Dynasty. He also got the Mongol Empire to help the Ming Dynasty rule China and helped china rule between to foreign conquests. The Mongol empire also followed the Manchu (Qing) Dynasty. 1368 is when Zhu took control of China and made Jin Ling known as Nanjing, the capital. In 1628 Li Zheng lead a peasant revolt against …show more content…
The Ming army destroyed the Yuan Dynasty’s palace in Beijing when they first captured the city. They also started construction of a new capital city, therefore Emperor Yongle lasted from 1407-1420. The Ming empire seems to have remained like the Yuan and Song Empires. Some of the places you can tour are the forbidden city which was a largely constructed emperor Yongleis, The Great Wall Of China which most of the existing section of the wall were built during the Ming Dynasty, and The Ming Tombs which was an imperial cemetery that covers an area of 120 square kilometers, and there are 13 Ming Dynasty emperors buried there. Beijing and Nanjing Were 2 major cultural sites that served as the capitals of the
Ms. Owens
10/28/14
Ming Dynasty Did you know that in China “Ming” means bright? The Ming Dynasty ruled China from 1368 to 1644. This was a period of native chinese leadership that came in between Mongol and Manchu rule. Hongwu Emperor or “Zhu Yuanzhang” was the founder of the Ming Dynasty or “Brilliant” Dynasty. The Hongwu Emperor founded the Ming Dynasty in 1328, he died in 1398. He was the first Ming ruler to explore ways to protect China against the Mongol incursion. The beginning of the Ming Dynasty was very interesting. The most important part of the Ming Dynasty was called the middle of the Dynasty, and the fall of the Dynasty was the same as the Yuan Empire. The Ming Dynasty began to rule China in the year 1368, they stopped ruling China in 1644. The founder of the Ming Dynasty was named Zhu Yuanzhang, he called the Ming Dynasty the Brilliant Dynasty. He also got the Mongol Empire to help the Ming Dynasty rule China and helped china rule between to foreign conquests. The Mongol empire also followed the Manchu (Qing) Dynasty. 1368 is when Zhu took control of China and made Jin Ling known as Nanjing, the capital. In 1628 Li Zheng lead a peasant revolt against …show more content…
The Ming army destroyed the Yuan Dynasty’s palace in Beijing when they first captured the city. They also started construction of a new capital city, therefore Emperor Yongle lasted from 1407-1420. The Ming empire seems to have remained like the Yuan and Song Empires. Some of the places you can tour are the forbidden city which was a largely constructed emperor Yongleis, The Great Wall Of China which most of the existing section of the wall were built during the Ming Dynasty, and The Ming Tombs which was an imperial cemetery that covers an area of 120 square kilometers, and there are 13 Ming Dynasty emperors buried there. Beijing and Nanjing Were 2 major cultural sites that served as the capitals of the