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  2. Tributary system of China - Wikipedia

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    The tributary system of China (simplified Chinese: 中华朝贡体系, traditional Chinese: 中華朝貢體系, pinyin: Zhōnghuá cháogòng tǐxì), or Cefeng system (simplified Chinese: 册封体制; traditional Chinese: 冊封體制; pinyin: Cèfēng tǐzhì) at its height was a network of loose international relations centered around China ...

  3. House of Zhu - Wikipedia

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    Zhu Biao, the eldest son of the founder of the dynasty, died before his father's death. As a result, the Hongwu Emperor appointed Zhu Biao's eldest surviving son, Zhu Yunwen (later the Jianwen Emperor), as his successor. In 1398, a new government led by the young emperor took office and immediately began to aggressively intervene against the ...

  4. Ming dynasty - Wikipedia

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    Zhu Yuanzhang was a penniless peasant and Buddhist monk who joined the Red Turbans in 1352; he soon gained a reputation after marrying the foster daughter of a rebel commander. [12] In 1356, Zhu's rebel force captured the city of Nanjing, [13] which he would later establish as the capital of the Ming dynasty.

  5. Red Turban Rebellions - Wikipedia

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    The Yuan army retaliated by sending raiders to sack Buddhist monasteries, turning Zhu's home into a battlefield. His temple was burned down in the same month. On 15 April, Zhu joined the Red Turban rebellion under Guo Zixing's command. Zhu married an adopted daughter of Guo who would later become empress. In 1353, two other rebels on the run ...

  6. Yuan dynasty - Wikipedia

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    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 20 December 2024. Mongol-led dynasty of China (1271–1368) Great Yuan 大元 Dà Yuán (Chinese) ᠳᠠᠢ ᠦᠨ ᠤᠯᠤᠰ Dai Ön ulus (Mongolian) 1271–1368 Yuan dynasty (c. 1290) Status Khagan -ruled division of the Mongol Empire Conquest dynasty of Imperial China Capital Khanbaliq (now Beijing ...

  7. Sinicization of the Manchus - Wikipedia

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    The rulers of the Qing dynasty studied the official system of the Ming dynasty politically, expanded the Eight Banners military system in the military, culturally respected the Cheng–Zhu school and Neo-Confucianism as the orthodoxy, and governed the country in ways other than Confucianism. It gradually settled local rebellions at all levels ...

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  9. White Lotus Rebellion - Wikipedia

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    By 1387, after more than 30 years of war, their leader, Zhu Yuanzhang conquered the North China Plain and occupied the Yuan capital Khanbaliq (present-day Beijing). Having attained the Mandate of Heaven and the status of Emperor, Zhu Yuanzhang named his period of reign "Hongwu" (thus he was known as the Hongwu Emperor) and founded a new dynasty ...