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Cannons made specifically for naval usage appear in the Ming dynasty. [37] 1373: March: The Hongwu Emperor suspends imperial examinations [27] 29 November: Ming forces defeat Köke Temür at Huairou [36] The Hongwu Emperor limits tribute missions from Goryeo to once every three years [38] Ming officials draw up the first "house law" in Chinese ...
Hongwu (Chinese: 洪武; pinyin: Hóngwǔ; Wade–Giles: Hung-wu; lit. 'vastly martial'; 23 January 1368 – 5 February 1399) was the era name (nianhao) of the Hongwu Emperor (reigned 1368–1398), the Chinese emperor who founded the Ming dynasty that ruled China from 1368 to 1644. It was also the first era name of the Ming.
The Hongwu Emperor abolished the imperial examination in favor of a recommendation system for appointing local Ming officials. The Temple of the Six Banyan Trees was rebuilt. 1375: 16 May: Liu Bowen died. 1380: The Hongwu Emperor abolished the office of chancellor and took over direct control of the Three Departments and Six Ministries. 1382: 6 ...
The Ming dynasty (23 January 1368 – 25 April 1644), officially the Great Ming, founded by the peasant rebel leader Zhu Yuanzhang, known as the Hongwu Emperor, was an imperial dynasty of China. It was the successor to the Yuan dynasty and the predecessor of the short-lived Shun dynasty, which was in turn succeeded by the Qing dynasty.
The Hongwu Emperor (21 October 1328 – 24 June 1398), also known by his temple name as the Emperor Taizu of Ming, personal name Zhu Yuanzhang, courtesy name Guorui, [f] was the founding emperor of the Ming dynasty, reigning from 1368 to 1398.
23 January – Zhu Yuanzhang claims the Mandate of Heaven and establishes the Ming dynasty, becoming Hongwu Emperor. Zhu sends an army toward the Yuan capital, Khanbaliq (present-day Beijing ). [ 1 ]
The Hongwu Emperor had sent envoys to Yunnan in 1369, 1370, 1372, 1374, and 1375 to request for its submission. Some of the envoys were killed and this was the pretext under which an invasion was launched against the regime in Yunnan, then still loyal to the Northern Yuan.
The Ming dynasty was founded by the peasant rebel leader Zhu Yuanzhang, known as the Hongwu Emperor. The longest-reigning emperor of the dynasty was the Wanli Emperor (r. 1572–1620), who ruled for 48 years; the shortest was his successor, the Taichang Emperor, who ruled for only 29 days in 1620.