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The Ming dynasty (/ m ɪ ŋ / MING), [7] officially the Great Ming, was an imperial dynasty of China, ruling from 1368 to 1644 following the collapse of the Mongol-led Yuan dynasty. The Ming dynasty was the last imperial dynasty of China ruled by the Han people, the majority ethnic group in China.
Ming dynasty, Chinese dynasty that lasted from 1368 to 1644 and provided an interval of native Chinese rule between eras of Mongol and Manchu dominance, respectively. During the Ming period, China exerted immense cultural and political influence on East Asia.
The Ming Dynasty, which ruled China from 1368 to 1644 A.D., is remembered for establishing cultural ties with the West, its literature boom and its porcelain.
The imperial Ming dynasty ruled China from 1368 to 1644. It replaced the Mongol Yuan dynasty which had been in power since the 13th century. Despite challenges from abroad and within, the Ming dynasty...
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 Ming dynasty, which encompassed the reigns of 16 emperors, proved to be one of the stablest and longest ruling periods of Chinese history.
The Ming Dynasty is one of the most recognized time periods in the history of China because of its social stability and orderly government. It lasted for 276 years from 1368 until 1644 when the capital city of Beijing was captured by Li Zicheng during a rebellion that led into the short-lived Shun Dynasty.
The Ming Dynasty was a state in which there were no formal limits to the emperor’s exercise of power. There were no checks or balances in the management system. It was thus a very strong state, but with no rule of law at all.
The early Ming dynasty was a period of cultural restoration and expansion. The reestablishment of an indigenous Chinese ruling house led to the imposition of court-dictated styles in the arts.
The Ming dynasty (January 23, 1368–April 25, 1644), officially the Great Ming, was an imperial dynasty of China founded by the peasant rebel leader Zhu Yuanzhang (known posthumously as Emperor Taizu).