Ming Dynasty1368 A.D. – 1644 A.D.

Fall of Yuan-1 Loss of Foreign wars

• Kamikaze (Divine Wind) Lost Japan

• Lost Vietnam

Fall of Yuan- 2 Kublai Khan, Great Ruler – fat

• Wife, Son (Prince) dies Yuan Dynasty couldn’t be as good

Fall of Yuan- 3 Mongols Rebel

• Felt being too Chinese Chinese Rebel

• Hign Taxes & Mongols - Not Han Yellow River Change Course

• Zhu Yuanzhang

Zhu Yuanzhang -1 Ugly!! Poor

• Had to give up brother & sister Yellow River Changes Course

• Parents died

Zhu Yuanzhang- 2 Goes to Monastery

• Rebels to government• Government burns the monastery• Zhu Yuanzhang Rebels again

Result

Result Rebellion won!

• Zhu Yuanzhang was the chief Zhu Yuanzhang starts new Dynasty Ming （明朝）

Emperor ChengzuA. K. A. Yongle

Becoming Emperor Hong Wu’s grandson-Becomes

Emperor after Hong Wu• Yong Le, the fourth son, doesn’t like it• Rebel, and success!

Compare & Contrast with Ming Dynasty & Yuan Dynasty Government

Similarities Capital was in Beijing Government repaired the road &

Canals Government based on

Confucianism

Differences - 1 The emperor

• Han Ming• Mongols Yuan

Tax• Low Ming• High Yuan

Differences - 2 Civil Service Exam

• In Ming• Not Mongols Chinese Low job; Foreigners & Mongols High job

The Forbidden City Built by Yongle (Chengzu)

• Forbidden to everyone According to legend, 9999 rooms

• 10.000=number of heaven• Wanted to be as close, but not as number of heaven

• Actually about 9000 rooms

Tiananmen Emperor announced important

things• Maozedong announced People’s Republic of China

• Main Gate to Forbidden City

Palace of Harmony

Palace of Supreme Harmony

Palace of Supreme Harmony• Important Meeting• Ceremony

Others…… Palace of Middle Harmony

• Emperor rest for ceremony Palace of Preserving Harmony

• Emperor watched Civil Service Exam

Qi Jiguang Protected China from Japanese

Pirates Tried to defend Mongols

Mongols Attack Mongols ruled for many years

• The Great Wall no use Great Wall to defend Xiongnu (Mongols) Was Destroyed ; no repair

Chinese defensive very weak!

Fall of Ming Emperor – too much money on

them• Only Age 22 ; Build tomb (??)

Climate Change

Rebellion!!

Rebellion, End of Ming Rebellion took important people

• Ming General asks Manchus for help• After Manchus defeat rebellion, Betrayed

New Dynasty, Qing Starts