AP World Ming Dynasty

Hongwu

First Ming emperor in 1368; originally of peasant lineage; original name Zhu Yuanzhang; drove out Mongol influence; restored position of scholar-gentry

Zheng He

(1371-1433?) Chinese naval explorer who sailed along most of the coast of Asia, Japan, and half way down the east coast of Africa before his death.

Ming Dynasty Collapse

-Famine struck heavily on China, and the government couldnt come up with a sense of relief for the situation. -Due to famine, many of the peasants began to eat grass and bark. -Manchu forces invaded from the north in 1644 -Rebel forces (Mongols) took over there capital city of Bejing. -The remaining Ming dynasty formed an alliance with the Manchu force and succeeded in taking back the government however, the manchu forces neglected to restore the Ming rule and took Bejing for themselves and displaced the Ming Dynasty.

Ming Dynasty Decline

-Pirates and smugglers operated almost at the will along in the east coast of china. -Referred the pirates as japanese, bust most were chinese -Ming navy and coastal defenses were weak and conflicts with pirates led to the disruption of coastal communities and sometimes interior regions. -1555, a band of 67 pirates went on a 3 month rampage as they looted a dozen cities in 3 provinces and killed more than 4000 people -suppression of pirates took more than 40 years, partly due to an increasingly inept imperial government. -Many emperors began to get too comfortable in the Forbidden city, and ignored many government affairs due to there luxurious life. -As there influences increased, corruption and inefficiency spread throughout the government and weakened the Ming State.

Ming Dynasty

Succeeded Mongol Yuan dynasty in China in 1368; lasted until 1644; initially mounted huge trade expeditions to southern Asia and elsewhere, but later concentrated efforts on internal development within China. Also promoted Chinese traditions, and encourage others to abandon the Mongol traditions. They also sponsored study of chinese cultural traditions, especially confucianism, and provided financial support for imperial academies and regional colleges..

Emperor Yongle

Ruled China from 1402-1424 during the Ming Dynasty. Promoted naval expansion and dispatched Zheng He

Great Wall

a vast Chinese defensive fortification begun in the 3rd century B.C. and running along the northern border of the country for 2,400 km