MingP5

Leader’s Name Zhu Yuanzhang – Named emperor Hungwa, died after 31 years of reign. 1st grandson Zhu Yunwen – Named Emperor Gongmin reigned in the period of Jianwen. Zhu Di – Replaced Emperor Gongmin by Coup Campaign also Zhu Di or the prince of Yan is Emperor Gongmin’s uncle. He established the reign of Yongle, meaning “forever happy”. Population - 160 to 200 Million people. Ming Dynasty Ending - Emperor Chen-t’ung led a major offensive northward against the Mongols, who continued to trouble china’s borders. One disastrous decision followed another until the Mongol rout of the Chinese army was complete, and the emperor was led away captive. Through the Dynasty’s last four emperors and its last forty years, China was unable to control its economy or its borders. In 1644, by the time the Ming’s last emperor hung himself, the exhausted dynasty had reached its end.
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