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Period: Dec 7, 602 to Dec 7, 664
Xuan Zang
The Monkey King was written about this famous Tang monk. -
Period: Nov 9, 1279 to Nov 9, 1368
Final Days of Yuan Dynasty
Uprising floods, famine, and rivalries from 1351-1367 lead to the fall of the dynasty. -
Oct 25, 1368
Ming Taizu
Ming Taizu led expeditions that pushed Mongols out of China, he was knowen to be a military genius. -
Period: Oct 25, 1368 to
Ming Dynasty
Ming Dynasty Ruled China. -
Oct 28, 1368
Ming Emperor Taizu
This emperor established his capital, he was the only emperor to come from peasant stock. -
Nov 9, 1368
Hongwu Era
This era begins when Zhu Yuanzhang leads an army into Beijing. -
Nov 9, 1368
Grand Military Achievement
Zhu Yuanzhang became knowen as "grand military achievement" emperor as he created a large military system. -
Nov 9, 1368
Administration
The Hongwu emperor built a a large bureaucracy, using Confucian scholar-officals & eunuchs, to help administer his vast kingdom. -
Nov 9, 1368
Eunuchs
The eunuchs became increasingly powerful in the court. Later emperors grew very fond of the eunuchs, who helped raise them; thus, the rank and duties of many eunuchs increased. -
Nov 10, 1368
Examination System
This system grew more complex, offering 3 levels of examination activity & generally allowing any man to advance to the level of Confucian scholar-offical. -
Period: Nov 10, 1368 to Nov 10, 1398
The Hongwu
The land, people, taxes, emperors, and population reaches over 60 million. -
Period: Nov 10, 1393 to Nov 10, 1414
Land
Land registers, showing 129 million acres under cultivation. -
Period: Oct 25, 1403 to Oct 25, 1424
Ming Chengzu-3rd Emperor of the Dynasty
This Emperor came to power through civil war. -
Period: Nov 10, 1403 to Nov 10, 1492
The Yongle
During the Yongle and Hongwu, land, people, taxes, emerors and population reaches 60 million. -
Nov 10, 1404
Scholarship
Halin Acadmey established. -
Period: Nov 11, 1405 to Nov 11, 1433
Maritime Expiditions
During the reigns of the Yongle and Hongxi emperors, China sent out 7 great maritime expiditions. The expiditions led by a court eunuch named Zheng He experienced great success, contacting and trading with countries as far as India and the Persian Gulf, almost a century before the portuguese sailed around Africa. -
Nov 10, 1407
Encyclopedia
Encyclopedia of the Yongle Period published. -
Period: Dec 14, 1433 to Dec 14, 1530
Ming Anti-commercialism
China failed to become a world maritime power because rich and self-sufficient China lacked motivation and need that their Japanese and European counterparts would have centuries later. -
Period: Oct 28, 1472 to Oct 28, 1528
Famous Writer Wang Yangming
Wang Yangming rewrote Confucianism. -
Period: Dec 7, 1488 to Dec 7, 1521
Reigns of Hongzhi & Zhengde
1st neoclassical movement was initated by the former the "Former Seven Scholars" headed by Li Mengyang & He Jingming. -
Oct 28, 1500
Portuguese.
The Portuguese arrived in port cities of Ming China. -
Period: Dec 7, 1507 to
Wu Cheng'en
Wu Cheng'en A well knowen poet who wrote about scenery and animals. -
Period: Oct 28, 1518 to
Wang Shizhen
Shizhen wrote the book THE PHARMACOPOEIA. -
Period: Dec 7, 1522 to Dec 7, 1572
Reigns of Jiajing & Longqing
2nd neoclassical movement was led by "Later Seven Scholars" headed by Wang Shizhen & Li Panlong during this era. -
Period: Dec 7, 1530 to
"Mongol Problem"
Problems on the Mongol frontier worsenes & the Ming would constantly have to deal with the "Mongol problem." -
Period: Dec 7, 1550 to
Troubles with Japan
The Ming sufferes numerous raids from Japanese pirates, who would prowl the Chinese coastline. -
Period: Dec 14, 1550 to
Troubles with Japan
Ming Dynasty suffered many raids from Japanese pirates, who would prowl the Chinese coastline, sometimes raiding towns and villages.The Ming decided to prohibit maritime trade with Japan in hopes of controlling these raids. But this lead to other problems. -
Period: Nov 11, 1573 to
Tribute System
From Hongwu through the Wanli emperor. The Ming set up a tribute system dominate power in East Asia. China sent envoys to Korea, Japan, Annam, Tibet and other Southeast Asian countries in order to assume its position as the largest and oldest Asian country. -
Period: Dec 7, 1573 to
Wanli
The reign of Wanliwas during this time. -
British capture ship.
The British captured a Portuguese ship, that was filled with Chinese goods. -
Period: to
Gu Yanwu
The scholar Gu Yanwu estimated that 50% of imperial income derived from high taxes collected from costal cities. -
Period: to
The Manchus
Manchu under Nurachi began attacking the Ming. Between 1629 and 1637, they attack north China, Korea, and Mongolia. In 1644, with assistance of Ming, armies, Manchus defeat Li and come to rule China in the QQing Dynasty. -
Period: to
The Donglin Party
This party was intent on returning Chinese society and government to the traditional principals of Confucian conduct. They stressed the importance of moral of moral integrity and denounced corrupt officals including grand secretaries and high-powered eunuchs. -
Riot of 1626
Literati class formed an alliance against the government policy. They surrounded the courthouse and attached and killed 3 imperial guards. -
Period: to
Rise of Rebellion
A majority of the provinces in Northwest China experienced severe famines. -
Period: to Oct 28, 1276
Song Dynasty
Since this time the costal cities of China had produced great industry and trade. -
Period: to Dec 7, 1279
Tang Dynasty
Chinese literary history, its origin can be traced back to this era.