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The Ming Dynasty
By Rachael Minda and Katherine
Debick
Establishment
Before- Mongols ruled Yuan Dynasty
Overworked people and horrible
agriculture
Han Chinese Revolted led by Zhu
Yuanzhang, who later became HONG
WU
After-war erupted and the Hans won,
and the Dynasty was established in
Nanjing in 1368
Hong Wu
Cruel yet able leader
Against Confucian ideas
Hated Mongols and kicked them out
of China
Was married many, many times,
WHAT A PIMP!
Hongwu had many many wives
Noble Consort Cheng Mu,
concubine
Consort Li, concubine
Consort Ning, concubine
Consort Hui, concubine
Consort Zhuang Jing An Rong
Hui, concubine
Consort Jiang, concubine
Consort Zhao, concubine
Consort Zhao Jing Chong,
concubine
Consort An, concubine
Consort Ding, concubine
Consort Shun, concubine
Consort Xian, concubine
Consort Hui, concubine
Consort Li, concubine
Consort Kung, concubine
Consort Han, concubine
Consort Yu, concubine
Consort Yang, concubine
Consort Zhou, concubine
Li Jiehao, concubine
Beauty Lady Choi, concubine
Beauty Lady Zhang,
concubine
Lady Gao, concubine
The Ming Code
Considered one of the greatest
achievements of the era
Called for better treatment of slaves
Laid great emphasis on family
relations
Slaves became almost citizens
Agricultural Achievements
Divided up land to
peasants
No taxations to those
who cultivated
wastelands
Cultivated land grew
to a high no other
dynasty has ever
reached because of
this
Made irrigation
systems
Implemented
important farming
taxations systems
“yellow records” and
“fish scale records”
Wei-so system gave
all soldiers much land
and encouraged
farming
Other Achievements
Zheng He led
several naval
expeditions on the
Indian Ocean and
Southeast Asian
archipelago
Reformed
Government
Built the great wall
of China, well
added to it since it
had been a work in
progress for many
years prior
Created networks
of secret agents in
the military
Decline
Reasons For Decline:
Hong Wu kicked all
others out of
power, placing all
responsibility on
himself
Those crazy
Manchurians were
all over China
Peasant uprisings
Economic troubles
Riots
Corrupt officials
The last emperor of
the Ming Dynasty
committed suicide
AND MORE HONG WU
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http://www.travelchinaguide.com/intro/
history/ming.htm
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