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Jan 25, 1368
The Final days of the yuan dynasty
Uprising floods, flamine, and rivalries from 1351-1367 lead to the fall of the dynasty -
Apr 22, 1368
The Hongwu Era begins
Zhu Yuanzhang leads an army into Beijing -
Period: Aug 25, 1368 to
The Ming Dynasty
For almost 300 years the Ming dynasty ruled China. -
Aug 28, 1368
Founding Emperor
MIng Taziu,dynasty's founding emperor, that pushed the Mongols out of China -
Oct 31, 1368
Land, People, and Taxes
under the hongwu and yongle emperors, population reaches 60million. land registers netween 1393-1414 show 129 million acres under culitvation. -
May 15, 1403
New Emperor
Ming Chengzu was the third Emperor of the dynasty -
Dec 7, 1405
Maritime Expeditions
Ming Anti-commercialism follows final maritime expedition -
Jun 20, 1407
Scholarship
Halin Academy established in 1404; Encyclopedia of the yongle Period published in 1407 -
Sep 11, 1472
Confucianism
There were many who rewrote Confucianism, but one of the most famous was Wang Yangming -
Nov 19, 1500
Portuguese arrive
Portuguese arrived in the port cities of Ming China -
Oct 8, 1507
Wy Cheng'en birth
Wu Cheng'en was born in 1507 -
Apr 13, 1530
Mongol problem
The "Mongol problem" started begins in the 1530s and continues until the fall of the dynasty -
Nov 11, 1573
Tribute system
From Hongwu through Wanli emperor -
Apr 23, 1582
Wu Cheng'en death
Wu Cheng'en died in 1582 -
Riot
The Ming government was forced to quell a riot
