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Mar 6, 1400
Age of Growth
The first decade of Ming period was an age of economic growth, population growth, and commercial boom.
Rapid growth in population caused by new adopted crops such as Potatoes, Penuts, and Maize
Increase influx of silver due to trading with Europeans, which were forced to tarde silver because it was one of the few things China would accept in exchange for its goods.
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Period: Mar 6, 1400 to
China from 1400- 1915
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Nov 6, 1405
Zheng He's Fleets
second Ming Emperor named Yonglo commenced a series of Expeditions that Zheng He would lead. Zheng He completed 7 overseas expedition that proclaimed the Ming Empire to the wideer world.
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Mar 6, 1500
Ming Retreat from Exploration
A new emperor named Hongwu called in the Chinese fleets and ordered the burning of ships and forbade the Chinese to further exploration or risk getting harased by theMIng government. -
May 6, 1559
Nurhaci
Leader responsible for inufing the Manchu tribes into a cohesive working cavalry which he used to invade the ming Dinasty and extablish his rule. -
MIng Dinasty Disintegrated and Overthrown
MIng dinasty became unable to lead the Chinese bureaucracy and military forces unable to put an end to epidemic of Tapanese pirate attacks that revenged the southeasten coast in mid 16th century.
THe Ming Emperor called in the Manchu tibes to aid in supressing rebellions. by letting the Manchu beyong the Great Wall and the Manchu used this as an advantage to -
Japanesse pirates attack
Tapanese pirates increased their attck in southeast coast as an act of revenge. The declining ming dinasty was unable to supress there attcks. -
First Opium War
Unhappy about unfavorable terms of trade with China, the British merchants introduced Opium into China in order to recuperate thir lost silver and also weaken China from within.
When Qing Emperor issued eddicts forbiding Opium The British merchants grew angry and demanded their military to avenge them.
In the end China was unsuccessful and forced to open trade with britain. -
Unequal Treaty of Nanjing
China was forced to Agree to the Unequal treaty which allowed all Europeans to increse thier trading privilages within China.
Chinas Trade and customs were overseen by British Officials. -
Seccond Opium War
China once more tried to avoid Opim trade, but was unsuccesful. Hong Kong became center of British commerce and acces to chinese resources became esier because they were permited to increase their imports, given land to build more warehouses, and living quarters. -
Taiping Rebellion
As one of the greatest rebellions that tried to overthrow Quing, the Taiping was lead by semi-Christianized prophet, Hong Xiuguan.
by 1853, they capture wide territory in south central China and established capital at Nanjing.
This rebellion failed due to thier incapability to impliment thier promised utopian meausres and puritancial regulations , which incresed resentment among their sunjects. Untimatlly they were defeated by the Scholar-gentry. -
Cixi
The last Qing Empress, Cixi, came to dominate China and began to increase her Sonservative reforms.
She defied westernization by rechanneling funds meant to build modern warships. -
Attempted Self-Strenghthening Movements
in the 19th century several few dynastic leaders aimed to counterchallenge the west. A particular Emperor named Hong encouraged western investment in railways, modernice Chinese armies, and increse the amount of factories in attempt to posibly equal Europeans in their advantages. Manchu rulers stubornly ressisted far-reaching reforms in hope of saving regime and Chinese Civilization. disagrements between governing schollars weather to adopt westenize ideas or continue their old Confusian. -
CIvil Service Exam Given for the Last Time
End of civil cervice exam due to uncreased coruption within it.
New western thinking evolved and became more tentative. -
Manchu/ Qing rule untill 1912
The manchu were weakened by Internal stife and underground organizations were ready to revolt.
THe british influnce was extended over all China and the Emperors became their puppets.
