THE DYNASTY OF MING

By jablam13
  • Jan 1, 1368

    Great Wall of China construction is started

    the great wall of china project is started but isnt finished in the ming dynasty.
  • Jan 1, 1368

    Beginning of the Dynasty

    Zhu Yuanzhang rebelled against the Mongols with his miltary to lead the Ming Dynasty into power.
  • Period: Jun 1, 1368 to

    the ming dynasty life

  • Nov 1, 1402

    Yong Lee takes control

    Yong Le may have been the most effective emporer of the Ming Dynasty and made Beijing be the capital. He began building the Forbidden City, during his rule. He also expanded the empire past the Great Wall.
  • Jan 1, 1405

    Private trade between china and the west established

    The emporor made a special fleet of ships to trade with more places privately.
  • Jan 1, 1406

    Emperor Taizu starts the construction of the forbidden city

    Emperor Taizu starts to build a city made for emporors only. only emporors will be allowed in so he called it the forbidden city
  • Jan 1, 1420

    The Forbidden City is Completed

    The Forbidden City is an ancient Chinese palace that lasted from the Ming Dynasty to the end of the Qing Dynasty. It was the home off emporerers, and it was the ceremonial and political home of Ancient China
  • Jun 1, 1421

    The Movement of the Capital

    In 1421 Yong Le moved the capital city from Nanjing to Beijing
  • Jan 1, 1517

    The Start of Trade

    Portugese ships landed in Guangzhou to set up a port for selling and trading goods
  • Nov 9, 1530

    Mongols Attack China

    The mongols attack china for the first time. They kill inoccent people,destroy land, and kill livestock
  • Jan 1, 1555

    -1562 Qi Jiguang defeats Japanese Pirates

    Some Ming military forces led by Qi Jiguang defeat Japanese pirates in Cengang.
  • Jan 1, 1560

    Japan and Portugal Beat the Ming

    In about 1560 Japan and Portugal ganged up to fight the Ming the didnt defeat them but the Ming suffered large losses.

  • end of the dynasty

    Ming rulers did not want to rule. The reason for government had been wiped out late in the dynasty. Alot of people went into poverty and debt. The peasents had to rent land so they could farm and they had to pay the rent with crops. After alot of famine a rebellion broke out and invaded the capital. In 1644, the Manchus leader, Li Tzu-ch'eng, attacked Bejjing. Without much resistance they entered the city, and the Ming dynasty fell. The last emperer hanged himself.