The History Of Ming Of Ming Dynasty
(P.Naga Prasad)
The Historyof Ming Dynasty A Dynasty is a line of kings or emperors, and the mIng Dynasty,ruled china form 1368 to 1644. The Ming emperors were important in the history of china because they were of Chinese origin. The dynasties that came before and after the ming dynasty were of foreign origin. In the 13th century, the Mongols over ran china and in1260,their leader Kublair Kahn founded the Yuan dynasty inChina. Kublai Kahn and his descendents became completely Chinese and made iimprovement,but people in the South of China never welcomed the Mongols even tually they rose in revolt and,by a former monk called Chu Yuan chang,seized the capitalcity peking in 368,Chu becamed emperor and,taking the name Ming Tai Tsu,founded a new dynasty. The first ming emperor,having rid their country of Mongols,did not welcome other foreigners. They feared that china might lose both its wealth and its identity to outsiders. Foreign influences,such as Christianity,were supresed and Chinese art and literature flourished. Ming painters developed a new liveyand vivid style of art, and ming porcelain became highly prized for its use of colour. To remind the people of their traditions,the third ming emperor,Younglo,ordered a vast eneylopedia of history of china to be prepared. It contained some 10,000volumes,of which only 150 now survive in Museums. Yung 10 came to power on disappearance of his nephew,but worried that he might reappear. To gain prestige,he sent navalexpeditions to explore and make gaining in Indian ocean. European navigators found their way to hina and when in 1606 overland travelers reached china again after marco polo?s early journeys,it was at last realized in Europe tht the fabulous country of cathay described by marco was in fact china
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