Ming Dynasty
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| Great Ming 大明 |
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| Capital | Nanjing (1368-1421) Beijing (1421-1644) |
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| Language(s) | Chinese | |||
| Religion | Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism, Chinese folk religion | |||
| Government | Monarchy | |||
| Emperor | ||||
| - 1368-1398 | Hongwu Emperor | |||
| - 1627-1644 | Chongzhen Emperor | |||
| Chancellor | ||||
| - 1538-1539; 1539-1541; 1541-1542; 1545-1548 | Xia Yan | |||
| - 1544-1545; 1548-1562 | Yan Song | |||
| - 1571-1572 | Gao Gong | |||
| - 1572-1582 | Zhang Juzheng | |||
| - 1612-1614; 1621-1624 | Ye Xianggao | |||
| - 1624 | Zhu Guozhen | |||
| History | ||||
| - Established in Nanjing | January 23, 1368 1368 | |||
| - Fall of Beijing to Li Zicheng | June 6, 1644 1644 | |||
| - End of the Southern Ming | April, 1662 | |||
| Area | ||||
| - 1450 | 6,500,000 km2 (2,509,664 sq mi) | |||
| Population | ||||
| - 1393 est. | 72,700,000 | |||
| - 1400 est. | 65,000,000 | |||
| - 1600 est. | 150,000,000 | |||
| - 1644 est. | 100,000,000 | |||
| Currency | Chinese cash, Chinese coin, Paper currency (later abolished) | |||
The Míng dynasty ruled China from 1368 to 1644. The Míng dynasty ruled over the Empire of the Great Míng - China was known by this name at that time. Under Míng rule, a vast army and navy were built.
