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Ming dynasty The Ming dynasty (), officially the Great Ming, was an imperial dynasty of China, ruling from 1368 to 1644 following the collapse of the Mongol-led Yuan dynasty. The Ming dynasty was the last orthodox dynasty of China ruled by the Han peo ...

(1368–1644) from the rise of the Hongwu Emperor to the rise and establishment of the

Qing dynasty The Qing dynasty ( ), officially the Great Qing,, was a Manchu-led imperial dynasty of China and the last orthodox dynasty in Chinese history. It emerged from the Later Jin dynasty founded by the Jianzhou Jurchens, a Tungusic-spea ...

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File:Red Turban.png, Red Turban Rebellion (1351–1368) File:Yellow River watercourse changes en.png, Yellow River course change in 1358 File:Eastern Chagatai 1372.jpg,

Moghulistan Moghulistan (from fa, , ''Moghulestân'', mn, Моголистан), also called the Moghul Khanate or the Eastern Chagatai Khanate (), was a Mongol breakaway khanate of the Chagatai Khanate and a historical geographic area north of the Ten ...

in 1372 File:Jingnan Campaign (English).svg, Jingnan Campaign (1399-1402) File:Zheng-He-7th-expedition-map.svg, Zheng He's treasure ships (1405-1433) File:Ming-Expeditions-cs.svg,

Yishiha Yishiha (; also Išiqa or Isiha; Jurchen: ) (fl. 1409–1451) was a Jurchen eunuch of the Ming dynasty of China. He served the Ming emperors who commissioned several expeditions down the Songhua and Amur Rivers during the period of Ming rule of ...

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Yongle era The Yongle Emperor (; pronounced ; 2 May 1360 – 12 August 1424), personal name Zhu Di (), was the third Emperor of the Ming dynasty, reigning from 1402 to 1424. Zhu Di was the fourth son of the Hongwu Emperor, the founder of the Ming dyna ...

of the Ming dynasty. Yishiha's route is in blue, along with those of Zheng He (in black) and

Chen Cheng Chen Cheng (; ; January 4, 1898 – March 5, 1965) was a Chinese political and military leader, and one of the main commanders of the National Revolutionary Army during the Second Sino-Japanese War and the Chinese Civil War. After moving ...

(in green). File:Yongle Mongol campaigns 1410-1424.jpg, The

Yongle Emperor's campaigns against the Mongols Yongle Emperor's campaigns against the Mongols (1410–1424), also known as Emperor Chengzu's Northern (Mobei) Campaigns (), or the Yongle's Northern Expeditions (), was a military campaign of the Ming dynasty under the Yongle Emperor against th ...

, (1410–1424) File:Ming Dynasty Miao Rebellions.png, Region suffering from Miao rebellions during the Ming dynasty File:Tumu Crisis.jpg, Tumu Crisis in 1449 File:Chagatai Khanate (1490).png,

in 1490 File:Wokou.jpg, 14th and 16th century

wokou ''Wokou'' (; Japanese: ''Wakō''; Korean: 왜구 ''Waegu''), which literally translates to "Japanese pirates" or "dwarf pirates", were pirates who raided the coastlines of China and Korea from the 13th century to the 16th century.

raids File:1517 Yarkent and Turpan.png,

Yarkent Khanate The Yarkent Khanate, also known as the Yarkand Khanate and the Kashghar Khanate, was a Sunni Muslim Turkic state ruled by the Mongol descendants of Chagatai Khan. It was founded by Sultan Said Khan in 1514 as a western offshoot of Moghulistan, ...

and Mansur Khan's Turpan Khanate in 1517 File:Altan Khan.png, Realm of Altan Khan in 1571 File:Yarkent Khanate.jpg,

in 1572 File:Travels of Xu Xiake.png,

Xu Xiake Xu Xiake (, January 5, 1587 – March 8, 1641), born Xu Hongzu (), courtesy name Zhenzhi (), was a Chinese travel writer and geographer of the Ming dynasty (1368–1644), known best for his famous geographical treatise, and noted for his bravery ...

's (1587-1641) travels File:Ming Turpan conflict.png, Ming–Turpan conflict, 15th to 16th centuries File:Battle of Ningyuan.png,

Battle of Ningyuan The Battle of Ningyuan () was a battle between the Ming dynasty and the Later Jin dynasty in 1626. The Later Jin had been waging war on the Ming for several years, and their leader Nurhaci had deemed Ningyuan to be a suitable target for his att ...

in 1626 File:Late Ming peasant rebellions 1628-1636.gif,

Late Ming peasant rebellions The late Ming peasant rebellions () were a series of peasant revolts during the last decades of the Ming dynasty lasting from 1628–1644. They were caused by natural disasters in Shaanxi, Shanxi, and Henan. At the same time, the She-An Rebelli ...

1628-1636 File:Li Zicheng's rebellion 1637-1644.jpg, Li Zicheng's rebellion 1637-1644 File:Battle of Shanhai Pass.png,

Battle of Shanhai Pass The Battle of Shanhai Pass, fought on May 27, 1644 at Shanhai Pass at the eastern end of the Great Wall, was a decisive battle leading to the beginning of the Qing dynasty rule in China proper. There, the Qing prince-regent Dorgon allied with ...

in 1644 File:Southern Ming.png, Southern Ming in November 1644 File:Yongli-itinerary-cropped.svg, alt=A map of southern China showing provincial boundaries in black, with a blue line running between several cities marked with a red dot., The flight of the

Yongli Emperor The Yongli Emperor (; 1623–1662; reigned 18 November 1646 – 1 June 1662), personal name Zhu Youlang, was a royal member to the imperial family of Ming dynasty, and the fourth and last commonly recognised emperor of the Southern Ming, reigni ...

—the last sovereign of the Southern Ming dynasty—from 1647 to 1661. The provincial and national boundaries are those of the

People's Republic of China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...

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