Some things about the history of the Ming Dynasty

The Ming Dynasty (1368— 1644) was a unified dynasty in the history of China after the Yuan Dynasty. 1368, Zhu Yuanzhang proclaimed himself emperor in Yingtian (now Nanjing), and his country name was Ming. In the same year, he conquered Dadu (now Beijing) and overthrew the Yuan Dynasty. In 65438, the Ming emperor Judy moved to Beijing. After the establishment of the Ming Dynasty, Ming Taizu adopted a series of measures to strengthen the monarchy, thus making the centralized dictatorship of the Ming Dynasty unprecedentedly strengthened. Zhu Yuanzhang abolished the province of Zhongshu and the system of prime minister since Sui and Tang Dynasties, and the military and political power was concentrated in the emperor. At the same time, imperial academy was appointed as a consultant, thus forming a cabinet system. The central government set up the Ministry of Punishment, Dali Temple and Duchayuan, which had an important influence on the Qing Dynasty. In Ming Dynasty, social economy was developed, agricultural products were abundant, and handicraft production was at a high level. Ceramics, silk and cotton textiles, smelting and construction are world-famous. /kloc-during the Qin Long and Wanli periods in the 6th century, capitalist relations of production began to appear in some handicrafts. In the Ming dynasty, foreign exchanges were active. Zheng He led a huge fleet to the Western Ocean for seven times, covering the east coast of Africa, which promoted the economic and cultural exchanges between China and Asian and African countries, and was of great historical significance. Under the background of unprecedented strengthening of absolutism, the achievements of science, technology and culture in Ming Dynasty were not as good as those in Tang and Song Dynasties. The theories of thinkers such as Li Zhi and Wang Shouren have great influence on later generations. Literary works produced such famous works as Peony Pavilion, Water Margin, Romance of the Three Kingdoms and The Journey to the West. At the same time, there appeared a collection of short stories such as Sanyan and Erpai, and a long popular novel Jin Ping Mei. Scientific and technological works such as Compendium of Materia Medica, Heavenly Creations and Encyclopedia of Agricultural Management are all over the world. Yongle Dadian, initiated by Ming Dynasty, is the largest existing book in China. Political corruption, frequent natural disasters and heavy exploitation in the late Ming Dynasty led to a peasant uprising in northern Shaanxi in the early years of Chongzhen, which quickly developed into a peasant uprising sweeping the country. 1644, Li Zicheng led the rebels into Beijing, Emperor Chongzhen committed suicide, and the Ming Dynasty perished. After the demise of the Ming dynasty, the remnants of the Ming dynasty once established a short-term regime in Jiangnan, which was called Nanming in history.