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Ming
Dynasty (1368-1644)
Founded in
1368 by Zhu Yuanzhang, the Ming Dynasty developed Nanjing as the capital.
In 1402, however, Yongle, the second Ming emperor, built a new capital
in today's modern Beijing. In 1420, Beijing was officially the first capital
and Nanjing then became the second capital.
Under the
Ming Dynasty, China developed into a strong maritime nation. The Grand
Canal was also expanded to its farthest limit, thus further facilitating
domestic trade.
The Dynasty
finally collapsed in 1644 due to long wars with the Mongolians, incursions
by the Japanese into Korea, as well as attacks on the Chinese coastal
cities by the Japanese.
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