Centralization of Hongwu and Yongle
Hongwu
a beggar.
toppled the Yuan dynasty.
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- Hongwu immediately eliminated all traces of Mongol rule and established
a government on the model of traditional Chinese dynasties
- Hongwu had little interest in scholarly matters
- Reestablished Confucian educational and civil service systems to ensure
talented officials and bureaucrats.
- Ming emperors ruled directly, without the aid of chief ministers.
Mandarins and Eunuchs
initiatives of the central government.
central government to ensure that local officials implemented imperial
policy.
Emperors have long relied on eunuchs , since they could not generate
families that could challenge the ruling houses.
of their predecessors.
central government.
- Ming emperors insisted on absolute obedience to the policies and
initiatives of the central government.
- Relied heavily on the mandarins
- Mandarins were powerful officials who were sent out as emissaries of the
central government to ensure that local officials implemented imperial
policy.
- Ming emperors turned to eunuchs for governmental services
Emperors have long relied on eunuchs , since they could not generate
families that could challenge the ruling houses.
- The Ming emperors employed eunuchs much more extensively than any
of their predecessors.
- The employment of mandarins and eunuchs enhanced the authority of the
central government.
Economic recovery
while building a centralized government
agricultural production surged as a result.
silk and cotton textiles.
Private merchants eagerly sought commercial opportunities and
conducted a thriving business marketing Chinese products in ports and
trading cities.
- Ming emperors worked toward recovering from nomadic rule and disease
while building a centralized government
- The new rules conscripted laborers to rebuild irrigation systems and
agricultural production surged as a result.
- They also promoted the manufacture of porcelain, lacquerware,and fine
silk and cotton textiles.
- They did not actively promote trade with other lands
Private merchants eagerly sought commercial opportunities and
conducted a thriving business marketing Chinese products in ports and
trading cities.
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Cultural revival
Emperor Hongwu tried to eradicate all sign of the recent nomadic occupation He did this by discouraging the use of Mongol names and the wearing of Mongol dress. Ming emperors promoted the Confucian and neo-Confucian schools. Hongwu's successor Yongle organized the preparation of a vast encyclopedia that complied all significant works of Chinese history, literature, and philosophy The Yongle encyclopedia was a remarkable anthology and showed the Ming rulers interest in supporting Chinese cultural traditions. |
Collage themes
State Building, Expansion & Conflict
This collage board theme relates to my topic is because my topic tells
about Hongwu and how he became emperor. It tells about the Ming
dynasty and what Hongwu did as emperor to regain structure after the
Mongols left china. It also tells how he reestablished old beliefs and got
rid of the Mongols ways.
State Building, Expansion & Conflict
This collage board theme relates to my topic is because my topic tells
about Hongwu and how he became emperor. It tells about the Ming
dynasty and what Hongwu did as emperor to regain structure after the
Mongols left china. It also tells how he reestablished old beliefs and got
rid of the Mongols ways.