The Centralization Process of Hongwu and Yongle
BY:Harris Khan
Hongwu
The next upcoming emperor had spent most of his youth as a beggar and came from a very unwealthy family. He eventually became an orphan and entered a Buddhist monastery. With his size and strength he had eventually found himself going up the ranks of commanders in the rebellious forces in China which he had became the leader of the forces. After becoming the leader, he had driven the Mongols out of China and put an end to the Yuan Dynasty. Eventually, he had become the emperor of China.He reestablished the Confucian education system and the civil service system to supply officials and bureaucrats and also moved to a more centralized government ever than the dynasties before. He had heavily used mandarin (powerful officials sent out as emissaries of the central government) to make sure the local government is doing what they should be.
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Yongle
He was the successor of Hongwu Emperor and wanted to promote the Chinese cultures. He created the Yongle Encyclopedia that compiled all significant works of all of Chinese history, philosophy , and literature and contained around 2300 manuscript rolls. Each roll is equivalent to a medium size book. He wanted to give a Yongle Encyclopedia to everyone in China, but the plan was abandoned because it was way too costly. |
Ming Dynasty
The population had recovered from the plague and the economy of China had also started to recover from the nomadic rule from the mongols and epidemic disease. They had also rebuild irrigation systems, and the agricultural production was increased and had promoted the manufacture of porcelain, lacquer ware, silk, cotton textiles. Even though the emperor didn't actively promote trade, the private Chinese merchants actively trade with Japan and other island at southeast Asia. Zheng He made several voyage that showed the power of the Ming to the other part of the worlds. |
College Board Theme : The Mongols were finally driven out of China and had taken rule over themselves after years of suffering. With being able to control their own land once again they could recover from the damage and were once again able to expand. The Ming Dynasty recovered from the nomadic rule from the mongols and epidemic disease. They had also rebuild irrigation systems, and the agricultural production.
Comparison : Within the Persian empire, Ming Dynasty and a few other empires had sent powerful officials to go and control or keep city states within the empire in order and from rebelling and to make sure they follow the laws.