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Ming Dynasty (1368 – 1643 AD) – Part 1, 1/3

The Red Turban Rebellion was started in the middle of the fourteenth century by Chinese peasants against the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty. The Red Turban ideology included elements from White Lotus, a...

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Ming Dynasty (1368-1643 AD) – Part 1, 3/3

After moving the capital from Nanjing to Beijing, the Yongle Emperor ordered that a huge bell be made to commemorate his exploits. The reason for moving the capital was to consolidate defenses in the...

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Emperor Yongle of the Ming Dynasty – Part 3/4

The Yongle Emperor’s father, Zhu Yuanzhang (Emperor Hongwu) would have seen his son as unfilial, which means not observing the obligations of a child to a parent—even after the parent is dead. When...

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