Ming to Qing china:- Reviewo Mongols Conquer China- By about 1275o Yuan Dynasty 1271-1368- Under control of Kubali Khano Controlling Chinese Forbids weaponry Forbids assembly Curfewo Revolts 1350’s - Plaque hits china- Inflation- Famineo Lost Mandate of Haven 1360’s- Massive revolto Organized by red turbanso They wino Lead of the red turban Hung wu createso Ming Dynasty 1368- Changes by Hong Wuo Moves capital to Nanjingo Hong Wu- peasant Distrusts nobles- Removes their estates - Distributes them to the pooro Changes taxing system Bringing down the wealthyo Reorganizing china into farming districts Become very powerful- Collect taxes and spend them in the region- No oversighto Possibility of corruption- Problems with infrastructureo No setup between regions- Removes the office of prime minister who is also a nobleo Confucian ideas Hierarchies Emperor is at the center Turns to his staf- Eunuchso No children = no ambition o They become very powerfulo Vast Bureaucracy Examination system- 1-2% pass- Yong lao Kills the emperor (nephew) and takes the throneo Moves the capital to Beijingo Builds the forbidden cityo Agriculture begun by Hung Wu continued by him Rice in the south- Champa Rice- Doubled the amount of rice 2 crops per year Wheat in the north Terrace farming Improve irrigation Introduce fisho Land Reclamation Project Reclaim depopulated areas Reforestation- 1 billion tresso Leads to population explosiono Leads to problems Financial corruption Trade routes collapse Inflation (paper money) Silver –devalued and have more inflationo Confucian system Only noble life - Farming Merchants- thieveso Invaders from the north Mongols raiding Manchu- staying Reopen in force- The great wall Inflation –economic crisis Peasent revolt Famine Diseaseso Lost the mandate of Heaven Very powerful revolt get all the way to Beijing Current emperor commits suicide One general- Lets Manchu through the great wall 1644- Manchu Invasion - Conquer chinao Qing Dynasty Only 1 million Mochu 350 million Chinese Assemble- Bureaucracy- Exam system- Emperor at centero Backed by army- Allows Chinese to participate in government- Diferenceso Clothingo Languageo No intermarriageo Force Chinese men to wear pinyin/pigtail Emperors are more involved in ruling- remove some court bureaucracy Expand Taiwan, Tibet- Foreign pressureo Russia wants pacific part China- self sufficient- Really limit trade Britain sends embassy- Qin Longo Led by Lord George Macartneg 1792o Doesn’t go well Britain sends gifts- Watches and planetarium China not interested Britain want trade agreement China says no, they want silver Britain want- Tea- Porcelain- Silko Failureo British don’t give
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