Ming Dynasty (1368 - 1644) (jan 1, 1368 – jan 1, 1644)

Description:

- Ruler lived in the capitol – The Forbidden City
- Policies
> At Beg = Open, Pride exploration
> At End = Closing, no more large travel
adventures, build Great Wall, Capitol moved
to a less accessible location
> MASSIVELY regulate trade!!!!
- Bureaucracy (1000 years old)
> In Beijing (Peking)
 Six ministers
* Rituals
* Laws
* Military affairs
* Public works
* Finance
* Personal
 Scholars are a separate, highly prized
class
* Tasks include;
- Advising the Emperor
- Recording official histories
- Teaching Imperial children
* Highly hierarchal based
* Families aspired to have sons become
scholars
 Palace Staff
* Not a traditional “class” but thought of
themselves with a common identity
* A class of Eunichs (castrated men –
protects women and doesn’t generate
offspring)
* Served as bodyguards, cooks, cleaners,
ect… those that make the palace run
> In 15 major provinces
 Hierarchy; Prov. governors -> prefects ->
magistrates -> tax collectors -> censors
- “Officially practiced religion was Confucianism

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