The Ming Dynasty established by Zhu Yuanzhang was the last Han Dynasty in the history of China, with a history of 276 years, which began with Zhu Yuanzhang, the founder of the Ming Dynasty, and died in Zhu Youjian, the emperor of Chongzhen.

The Ming Dynasty was the prosperous time of China after the Zhou Dynasty, the Han Dynasty and the Tang Dynasty. Known as "governing the Tang and Song Dynasties" and "Far Han and Tang Dynasties". Daming, without the affinity of Han and Tang dynasties and the coins of Song Dynasty, was admired by later generations because the emperor ruled the country and the monarch died.

Historical characteristics of Ming dynasty

The Ming Dynasty is a dynasty with distinctive characteristics. On the one hand, due to the unprecedented strengthening of the autocratic rule of imperial power in this period, it has been criticized for a long time, which is manifested in the abolition of the prime minister, the abuse of courtiers as ministers, the rampant factory guards, the eunuchs being favored several times and monopolizing power, which never rains but pours, while several emperors, especially Wanli, have been idle for a long time.

On the other hand, it is a prosperous and innovative dynasty, such as the unprecedented popularity and prosperity of rural fair trade, the active circulation of goods between regions, the rise of local businessmen, the prosperity of industrial and commercial towns, the strong development of non-governmental overseas trade in the southeast coast, the budding of capitalism, the emergence of commercial landlords, the growth of citizens' class, ideological emancipation, colorful culture, unprecedented active exchanges between China and the West, and accelerated social mobility.