Ming dynasty, the Glossary
The Ming dynasty, officially the Great Ming, was an imperial dynasty of China, ruling from 1368 to 1644 following the collapse of the Mongol-led Yuan dynasty.[1]
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438 relations: Abraham Ortelius, Absolute monarchy, Aeon (magazine), Aerodynamics, Age of Discovery, Agricultural lime, Albert M. Craig, Alexander Wylie (missionary), Along the River During the Qingming Festival, Amdo, Amur, Ancestor veneration in China, Ancient Egypt, Andreas Everardus van Braam Houckgeest, Astronomical clock, Automaton, Banknote, Battle of Lake Poyang, Beijing, Bencao Gangmu, Bimetallism, Blue and white pottery, Booster (rocketry), Bozhou rebellion, Brill Publishers, Brothel, Buddhism, Carved lacquer, Cash (Chinese coin), Catholic Church in China, Censorate, Censorship, Changde, Chen Youliang, Chengdu, Chenghua Emperor, Chiefdom of Bozhou, Chili pepper, Chinese astronomy, Chinese Buddhism, Chinese calendar, Chinese cash (currency unit), Chinese characters, Chinese era name, Chinese export porcelain, Chinese folk religion, Chinese jade, Chinese literature, Chinese opera, Chinese painting, ... Expand index (388 more) »
- 1368 establishments in Asia
- 14th century in China
- 14th-century establishments in China
- 15th century in China
- 1640s disestablishments in China
- 1644 disestablishments in Asia
- 16th century in China
- 17th century in China
- Confucian dynasties
- Imperial China
- Medieval East Asia
- States and territories disestablished in 1644
- States and territories established in 1368
Abraham Ortelius
Abraham Ortelius (also Ortels, Orthellius, Wortels; 4 or 14 April 152728 June 1598) was a cartographer, geographer, and cosmographer from Antwerp in the Spanish Netherlands.
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Absolute monarchy
Absolute monarchy is a form of monarchy in which the sovereign is the sole source of political power, unconstrained by constitutions, legislatures or other checks on their authority.
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Aeon (magazine)
Aeon is a digital magazine of ideas, philosophy and culture.
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Aerodynamics
Aerodynamics (ἀήρ aero (air) + δυναμική (dynamics)) is the study of the motion of air, particularly when affected by a solid object, such as an airplane wing.
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Age of Discovery
The Age of Discovery, also known as the Age of Exploration, was part of the early modern period and largely overlapping with the Age of Sail.
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Agricultural lime
Agricultural lime, also called aglime, agricultural limestone, garden lime or liming, is a soil additive made from pulverized limestone or chalk.
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Albert M. Craig
Albert Morton Craig (December 9, 1927 – December 1, 2021) was an American academic, historian, author and professor emeritus in the Department of History at Harvard University.
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Alexander Wylie (missionary)
Alexander Wylie (Traditional Chinese: 偉烈亞力, Simplified Chinese: 伟烈亚力) (6 April 181510 February 1887), was a British Protestant Christian missionary to China.
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Along the River During the Qingming Festival
Along the River During the Qingming Festival is a handscroll painting by the Song dynasty painter Zhang Zeduan (1085–1145) and copied or recreated many times in the following centuries.
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Amdo
Amdo is one of the three traditional Tibetan regions, the others being Ü-Tsang in central Tibet, and Kham in the east.
Amur
The Amur River (река Амур) or Heilong River is a perennial river in Northeast Asia, forming the natural border between the Russian Far East and Northeast China (historically the Outer and Inner Manchuria). The Amur proper is long, and has a drainage basin of., Great Soviet Encyclopedia If including its main stem tributary, the Argun, the Amur is long, making it the world's tenth longest river.
Ancestor veneration in China
Chinese ancestor veneration, also called Chinese ancestor worship, is an aspect of the Chinese traditional religion which revolves around the ritual celebration of the deified ancestors and tutelary deities of people with the same surname organised into lineage societies in ancestral shrines.
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Ancient Egypt
Ancient Egypt was a civilization of ancient Northeast Africa.
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Andreas Everardus van Braam Houckgeest
Andreas Everardus van Braam Houckgeest (1 November 1739 in Werkhoven – 8 July 1801 in Amsterdam) was a Dutch-American merchant who is mostly known for his participation in the last Dutch embassy to China under the tributary system.
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Astronomical clock
An astronomical clock, horologium, or orloj is a clock with special mechanisms and dials to display astronomical information, such as the relative positions of the Sun, Moon, zodiacal constellations, and sometimes major planets.
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Automaton
An automaton (automata or automatons) is a relatively self-operating machine, or control mechanism designed to automatically follow a sequence of operations, or respond to predetermined instructions.
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Banknote
A banknotealso called a bill (North American English), paper money, or simply a noteis a type of negotiable promissory note, made by a bank or other licensed authority, payable to the bearer on demand.
Battle of Lake Poyang
The Battle of Lake Poyang was a naval battle which took place (30 August – 4 October 1363) between the rebel forces of Zhu Yuanzhang and Chen Youliang during the Red Turban Rebellion which led to the fall of the Yuan dynasty. Ming dynasty and battle of Lake Poyang are 14th century in China.
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Beijing
Beijing, previously romanized as Peking, is the capital of China.
Bencao Gangmu
The Bencao gangmu, known in English as the Compendium of Materia Medica or Great Pharmacopoeia, is an encyclopedic gathering of medicine, natural history, and Chinese herbology compiled and edited by Li Shizhen and published in the late 16th century, during the Ming dynasty.
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Bimetallism, also known as the bimetallic standard, is a monetary standard in which the value of the monetary unit is defined as equivalent to certain quantities of two metals, typically gold and silver, creating a fixed rate of exchange between them.
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Blue and white pottery
"Blue and white pottery" covers a wide range of white pottery and porcelain decorated under the glaze with a blue pigment, generally cobalt oxide.
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Booster (rocketry)
A booster is a rocket (or rocket engine) used either in the first stage of a multistage launch vehicle or in parallel with longer-burning sustainer rockets to augment the space vehicle's takeoff thrust and payload capability.
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Bozhou rebellion
The Bozhou rebellion was a Miao uprising that occurred in Guizhou and spread to Sichuan and Huguang between 1589 and 1600 during the Ming dynasty. Ming dynasty and Bozhou rebellion are 16th century in China.
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Brill Publishers
Brill Academic Publishers, also known as E. J. Brill, Koninklijke Brill, Brill, is a Dutch international academic publisher of books and journals.
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Brothel
A brothel, bordello, bawdy house, ranch, house of ill repute, house of ill fame, or whorehouse is a place where people engage in sexual activity with prostitutes.
Buddhism
Buddhism, also known as Buddha Dharma and Dharmavinaya, is an Indian religion and philosophical tradition based on teachings attributed to the Buddha, a wandering teacher who lived in the 6th or 5th century BCE.
Carved lacquer
Carved lacquer or Qidiao is a distinctive Chinese form of decorated lacquerware.
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Cash (Chinese coin)
The cash or qian was a type of coin of China and the Sinosphere, used from the 4th century BC until the 20th century AD, characterised by their round outer shape and a square center hole.
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Catholic Church in China
The Catholic Church (after the Chinese term for the Christian God) first appeared in China upon the arrival of John of Montecorvino in China proper during the Yuan dynasty; he was the first Catholic missionary in the country, and would become the first bishop of Khanbaliq (1271–1368).
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Censorate
The Censorate was a high-level supervisory agency in Imperial China, first established during the Qin dynasty (221–207 BC).
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Censorship
Censorship is the suppression of speech, public communication, or other information.
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Changde
Changde (traditional Chinese:常德區) is a prefecture-level city in the northwest of Hunan province, People's Republic of China.
Chen Youliang
Chen Youliang (陳友諒; 1320 – 3 October 1363For those cross-referencing the Mingshi, in the old Chinese calendar 至正二十三年 refers to the year 1363 CE, 七月二十日 refers to 8月29日 or 29 August, and 八月二十六日 refers to 10月3日 or 3 October.) was the founder and first emperor of the dynastic state of Chen Han in Chinese history.
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Chengdu
Chengdu is the capital city of the Chinese province of Sichuan.
Chenghua Emperor
The Chenghua Emperor (9 December 1447 – 9 September 1487), also known by his temple name as the Emperor Xianzong of Ming, personal name Zhu Jianshen, changed to Zhu Jianru in 1457, was the ninth emperor of the Ming dynasty, who reigned from 1464 to 1487.
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Chiefdom of Bozhou
The Chiefdom of Bozhou, ruled by the Yang clan, was an autonomous Tusi chiefdom established by Yang Duan (楊端) during the Tang dynasty.
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Chili pepper
Chili peppers, also spelled chile or chilli, are varieties of the berry-fruit of plants from the genus Capsicum, which are members of the nightshade family Solanaceae, cultivated for their pungency.
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Chinese astronomy
Astronomy in China has a long history stretching from the Shang dynasty, being refined over a period of more than 3,000 years.
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Chinese Buddhism
Chinese Buddhism or Han Buddhism (p) is a Chinese form of Mahayana Buddhism which draws on the Chinese Buddhist canonJiang Wu, "The Chinese Buddhist Canon" in The Wiley Blackwell Companion to East and Inner Asian Buddhism, p. 299, Wiley-Blackwell (2014).
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Chinese calendar
The traditional Chinese calendar (l; informally l) is a lunisolar calendar, combining the solar, lunar, and other cycles for various social and agricultural purposes.
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Chinese cash (currency unit)
The cash was a currency denomination used in China in imperial times.
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Chinese characters
Chinese characters are logographs used to write the Chinese languages and others from regions historically influenced by Chinese culture.
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Chinese era name
Chinese era names, also known as reign mottos, were titles used by various Chinese dynasties and regimes in Imperial China for the purpose of year identification and numbering.
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Chinese export porcelain
Chinese export porcelain includes a wide range of Chinese porcelain that was made (almost) exclusively for export to Europe and later to North America between the 16th and the 20th century.
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Chinese folk religion
Chinese folk religion, also known as Chinese popular religion, comprehends a range of traditional religious practices of Han Chinese, including the Chinese diaspora.
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Chinese jade
Chinese jade refers to the jade mined or carved in China from the Neolithic onward.
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Chinese literature
The history of Chinese literature extends thousands of years, and begins with the earliest recorded inscriptions, court archives, building to the major works of philosophy and history written during the Axial Age.
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Chinese opera
Traditional Chinese opera, or Xiqu, is a form of musical theatre in China with roots going back to the early periods in China.
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Chinese painting
Chinese painting is one of the oldest continuous artistic traditions in the world.
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Chinese poetry
Chinese poetry is poetry written, spoken, or chanted in the Chinese language, and a part of the Chinese literature.
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Chinese Rites controversy
The Chinese Rites controversy was a dispute among Catholic missionaries over the religiosity of Confucianism and Chinese rituals during the 17th and 18th centuries. Ming dynasty and Chinese Rites controversy are 17th century in China.
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Chinese treasure ship
A Chinese treasure ship (literally "gem ship") is a type of large wooden ship in the fleet of admiral Zheng He, who led seven voyages during the early 15th-century Ming dynasty.
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Chongzhen Emperor
The Chongzhen Emperor (6 February 1611 – 25 April 1644), personal name Zhu Youjian, courtesy name Deyue (德約),Wang Yuan (王源)，Ju ye tang wen ji (《居業堂文集》), vol.
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Church of the East in China
The Church of the East (also known as the Nestorian Church) historically had a presence in China during two periods: first from the 7th through the 10th century in the Tang dynasty, when it was known as Jingjiao (l), and later during the Yuan dynasty in the 13th and 14th centuries, when it was described alongside other foreign religions like Catholicism and possibly Manichaeism as Yelikewen jiao (p).
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Circuit (administrative division)
A circuit was a historical political division of China and is a historical and modern administrative unit in Japan.
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City Wall of Nanjing
The City Wall of Nanjing was designed by the Hongwu Emperor (1328–1398) after he founded the Ming Dynasty (1368–1644) and established Nanjing as the capital in 1368.
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Classic Chinese Novels
Classic Chinese Novels are the best-known novels of pre-modern Chinese literature.
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Classical Chinese
Classical Chinese is the language in which the classics of Chinese literature were written, from.
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Cloisonné
Cloisonné is an ancient technique for decorating metalwork objects with colored material held in place or separated by metal strips or wire, normally of gold.
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Columbian exchange
The Columbian exchange, also known as the Columbian interchange, was the widespread transfer of plants, animals, precious metals, commodities, culture, human populations, technology, diseases, and ideas between the New World (the Americas) in the Western Hemisphere, and the Old World (Afro-Eurasia) in the Eastern Hemisphere, in the late 15th and following centuries.
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Confucianism
Confucianism, also known as Ruism or Ru classicism, is a system of thought and behavior originating in ancient China, and is variously described as a tradition, philosophy (humanistic or rationalistic), religion, theory of government, or way of life.
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Confucius
Confucius (孔子; pinyin), born Kong Qiu (孔丘), was a Chinese philosopher of the Spring and Autumn period who is traditionally considered the paragon of Chinese sages, as well as the first teacher in China to advocate for mass education.
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Courtesan
A courtesan is a prostitute with a courtly, wealthy, or upper-class clientele.
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Crucible
A crucible is a container in which metals or other substances may be melted or subjected to very high temperatures.
Crystallization
Crystallization is the process by which solids form, where the atoms or molecules are highly organized into a structure known as a crystal.
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Dalai Lama
Dalai Lama is a title given by Altan Khan in 1578 AD at Yanghua Monastery to the foremost spiritual leader of the Gelug or "Yellow Hat" school of Tibetan Buddhism, the newest and most dominant of the four major schools of Tibetan Buddhism.
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Dali Kingdom
The Dali Kingdom, also known as the Dali State (Bai: Dablit Guaif), was a dynastic state situated in modern Yunnan province, China from 937 until 1253. Ming dynasty and Dali Kingdom are former countries in Chinese history.
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Daozang
The Daozang is a large canon of Taoist writings, consisting of around 1,400 texts that were seen as continuing traditions first embodied by the Daodejing, Zhuangzi, and Liezi.
Dehua porcelain
Dehua porcelain, more traditionally known in the West as Blanc de Chine (French for "White from China"), is a type of white Chinese porcelain, made at Dehua in the Fujian province.
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Dial (measurement)
A dial is generally a flat surface, circular or rectangular, with numbers or similar markings on it, used for displaying the setting or output of a timepiece, radio, clock, watch, or measuring instrument.
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Dominican Order
The Order of Preachers (Ordo Prædicatorum; abbreviated OP), commonly known as the Dominican Order, is a Catholic mendicant order of pontifical right that was founded in France by a Castilian-French priest named Dominic de Guzmán.
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Dong Qichang
Dong Qichang (courtesy name Xuanzai (玄宰); 1555–1636), was a Chinese art theorist, calligrapher, painter, and politician of the later period of the Ming dynasty.
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Donglin Academy
The Donglin Academy (Wade–Giles Tung-lin), also known as the Guishan Academy (龜山書院 Guīshān Shūyuàn), was a former Chinese educational institution in Wuxi, China.
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Donglin movement
The Donglin movement was an ideological and philosophical movement of the late Ming and early Qing dynasties of China. Ming dynasty and Donglin movement are 17th century in China.
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Dorgon
Dorgon (17 November 1612 – 31 December 1650), was a Manchu prince and regent of the early Qing dynasty.
Dutch colonial empire
The Dutch colonial empire (Nederlandse koloniale rijk) comprised the overseas territories and trading posts controlled and administered by Dutch chartered companies—mainly the Dutch East India Company and the Dutch West India Company—and subsequently by the Dutch Republic (1581–1795), and by the modern Kingdom of the Netherlands after 1815.
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Dynastic cycle
Dynastic cycle is an important political theory in Chinese history.
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Dynasties of China
For most of its history, China was organized into various dynastic states under the rule of hereditary monarchs. Ming dynasty and Dynasties of China are former countries in Chinese history.
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Economic history of the Netherlands (1500–1815)
The economic history of the Netherlands (1500–1815) covers the Netherlands as the Habsburg Netherlands, through the era of the Dutch Republic, the Batavian Republic and the Kingdom of Holland.
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Economy of the Ming dynasty
The economy of the Ming dynasty (1368–1644) of China was one of the largest in the world during that period.
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Economy of the Song dynasty
The economy of the Song dynasty (960–1279) has been characterized as the most prosperous in the world at the time.
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Edwin O. Reischauer
Edwin Oldfather Reischauer (October 15, 1910 – September 1, 1990) was an American diplomat, educator, and professor at Harvard University.
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The Eight Banners (in Manchu: jakūn gūsa,, ᠨᠠᠶᠢᠮᠠᠨ ᠬᠣᠰᠢᠭᠤ) were administrative and military divisions under the Later Jin and Qing dynasties of China into which all Manchu households were placed.
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Eight-legged essay
The eight-legged essay was a style of essay in imperial examinations during the Ming and Qing dynasties in China.
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Embroidered Uniform Guard
The Embroidered Uniform Guard was the imperial secret police that served the emperors of the Ming dynasty in China.
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Emperor of China
Throughout Chinese history, "Emperor" was the superlative title held by the monarchs who ruled various imperial dynasties or Chinese empires.
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Emperor Yingzong of Ming
Emperor Yingzong of Ming (29 November 1427 – 23 February 1464), personal name Zhu Qizhen, was the sixth and eighth emperor of the Ming dynasty.
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Equal temperament
An equal temperament is a musical temperament or tuning system that approximates just intervals by dividing an octave (or other interval) into steps such that the ratio of the frequencies of any adjacent pair of notes is the same.
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Esen Taishi
Esen (Эсэн; Mongol script) (1407–1454), was a powerful Oirat taishi and the de facto ruler of the Northern Yuan dynasty between 12 September 1453 and 1454.
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Euclid
Euclid (Εὐκλείδης; BC) was an ancient Greek mathematician active as a geometer and logician.
Euclid's Elements
The Elements (Στοιχεῖα) is a mathematical treatise consisting of 13 books attributed to the ancient Greek mathematician Euclid 300 BC.
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Eunuch
A eunuch is a male who has been castrated.
Fang Xiaoru
Fang Xiaoru (1357 – 25 July 1402), courtesy name Xizhi (希直) or Xigu (希古), a native of Ninghai County, Zhejiang (present-day Ningbo, Zhejiang), was a Chinese official and Confucian scholar of the Ming dynasty.
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Feng Menglong
Feng Menglong (1574–1646), courtesy names Youlong (猶龍), Gongyu (公魚), Ziyou (子猶), or Eryou (耳猶), was a Chinese historian, novelist, and poet of the late Ming Dynasty.
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Feoffment
In the Middle Ages, especially under the European feudal system, feoffment or enfeoffment was the deed by which a person was given land in exchange for a pledge of service.
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Fernão Pires de Andrade
Fernão Pires de Andrade (also spelled as Fernão Peres de Andrade; in contemporary sources, Fernam (Fernã) Perez Dandrade) (d. 1552) was a Portuguese merchant, pharmacist, and diplomat who worked under the explorer and colonial administrator Afonso de Albuquerque.
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Field mill (carriage)
A field mill, also known as a camp mill, was a premodern vehicle which acted as a mobile mill used for grinding grains, which had the very practical use of feeding a moving army.
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Fire ship
A fire ship or fireship is a large wooden vessel set on fire to be used against enemy ships during a ramming attack or similar maneuver.
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Floruit
Floruit (abbreviated fl. or occasionally flor.; from Latin for "flourished") denotes a date or period during which a person was known to have been alive or active.
Forbidden City
The Forbidden City is the imperial palace complex in the center of the Imperial City in Beijing, China.
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Foreign relations of imperial China
The foreign relations of Imperial China from the Qin dynasty until the Qing dynasty encompassed many situations as the fortunes of dynasties rose and fell.
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Four Books and Five Classics
The Four Books and Five Classics are authoritative and important books associated with Confucianism, written before 300 BC.
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Four Masters of the Ming dynasty
The Four Masters of the Ming dynasty are a traditional grouping in Chinese art history of four famous Chinese painters that lived during the Ming dynasty.
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Fourth Era of Northern Domination
The Fourth Era of Northern Domination (Bắc thuộc lần thứ tư) was a period of Vietnamese history, from 1407 to 1427, during which Ming-dynasty China ruled Vietnam as the province of Jiaozhi (Giao Chỉ).
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Franciscans
The Franciscans are a group of related mendicant religious orders of the Catholic Church.
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Fubing system
The fubing system was a local militia system in Imperial China from the 6th to 8th centuries AD, originating in the Western Wei dynasty and subsequently adopted by the Northern Zhou, Sui, and Tang dynasties.
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Fujian
Fujian is a province on the southeastern coast of China.
Futou
Futou (also pronounced and written as), also known as and, was one of the most important forms of Chinese headwear in ancient China with a history of more than one thousand years.
Galileo Galilei
Galileo di Vincenzo Bonaiuti de' Galilei (15 February 1564 – 8 January 1642), commonly referred to as Galileo Galilei or simply Galileo, was an Italian astronomer, physicist and engineer, sometimes described as a polymath.
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Gazetteer
A gazetteer is a geographical dictionary or directory used in conjunction with a map or atlas.
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Güshi Khan
Güshi Khan (1582 – 14 January 1655) was a Khoshut prince and founder of the Khoshut Khanate, who supplanted the Tumed descendants of Altan Khan as the main benefactor of the Dalai Lama and the Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism.
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Gējì
A Gējì or Geji is a female professional performer of song and dance in ancient China.
Gelug
Bodhgaya (India). The Gelug (also Geluk; 'virtuous')Kay, David N. (2007).
Geography of China
China has great physical diversity.
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Gerardus Mercator
Gerardus Mercator (5 March 1512 – 2 December 1594) was a Flemish geographer, cosmographer and cartographer.
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Government of the Han dynasty
The Han dynasty (202 BC – 220 AD) was the second imperial dynasty of China, following the Qin dynasty (221–207 BC).
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Grand Canal (China)
The Grand Canal is a system of interconnected canals linking various major rivers in North and East China, serving as an important waterborne transport infrastructure between the north and the south during Medieval and premodern China.
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Grand chancellor (China)
The grand chancellor (among other titles), also translated as counselor-in-chief, chancellor, chief councillor, chief minister, imperial chancellor, lieutenant chancellor and prime minister, was the highest-ranking executive official in the imperial Chinese government.
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Grand coordinator and provincial governor
A xunfu was an important imperial Chinese provincial office under both the Ming (14th–17th centuries) and Qing (17th–20th centuries) dynasties.
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Grand Secretariat
The Grand Secretariat, or the Cabinet, was nominally a coordinating agency but de facto the highest institution in the imperial government of the Chinese Ming dynasty.
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Great Plague in the late Ming dynasty
The Great Plague in the late Ming dynasty, also known as the North China Plague in the late Ming dynasty, or the Great Plague of Jingshi, was a major plague epidemic between 1633 and 1644, the last phase of the Ming dynasty in China, during the Chongzhen Emperor's reign (1627–1644).
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Great Wall of China
The Great Wall of China (literally "ten thousand ''li'' long wall") is a series of fortifications that were built across the historical northern borders of ancient Chinese states and Imperial China as protection against various nomadic groups from the Eurasian Steppe.
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Gregorian calendar
The Gregorian calendar is the calendar used in most parts of the world.
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Guangxi
Guangxi, officially the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, is an autonomous region of the People's Republic of China, located in South China and bordering Vietnam (Hà Giang, Cao Bằng, Lạng Sơn, and Quảng Ninh Provinces) and the Gulf of Tonkin.
Guangzhou
Guangzhou, previously romanized as Canton or Kwangchow, is the capital and largest city of Guangdong province in southern China.
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Guizhou
Guizhou is an inland province in Southwestern China.
Gun barrel
A gun barrel is a crucial part of gun-type weapons such as small firearms, artillery pieces, and air guns.
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Guo Shoujing
Guo Shoujing (1231–1316), courtesy name Ruosi (若思), was a Chinese astronomer, hydraulic engineer, mathematician, and politician of the Yuan dynasty.
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Haijin
The Haijin (海禁) or sea ban were a series of related isolationist policies in China restricting private maritime trading and coastal settlement during most of the Ming dynasty and early Qing dynasty.
Haixi Jurchens
The Haixi Jurchens were a grouping of the Jurchens as identified by the Chinese of the Ming dynasty.
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Han Chinese
The Han Chinese or the Han people, or colloquially known as the Chinese are an East Asian ethnic group native to Greater China.
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Han dynasty
The Han dynasty was an imperial dynasty of China (202 BC9 AD, 25–220 AD) established by Liu Bang and ruled by the House of Liu. Ming dynasty and Han dynasty are Confucian dynasties, dynasties of China and former countries in Chinese history.
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Han River (Hubei and Shaanxi)
The Han River, also known by its Chinese names Hanshui (汉水) and Han Jiang (汉江), is a major river in Central China.
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Hand cannon
The hand cannon, also known as the gonne or handgonne, is the first true firearm and the successor of the fire lance.
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Hanlin Academy
The Hanlin Academy was an academic and administrative institution of higher learning founded in the 8th century Tang China by Emperor Xuanzong in Chang'an.
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Harvard University Press
Harvard University Press (HUP) is a publishing house established on January 13, 1913, as a division of Harvard University, and focused on academic publishing.
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He Chaozong
He Chaozong was a celebrated early 17th-century Chinese potter.
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Heliocentrism
Heliocentrism (also known as the heliocentric model) is a superseded astronomical model in which the Earth and planets revolve around the Sun at the center of the universe.
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Henan
Henan is an inland province of China.
Heterodoxy
In religion, heterodoxy (from Ancient Greek:, "other, another, different" +, "popular belief") means "any opinions or doctrines at variance with an official or orthodox position".
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History of geography
The history of geography includes many histories of geography which have differed over time and between different cultural and political groups.
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History of Ming
The History of Ming is the final official Chinese history included in the Twenty-Four Histories.
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History of the Jews in China
Jews and Judaism in China are predominantly composed of Sephardi Jews and their descendants.
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History of trigonometry
Early study of triangles can be traced to the 2nd millennium BC, in Egyptian mathematics (Rhind Mathematical Papyrus) and Babylonian mathematics.
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History of Yuan
The History of Yuan, also known as the Yuanshi, is one of the official Chinese historical works known as the Twenty-Four Histories of China.
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Hong Taiji
Hong Taiji (28 November 1592 – 21 September 1643), also rendered as Huang Taiji and sometimes referred to as Abahai in Western literature, also known by his temple name as the Emperor Taizong of Qing, was the second khan of the Later Jin dynasty and the founding emperor of the Qing dynasty.
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Hongwu Emperor
Hongwu Emperor (21 October 1328– 24 June 1398), also known by his temple name as the Emperor Taizu of Ming, personal name Zhu Yuanzhang, courtesy name Guorui, was the founding emperor of the Ming dynasty, reigning from 1368 to 1398.
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Hongxi Emperor
The Hongxi Emperor (16 August 1378 – 29 May 1425), personal name Zhu Gaochi (朱高熾), was the fourth emperor of the Ming dynasty, reigned from 1424 to 1425.
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Hongzhi Emperor
The Hongzhi Emperor (30 July 1470 – 9 June 1505), also known by his temple name as the Emperor Xiaozong of Ming, personal name Zhu Youcheng, was the tenth emperor of the Ming dynasty, reigned from 1487 to 1505.
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House of Koxinga
The House of Koxinga or the Zheng dynasty was the reigning family of the Kingdom of Tungning in Taiwan. Ming dynasty and House of Koxinga are dynasties of China.
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House of Zhu
The House of Zhu was a Chinese imperial ruling house of the Ming dynasty (1368–1644) and Southern Ming dynasty (1644–1662).
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Hu Weiyong
Hu Weiyong (died 1380) was a Chinese official of the early Ming dynasty and a close adviser of the Hongwu Emperor.
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Huai River
The Huai River, formerly romanized as the Hwai, is a major river in East China, about long with a drainage area of.
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Huang-Ming Zuxun
The Huang-Ming Zuxun (Ancestral Instructions of the Ming Emperor) were admonitions left by the Hongwu Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang, the founder of the Chinese Ming dynasty, to his descendants.
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Hubei
Hubei is an inland province of China, and is part of the Central China region.
Hui people
The Hui people (回族|p.
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Hunan
Hunan is an inland province of China.
Huolongjing
The Huolongjing (Wade-Giles: Huo Lung Ching; rendered in English as Fire Drake Manual or Fire Dragon Manual), also known as Huoqitu (“Firearm Illustrations”), is a Chinese military treatise compiled and edited by Jiao Yu and Liu Bowen of the early Ming dynasty (1368–1683) during the 14th century.
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Hyperinflation
In economics, hyperinflation is a very high and typically accelerating inflation.
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Imperial City, Beijing
The Imperial City is a section of the city of Beijing in the Ming and Qing dynasties, with the Forbidden City at its center.
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Imperial Clan Court
The Imperial Clan Court or Court of the Imperial Clan was an institution responsible for all matters pertaining to the imperial family under the Ming and Qing dynasties of imperial China.
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Imperial examination
The imperial examination was a civil service examination system in Imperial China administered for the purpose of selecting candidates for the state bureaucracy.
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Incense clock
The incense clock is a timekeeping device that originated from China during the Song Dynasty (960–1279) and spread to neighboring East Asian countries such as Japan and Korea.
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Indian Ocean
The Indian Ocean is the third-largest of the world's five oceanic divisions, covering or approx.
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Infanticide
Infanticide (or infant homicide) is the intentional killing of infants or offspring.
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Inflation
In economics, inflation is a general increase in the prices of goods and services in an economy.
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Inner Asia
Inner Asia refers to the northern and landlocked regions spanning North, Central and East Asia.
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International Studies Quarterly
International Studies Quarterly is a quarterly peer-reviewed academic journal of international studies and an official journal of the International Studies Association.
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Islam during the Ming dynasty
As the Yuan dynasty ended, many Mongols as well as the Muslims who came with them remained in China.
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Islam during the Tang dynasty
The history of Islam in China goes back to the earliest years of Islam.
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Islam during the Yuan dynasty
During the Yuan dynasty in the 13th century, there was a significant increase in the population of Muslims in China.
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Islam in China
Islam has been practiced in China since the 7th century CE.
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Japanese invasions of Korea (1592–1598)
The Japanese invasions of Korea, commonly known as the Imjin War, involved two separate yet linked invasions: an initial invasion in 1592, a brief truce in 1596, and a second invasion in 1597.
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Jesuit missions in China
The history of the missions of the Jesuits in China is part of the history of relations between China and the Western world. Ming dynasty and Jesuit missions in China are 16th century in China and 17th century in China.
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Jiajing Emperor
The Jiajing Emperor (16September 150723January 1567), also known by his temple name as the Emperor Shizong of Ming, personal name Zhu Houcong, was the 12th emperor of the Ming dynasty, reigning from 1521 to 1567.
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Jiangxi
Jiangxi is an inland province in the east of the People's Republic of China.
Jianwen Emperor
The Jianwen Emperor (5 December 1377 – ?), personal name Zhu Yunwen (朱允炆), also known by his temple name as the Emperor Huizong of Ming and by his posthumous name as the Emperor Hui of Ming, was the second emperor of the Ming dynasty, reigned from 1398 to 1402.
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Jianzhou Jurchens
The Jianzhou Jurchens were one of the three major groups of Jurchens as identified by the Ming dynasty.
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Jiao Yu
Jiao Yu was a Chinese military general, philosopher, and writer of the Yuan dynasty and early Ming dynasty under Zhu Yuanzhang, who founded the dynasty and became known as the Hongwu Emperor.
Jiashen Incident
The Jiashen Incident, also known as the Battle of Beijing, took place in 1644 in the areas surrounding Beijing, and was fought between forces of the incumbent Ming dynasty and the Shun dynasty founded by peasant rebel leader Li Zicheng.
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Jin dynasty (1115–1234)
The Jin dynasty, officially known as the Great Jin, was an imperial dynasty of China that existed between 1115 and 1234 founded by Emperor Taizu (first). Ming dynasty and Jin dynasty (1115–1234) are dynasties of China and former countries in Chinese history.
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Jin dynasty (266–420)
The Jin dynasty or Jin Empire, sometimes distinguished as the or the, was an imperial dynasty in China that existed from 266 to 420. Ming dynasty and Jin dynasty (266–420) are dynasties of China and former countries in Chinese history.
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Jin Ping Mei
Jin Ping Mei—translated into English as The Plum in the Golden Vase or The Golden Lotus—is a Chinese novel of manners composed in vernacular Chinese during the latter half of the 16th century during the late Ming dynasty (1368–1644).
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Jingkang incident
The Jingkang Incident, also known as the Humiliation of Jingkang and the Disorders of the Jingkang Period, was an episode of invasions and atrocities that took place in 1127 during the Jin–Song Wars when the troops of the Jurchen-led Jin dynasty besieged and sacked the imperial palaces in Bianjing (present-day Kaifeng), the capital of the Han-led Northern Song dynasty.
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Jingnan campaign
The Jingnan campaign, or Jingnan rebellion, was a three-year civil war from 1399 to 1402 in the early years of the Ming dynasty of China. Ming dynasty and Jingnan campaign are 14th century in China and 15th century in China.
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Jingtai Emperor
The Jingtai Emperor (21 September 1428 – 14 March 1457), also known by his temple name as the Emperor Daizong of Ming and by his posthumous name as the Emperor Jing of Ming, personal name Zhu Qiyu, was the seventh emperor of the Ming dynasty, reigned from 1449 to 1457.
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Johann Adam Schall von Bell
Johann Adam Schall von Bell (1 May 1591 – 15 August 1666) was a German Jesuit, astronomer and instrument-maker.
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Johann Schreck
Johann(es) Schreck, also Terrenz or Terrentius Constantiensis, Deng Yuhan Hanpo 鄧玉函, Deng Zhen Lohan, (1576, Bingen, Baden-Württemberg or Constance – 11 May 1630, Beijing) was a German Jesuit, missionary to China and polymath.
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Johannes Kepler
Johannes Kepler (27 December 1571 – 15 November 1630) was a German astronomer, mathematician, astrologer, natural philosopher and writer on music.
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John Fryer Thomas Keane
John Fryer Thomas Keane (4 October 1854 – 1 September 1937), popularly known as Jack Keane, was a Yorkshire clergyman's son who went to sea at the age of twelve.
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John King Fairbank
John King Fairbank (May 24, 1907September 14, 1991) was an American historian of China and United States–China relations.
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John Milton
John Milton (9 December 1608 – 8 November 1674) was an English poet, polemicist, and civil servant.
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Jonathan D. Spence
Jonathan Dermot Spence (11 August 1936 – 25 December 2021) was a British-American historian, sinologist, and author who specialised in Chinese history.
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Joseon
Joseon, officially Great Joseon State, was a dynastic kingdom of Korea that existed for 505 years. Ming dynasty and Joseon are Confucian dynasties and medieval East Asia.
Joseph Edkins
Joseph Edkins (19 December 1823 – 23 April 1905) was a British Protestant missionary who spent 57 years in China, 30 of them in Beijing.
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Joss paper
Joss paper, also known as incense papers, are papercrafts or sheets of paper made into burnt offerings common in Chinese ancestral worship (such as the veneration of the deceased family members and relatives on holidays and special occasions).
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Journey to the West
Journey to the West is a Chinese novel published in the 16th century during the Ming dynasty and attributed to Wu Cheng'en.
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Juan González de Mendoza
Juan González de Mendoza, O.S.A. (1545 – 14 February 1618) was a Spanish bishop, explorer, sinologist, and writer.
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Junk (ship)
A junk is a type of Chinese sailing ship characterized by a central rudder, an overhanging flat transom, watertight bulkheads, and a flat-bottomed design.
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Jurchen language
Jurchen language (p) was the Tungusic language of the Jurchen people of eastern Manchuria, the rulers of the Jin dynasty in northern China of the 12th and 13th centuries.
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Jurchen people
Jurchen (Manchu: Jušen,; 女真, Nǚzhēn) is a term used to collectively describe a number of East Asian Tungusic-speaking people.
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Jurchen unification
The Jurchen unification were a series of events in the late 16th and early 17th centuries that led to the unification of the Jurchen tribes under the Jianzhou Jurchen leader Nurhaci. Ming dynasty and Jurchen unification are 16th century in China and 17th century in China.
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Kaifeng Jews
Kaifeng Jews (p; translit) are a small community of descendants of Chinese Jews in Kaifeng, in the Henan province of China.
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Karluk languages
The Karluk or Qarluq languages are a sub-branch of the Turkic language family that developed from the varieties once spoken by Karluks.
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Khan (title)
Khan is a historic Mongolic and Turkic title originating among nomadic tribes in the Central and Eastern Eurasian Steppe to refer to a king.
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Khanbaliq
Khanbaliq (style, Qaɣan balɣasu) or Dadu of Yuan (ᠳᠠᠶ᠋ᠢᠳᠤ, Dayidu) was the winter capital of the Yuan dynasty of China in what is now Beijing, the capital of China today.
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Khoshut Khanate
The Khoshut Khanate was a Mongol Oirat khanate based in the Tibetan Plateau from 1642 to 1717. Ming dynasty and Khoshut Khanate are former countries in Chinese history.
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King of Wu
The King of Wu or Prince of Wu was a title referring to Chinese rulers of the area originally controlled by the Gou Wu tribes around Wuxi on the lower Yangtze, generally known as the Wu region.
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Kingdom of Cochin
The Kingdom of Cochin, also known as the Kingdom of Kochi or later as Cochin State, named after its capital in the city of Kochi (Cochin), was an Indian Hindu kingdom in the central part of present-day Kerala state.
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Kingdom of Portugal
The Kingdom of Portugal was a monarchy in the western Iberian Peninsula and the predecessor of the modern Portuguese Republic.
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Kingdom of Tungning
The Kingdom of Tungning, also known as Tywan by the English at the time, was a dynastic maritime state that ruled part of southwestern Taiwan and the Penghu islands between 1661 and 1683. Ming dynasty and Kingdom of Tungning are former countries in Chinese history.
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Koxinga
Zheng Chenggong, Prince of Yanping (27 August 1624 – 23 June 1662), better known internationally as Koxinga, was a Southern Ming general who resisted the Qing conquest of China in the 17th century, fighting them on China's southeastern coast.
Kunyu Wanguo Quantu
Kunyu Wanguo Quantu, printed in Ming China at the request of the Wanli Emperor in 1602 by the Italian Catholic missionary Matteo Ricci and Chinese collaborators, the mandarin Zhong Wentao, and the technical translator Li Zhizao, is the earliest known Chinese world map with the style of European maps.
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Lam Sơn uprising
The Lam Sơn uprising (Khởi nghĩa Lam Sơn; 起義藍山, also known as; Lam Sơn phong khởi; 藍山蜂起) was a Vietnamese rebellion led by Lê Lợi in the province of Jiaozhi from 1418 to 1427 against the rule of Ming China.
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Lan Yu (general)
Lan Yu (died 1393) was a Chinese military general and official who contributed to the founding of the Ming dynasty.
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Land mine
A land mine, or landmine, is an explosive weapon concealed under or camouflaged on the ground, and designed to destroy or disable enemy targets, ranging from combatants to vehicles and tanks, as they pass over or near it.
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Languages of China
There are several hundred languages in China.
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Largest naval battle in history
The "largest naval battle in history" is a disputed title between adherents of varying criteria which include the numbers of personnel and/or vessels involved in the naval battle, the total displacement of the vessels involved and sometimes the significance and/or implications of the battle.
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Later Jin (1616–1636)
The Later Jin, officially known as Jin or the Great Jin, was a Jurchen-led royal dynasty of China in Manchuria and the precursor to the Qing dynasty. Ming dynasty and Later Jin (1616–1636) are dynasties of China and former countries in Chinese history.
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Latticework
Latticework is an openwork framework consisting of a criss-crossed pattern of strips of building material, typically wood or metal.
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Lê dynasty
The Lê dynasty, also known in historiography as the Later Lê dynasty (triều Hậu Lê, chữ Hán: 朝後黎 or nhà Hậu Lê, chữ Nôm: 茹後黎), officially Đại Việt (Đại Việt; Chữ Hán: 大越), was the longest-ruling Vietnamese dynasty, having ruled from 1428 to 1789, with an interregnum between 1527 and 1533. Ming dynasty and Lê dynasty are Confucian dynasties and former countries in Chinese history.
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Lê Lợi
Lê Lợi (chữ Hán: 黎利; 10 September 1385 – 5 October 1433), also known by his temple name as Lê Thái Tổ (黎太祖) and by his pre-imperial title Bình Định vương (平定王; "Prince of Pacification"), was a Vietnamese rebel leader who founded the Later Lê dynasty and became the first king of the restored kingdom of Đại Việt after the country was conquered by the Ming dynasty.
Li Shizhen
Li Shizhen (July 3, 1518 – 1593), courtesy name Dongbi, was a Chinese acupuncturist, herbalist, naturalist, pharmacologist, physician, and writer of the Ming dynasty.
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Li Zhi (philosopher)
Li Zhi (1527–1602), often known by his pseudonym Zhuowu (which means, “I who am smart”), was a Chinese philosopher, historian and writer of the late Ming dynasty.
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Li Zicheng
Li Zicheng (22 September 1606 – 1645), born Li Hongji, also known by his nickname, the Dashing King, was a Chinese peasant rebel leader who helped overthrow the Ming dynasty in April 1644 and ruled over northern China briefly as the Yongchang Emperor of the short-lived Shun dynasty before his death a year later.
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Ling Mengchu
Ling Mengchu (1580–1644) was a Chinese writer of the Ming Dynasty.
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List of emperors of the Ming dynasty
The Ming dynasty was a dynasty of China that existed from 1368 to 1644, succeeding the Mongol-led Yuan dynasty and falling amidst much political turmoil to the short-lived Shun dynasty.
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List of tributary states of China
This is a list of states that paid tribute to the Imperial dynasties of China under the tributary system. Ming dynasty and list of tributary states of China are former countries in Chinese history.
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List of varieties of Chinese
The following is a list of Sinitic languages and their dialects.
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Little Ice Age
The Little Ice Age (LIA) was a period of regional cooling, particularly pronounced in the North Atlantic region.
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Liu Bowen
Liu Ji (1 July 1311 – 16 May 1375),Jiang, Yonglin.
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Liu Jin
Liu Jin (28 February 1451 – 25 August 1510) was a powerful Ming dynasty Chinese eunuch during the reign of the Zhengde Emperor.
Liu Tong
Liu Tong (c. 1593–1637) was a Chinese politician and writer from Macheng in Huanggang.
Loom
A loom is a device used to weave cloth and tapestry.
Luchuan–Pingmian campaigns
The Luchuan–Pingmian campaigns (1436–49) were punitive expeditions carried out by the Ming dynasty under the rule of the Emperor Yingzong against the Shan-led State of Möng Mao near the frontier with the Kingdom of Ava. Ming dynasty and Luchuan–Pingmian campaigns are 15th century in China.
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Macau
Macau or Macao is a special administrative region of the People's Republic of China.
Maize
Maize (Zea mays), also known as corn in North American English, is a tall stout grass that produces cereal grain.
Manchu people
The Manchus are a Tungusic East Asian ethnic group native to Manchuria in Northeast Asia.
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Manchuria under Ming rule
Manchuria under Ming rule refers to the domination of the Ming dynasty of China over the greater region of Manchuria, including today's Northeast China and Outer Manchuria.
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Manchuria under Yuan rule
Manchuria under Yuan rule refers to the Yuan dynasty's rule over Manchuria, corresponding to modern Manchuria (Northeast China) and Outer Manchuria (including Sakhalin), from 1271 to 1368.
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Mandarin (late imperial lingua franca)
Mandarin was the common spoken language of administration of the Chinese empire during the Ming and Qing dynasties.
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Manila galleon
The Manila galleon (Galeón de Manila; Galyon ng Maynila), originally known as La Nao de China, and Galeón de Acapulco,.
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Marquis of Extended Grace
The Marquis of Extended Grace was a title held by a descendant of the imperial family of the Ming dynasty (1368–1644) during the subsequent Qing dynasty (1644–1912).
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Matteo Ricci
Matteo Ricci (Matthaeus Riccius; 6 October 1552 – 11 May 1610) was an Italian Jesuit priest and one of the founding figures of the Jesuit China missions.
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Mencius
Mencius was a Chinese Confucian philosopher, often described as the Second Sage (亞聖) to reflect his traditional esteem relative to Confucius himself.
Miao people
The Miao are a group of linguistically related peoples living in Southern China and Southeast Asia, who are recognized by the government of China as one of the 56 official ethnic groups.
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Michał Boym
Michał Piotr Boym, SJ (Transliterated also (using Wade-Giles) as Pu Che-yuen Mi-ko c. 1612 – 1659) was a Polish Jesuit missionary to China, scientist and explorer. Ming dynasty and Michał Boym are 17th century in China.
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Military conquests of the Ming dynasty
The military conquests of the Chinese Ming dynasty was the attempt of the dynasty to hold on to power during the early Ming.
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Mineralogy
Mineralogy is a subject of geology specializing in the scientific study of the chemistry, crystal structure, and physical (including optical) properties of minerals and mineralized artifacts.
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Ming campaign against the Uriankhai
The Ming campaign against the Uriankhai was a 1387 offensive military expedition by Ming China's army led by General Feng Sheng against the Uriankhai Mongol horde led by the chieftain Naghachu in Manchuria, which concluded with the surrender of the Uriankhai to the Ming and the capture of Manchuria by the Ming.
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Ming dynasty in Inner Asia
The Ming dynasty in Inner Asia was the expansion of the Ming dynasty's realm and influence in Inner Asia between the 14th and the 16th centuries.
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Ming poetry
Ming poetry refers to the poetry of or typical of the Ming dynasty (1368–1644).
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Ming tombs
The Ming tombs are a collection of mausoleums built by the emperors of the Ming dynasty of China. Ming dynasty and Ming tombs are 15th century in China, 16th century in China and 17th century in China.
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Ming treasure voyages
The Ming treasure voyages were maritime expeditions undertaken by Ming China's treasure fleet between 1405 and 1433.
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Ministry of Justice (imperial China)
The Ministry or was one of the Six Ministries under the Department of State Affairs in imperial China.
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Ministry of Personnel
The Ministry of Personnel was one of the Six Ministries under the Department of State Affairs in imperial China, Korea, and Vietnam.
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Ministry of Revenue (imperial China)
The Ministry or Board of Revenue was one of the Six Ministries under the Department of State Affairs in imperial China.
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Ministry of Rites
The Ministry or Board of Rites was one of the Six Ministries of government in late imperial China.
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Ministry of War (imperial China)
The Ministry of War was one of Six Ministries under the Department of State Affairs in imperial China.
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Ministry of Works (imperial China)
The Ministry of Works or was one of the Six Ministries under the Department of State Affairs in imperial China.
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Mongol Empire
The Mongol Empire of the 13th and 14th centuries was the largest contiguous empire in history. Ming dynasty and Mongol Empire are former countries in Chinese history.
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Mongol invasions of Tibet
There were several Mongol invasions of Tibet.
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Mongolia
Mongolia is a landlocked country in East Asia, bordered by Russia to the north and China to the south.
Mongolian language
Mongolian is the principal language of the Mongolic language family that originated in the Mongolian Plateau.
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Mongols
The Mongols are an East Asian ethnic group native to Mongolia, China (majority in Inner Mongolia), as well as Buryatia and Kalmykia of Russia.
Movable type
Movable type (US English; moveable type in British English) is the system and technology of printing and typography that uses movable components to reproduce the elements of a document (usually individual alphanumeric characters or punctuation marks) usually on the medium of paper.
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Mu Ying
Mu Ying (沐英, 1345–1392) was a Chinese military general and politician during the Ming dynasty, and an adopted son of its founder, the Hongwu Emperor.
Multistage rocket
A multistage rocket or step rocket is a launch vehicle that uses two or more rocket stages, each of which contains its own engines and propellant.
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Music of China
The music of China consists of many distinct traditions, often specifically originating with one of the country's various ethnic groups.
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Naghachu
Naghachu (script;; d. 1388), also written as Nahacu, was an ethnic Mongol leader and general of the Northern Yuan in Manchuria, which was under Liaoyang province of the former Yuan dynasty.
Nanjing
Nanjing is the capital of Jiangsu province in eastern China. The city has 11 districts, an administrative area of, and a population of 9,423,400. Situated in the Yangtze River Delta region, Nanjing has a prominent place in Chinese history and culture, having served as the capital of various Chinese dynasties, kingdoms and republican governments dating from the 3rd century to 1949, and has thus long been a major center of culture, education, research, politics, economy, transport networks and tourism, being the home to one of the world's largest inland ports.
Nanjing incident of 1616
The Nanjing incident of 1616, or the Nanjing Church incident, was a set-back for Christianity in China after the initial success of Matteo Ricci and other members of the Jesuit China mission to use western science and technology to integrate themselves into the Ming Dynasty bureaucracy and scholarly culture.
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Naval history of China
The naval history of China dates back thousands of years, with archives existing since the late Spring and Autumn period regarding the Chinese navy and the various ship types employed in wars.
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Naval mine
A naval mine is a self-contained explosive device placed in water to damage or destroy surface ships or submarines.
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Neo-Confucianism
Neo-Confucianism (often shortened to lǐxué 理學, literally "School of Principle") is a moral, ethical, and metaphysical Chinese philosophy influenced by Confucianism, which originated with Han Yu (768–824) and Li Ao (772–841) in the Tang dynasty, and became prominent during the Song and Ming dynasties under the formulations of Zhu Xi (1130–1200).
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New Spain
New Spain, officially the Viceroyalty of New Spain (Virreinato de Nueva España; Nahuatl: Yankwik Kaxtillan Birreiyotl), originally the Kingdom of New Spain, was an integral territorial entity of the Spanish Empire, established by Habsburg Spain.
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Ni Zan
Ni Zan (1301–1374) was a Chinese painter during the Yuan and early Ming periods.
Nicolas Trigault
Nicolas Trigault (1577–1628) was a Jesuit, and a missionary in China.
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Nicolaus Copernicus
Nicolaus Copernicus (19 February 1473 – 24 May 1543) was a Renaissance polymath, active as a mathematician, astronomer, and Catholic canon, who formulated a model of the universe that placed the Sun rather than Earth at its center.
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Nine familial exterminations
The nine familial exterminations, nine kinship exterminations, or execution of nine relations, also known by the names zuzhu ("family execution") and miezu ("family extermination"), was the most severe punishment for a capital offense in premodern China, Korea, and Vietnam.
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North Zhili
Beizhili, formerly romanized as, Pechili, Peichili, etc.
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Northern Yuan
The Northern Yuan was a dynastic regime ruled by the Mongol Borjigin clan based in the Mongolian Plateau. Ming dynasty and Northern Yuan are dynasties of China, former countries in Chinese history and states and territories established in 1368.
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Nurgan Regional Military Commission
The Nurgan Regional Military Commission was a Chinese administrative seat established in Manchuria (including Northeast China and Outer Manchuria) during the Ming dynasty, located on the banks of the Amur River, about 100 km from the sea, at Nurgan city (modern Tyr, Russia).
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Nurhaci
Nurhaci (14 May 1559 – 30 September 1626), also known by his temple name as the Emperor Taizu of Qing, was the founding khan of the Jurchen-led Later Jin dynasty.
Oirats
Oirats (Ойрад, Oirad) or Oirds (Ойрд, Oird; Өөрд; 瓦剌, Wǎlà/Wǎlā), also formerly Eluts and Eleuths (厄魯特, Èlǔtè), are the westernmost group of the Mongols whose ancestral home is in the Altai region of Siberia, Xinjiang and western Mongolia.
Old Uyghur
Old Uyghur was a Turkic language which was spoken in Qocho from the 9th–14th centuries as well as in Gansu.
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Oral hygiene
Oral hygiene is the practice of keeping one's oral cavity clean and free of disease and other problems (e.g. bad breath) by regular brushing of the teeth (dental hygiene) and adopting good hygiene habits.
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Ordos campaign (1592)
The Ordos campaign of 1592, also called the Ningxia campaign or Pubei rebellion, was a rebellion against the Ming dynasty by Liu Dongyang and Pubei, a Chahar Mongol who had previously submitted to the Ming, and its suppression.
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Oyster
Oyster is the common name for a number of different families of salt-water bivalve molluscs that live in marine or brackish habitats.
Pacific Ocean
The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest of Earth's five oceanic divisions.
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Pavilion of Prince Teng
The Pavilion of Prince Teng is a building in the North West of the city of Nanchang, in Jiangxi province, China, on the east bank of the Gan River and is one of the Three Great Towers of southern China.
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Pederasty
Pederasty or paederasty is a sexual relationship between an adult man and a boy.
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Peking Gazette
The Peking Gazette was an official bulletin published with changing frequency in Beijing until 1912, when the Qing dynasty fell and Republican China was born.
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Penn State University Press
The Penn State University Press, also known as The Pennsylvania State University Press, is a non-profit publisher of scholarly books and journals.
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Pharmacology
Pharmacology is the science of drugs and medications, including a substance's origin, composition, pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, therapeutic use, and toxicology.
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Philip IV of Spain
Philip IV (Felipe Domingo Victor de la Cruz de Austria y Austria, Filipe; 8 April 160517 September 1665), also called the Planet King (Spanish: Rey Planeta), was King of Spain from 1621 to his death and (as Philip III) King of Portugal from 1621 to 1640.
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Philippines
The Philippines, officially the Republic of the Philippines, is an archipelagic country in Southeast Asia.
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Porcelain
Porcelain is a ceramic material made by heating raw materials, generally including kaolinite, in a kiln to temperatures between.
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Portuguese Macau
Macau (officially the Province of Macau from 1897 to 1976 and later the Autonomous Region of Macau from 1976 to 1999) was a Portuguese colony from the establishment of the first official Portuguese settlement of Macau in 1557 to its handover to China in 1999.
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Potato
The potato is a starchy root vegetable native to the Americas that is consumed as a staple food in many parts of the world.
Prefectures of China
Prefectures are one of four types of prefecture-level divisions in China, the second-level administrative division in the country.
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Provinces of China
Provinces (p) are the most numerous type of province-level divisions in the People's Republic of China (PRC).
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Ptolemy
Claudius Ptolemy (Πτολεμαῖος,; Claudius Ptolemaeus; AD) was an Alexandrian mathematician, astronomer, astrologer, geographer, and music theorist who wrote about a dozen scientific treatises, three of which were important to later Byzantine, Islamic, and Western European science.
Public bathing
Public baths originated when most people in population centers did not have access to private bathing facilities.
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Pyrite
The mineral pyrite, or iron pyrite, also known as fool's gold, is an iron sulfide with the chemical formula FeS2 (iron (II) disulfide).
Qianlong Emperor
The Qianlong Emperor (25 September 17117 February 1799), also known by his temple name Emperor Gaozong of Qing, personal name Hongli, was the fifth emperor of the Qing dynasty and the fourth Qing emperor to rule over China proper.
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Qing dynasty
The Qing dynasty, officially the Great Qing, was a Manchu-led imperial dynasty of China and the last imperial dynasty in Chinese history. Ming dynasty and Qing dynasty are 17th century in China, Confucian dynasties, dynasties of China and former countries in Chinese history.
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Qing invasion of Joseon
The Qing invasion of Joseon occurred in the winter of 1636 when the newly established Qing dynasty invaded the Joseon dynasty, establishing the former's status as the hegemon in the Imperial Chinese Tributary System and formally severing Joseon's relationship with the Ming dynasty.
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Qiu Ying
Qiu Ying (1494 – 1552)Cihai page 211. was a Chinese painter of the Ming dynasty who specialised in the gongbi brush technique.
Quenching
In materials science, quenching is the rapid cooling of a workpiece in water, gas, oil, polymer, air, or other fluids to obtain certain material properties.
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Rafael Perestrello
Rafael Perestrello (fl. 1514–1517) was a Portuguese explorer and a cousin of Filipa Moniz Perestrello, the wife of explorer Christopher Columbus. Ming dynasty and Rafael Perestrello are 16th century in China.
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Rebellion of Cao Qin
The Rebellion of Cao Qin was a day-long uprising in the Ming dynasty capital of Beijing on August7, 1461, staged by Chinese general Cao Qin (曹欽; died 1461) and his Ming troops of Mongol and Han descent against the Tianshun Emperor (r. 1457–1464). Ming dynasty and Rebellion of Cao Qin are 15th century in China.
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Red Turban Rebellions
The Red Turban Rebellions were uprisings against the Yuan dynasty between 1351 and 1368, eventually leading to its collapse. Ming dynasty and Red Turban Rebellions are 14th century in China.
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Round shot
A round shot (also called solid shot or simply ball) is a solid spherical projectile without explosive charge, launched from a gun.
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Rump state
A rump state is the remnant of a once much larger state, left with a greatly reduced territory in the wake of secession, annexation, occupation, decolonization, or a successful coup d'état or revolution on part of its former territory.
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Rural economics
Rural economics is the study of rural economies.
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Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas
Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas ibn Wuhayb al-Zuhri (translit) was an Arab Muslim commander.
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Sabatino de Ursis
Sabatino de Ursis (1575–1620, Chinese name: 熊三拔; pinyin: Xióng Sānbá) was an Italian Jesuit who was active in 17th-century China, during the Jesuit China missions.
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Scholar-official
The scholar-officials, also known as literati, scholar-gentlemen or scholar-bureaucrats, were government officials and prestigious scholars in Chinese society, forming a distinct social class.
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Science and technology of the Song dynasty
The Song dynasty (960–1279 CE) witnessed many substantial scientific and technological advances in Chinese history.
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Secret police
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Sericulture
Sericulture, or silk farming, is the cultivation of silkworms to produce silk.
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Seven Grievances
The Seven Grievances (Manchu: nadan koro) was a manifesto announced by Nurhaci, khan of the Later Jin, on the thirteenth day of the fourth lunar month in the third year of the Tianming era of his reign; 7 May 1618.
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Shangdu
Shangdu (pronounced;; ᠱᠠᠩᠳᠤ, label), more popularly known as Xanadu, was the summer capital of the Yuan dynasty of China before Kublai moved his throne to the former Jin dynasty capital of Zhōngdū which was renamed Khanbaliq (present-day Beijing).
Shanhai Pass
Shanhai Pass or Shanhaiguan is one of the major passes in the Great Wall of China, being the easternmost stronghold along the Ming Great Wall that commands the narrowest choke point in the strategic Liaoxi Corridor, a crucial coastal landway between the North and Northeast China.
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Shanhaiguan, Qinhuangdao
Shanhaiguan District is a district of the city of Qinhuangdao, Hebei Province, China, named after the pass of the Great Wall within the district, Shanhai Pass.
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Shen Kuo
Shen Kuo (1031–1095) or Shen Gua, courtesy name Cunzhong (存中) and pseudonym Mengqi (now usually given as Mengxi) Weng (夢溪翁),Yao (2003), 544.
Shen Zhou
Shen Zhou (1427–1509), courtesy names Qi'nan (启南) and Shitian (石田), was a Chinese painter in the Ming dynasty.
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Shenyang
Shenyang is a sub-provincial city in north-central Liaoning, China.
Shun dynasty
The Shun dynasty, officially the Great Shun, also known as Li Shun, was a short-lived Chinese dynasty that existed during the Ming–Qing transition. Ming dynasty and Shun dynasty are dynasties of China and former countries in Chinese history.
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Shunzhi Emperor
The Shunzhi Emperor (15 March 1638 – 5 February 1661), also known by his temple name Emperor Shizu of Qing, personal name Fulin, was the second emperor of the Qing dynasty, and the first Qing emperor to rule over China proper.
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Sichuan
Sichuan is a province in Southwestern China occupying the Sichuan Basin and Tibetan Plateau between the Jinsha River on the west, the Daba Mountains in the north and the Yungui Plateau to the south.
Sichuan cuisine
Sichuan cuisine or Sichuanese cuisine, alternatively romanized as Szechwan cuisine or Szechuan cuisine (Standard Mandarin pronunciation) is a style of Chinese cuisine originating from Sichuan province and the neighboring Chongqing municipality.
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Simon Stevin
Simon Stevin (1548–1620), sometimes called Stevinus, was a Flemish mathematician, scientist and music theorist.
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Sinicization
Sinicization, sinofication, sinification, or sinonization (from the prefix, 'Chinese, relating to China') is the process by which non-Chinese societies or groups are acculturated or assimilated into Chinese culture or society, particularly the language, societal norms, culture, and ethnic identity of the Han Chinese—the largest ethnic group of China.
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Sinology
Sinology, also referred to as China studies, is a subfield of area studies or East Asian studies involved in social sciences and humanities research on China.
Snorkeling
Snorkeling (British and Commonwealth English spelling: snorkelling) is the practice of swimming face down on or through a body of water while breathing the ambient air through a shaped tube called a snorkel, usually with swimming goggles or a diving mask, and swimfins.
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Sodomy
Sodomy, also called buggery in British English, generally refers to either anal sex (but occasionally also oral sex) between people, or any sexual activity between a human and another animal (bestiality).
Song dynasty
The Song dynasty was an imperial dynasty of China that ruled from 960 to 1279. Ming dynasty and Song dynasty are Confucian dynasties, dynasties of China, former countries in Chinese history and medieval East Asia.
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Song Yingxing
Song Yingxing (Traditional Chinese: 宋應星; Simplified Chinese: 宋应星; Wade Giles: Sung Ying-Hsing; 1587-1666 AD) was a Chinese scientist and encyclopedist who lived during the late Ming Dynasty (1368–1644).
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Southern Ming
The Southern Ming, also known in historiography as the Later Ming, officially the Great Ming, was an imperial dynasty of China and a series of rump states of the Ming dynasty that came into existence following the Jiashen Incident of 1644. Ming dynasty and Southern Ming are 17th century in China, dynasties of China and former countries in Chinese history.
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Sovereignty
Sovereignty can generally be defined as supreme authority.
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Spanish Empire
The Spanish Empire, sometimes referred to as the Hispanic Monarchy or the Catholic Monarchy, was a colonial empire that existed between 1492 and 1976.
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St. Paul's College, Macau
St.
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Striking clock
A striking clock is a clock that sounds the hours audibly on a bell, gong, or other audible device.
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Su Shi
Su Shi (8 January 1037 – 24 August 1101), courtesy name Zizhan, art name Dongpo, was a Chinese poet, essayist, calligrapher, painter, and scholar-official who lived during the Song dynasty.
Su Song
Su Song (1020–1101), courtesy name Zirong, was a Chinese polymathic scientist and statesman.
Sugarcane
Sugarcane or sugar cane is a species of tall, perennial grass (in the genus Saccharum, tribe Andropogoneae) that is used for sugar production.
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Sui dynasty
The Sui dynasty was a short-lived Chinese imperial dynasty that ruled from 581 to 618. Ming dynasty and Sui dynasty are dynasties of China and former countries in Chinese history.
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Sulfur
Sulfur (also spelled sulphur in British English) is a chemical element; it has symbol S and atomic number 16.
Sumptuary law
Sumptuary laws (from Latin sūmptuāriae lēgēs) are laws that try to regulate consumption.
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Suzerainty
Suzerainty includes the rights and obligations of a person, state, or other polity which controls the foreign policy and relations of a tributary state but allows the tributary state internal autonomy.
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Sycee
A sycee (.. from Cantonese 細絲). or yuanbao was a type of gold and silver ingot currency used in imperial China from its founding under the Qin dynasty until the fall of the Qing in the 20th century.
Tael
Tael, at the OED Online.
Taiwan
Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia.
Tang Code
The Tang Code was a penal code that was established and used during the Tang dynasty in China.
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Tang dynasty
The Tang dynasty (唐朝), or the Tang Empire, was an imperial dynasty of China that ruled from 618 to 907, with an interregnum between 690 and 705. Ming dynasty and Tang dynasty are dynasties of China, former countries in Chinese history, imperial China and medieval East Asia.
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Tang Xianzu
Tang Xianzu (September 24, 1550 – July 29, 1616), courtesy name Yireng (義仍), was a Chinese playwright of the Ming Dynasty.
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Tang Yin
Tang Yin (6 March 1470 – 7 January 1524), courtesy name Bohu (伯虎) and Ziwei (子畏), was a Chinese painter, calligrapher, and poet of the Ming dynasty period.
Taoism
Taoism or Daoism is a diverse philosophical and religious tradition indigenous to China, emphasizing harmony with the Tao—generally understood as an impersonal, enigmatic process of transformation ultimately underlying reality.
Taxation in premodern China
Taxation in premodern China varied greatly over time.
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Telescope
A telescope is a device used to observe distant objects by their emission, absorption, or reflection of electromagnetic radiation.
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The Hundred-word Eulogy
The Hundred-word Eulogy is a 100-character praise of Islam and the Islamic prophet Muhammad written by the Hongwu Emperor of the Chinese Ming dynasty.
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The Peony Pavilion
The Peony Pavilion, also named The Return of Soul at the Peony Pavilion, is a romantic tragicomedy play written by dramatist Tang Xianzu in 1598.
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The Search for Modern China
The Search for Modern China is a 1990 non-fiction book by Jonathan D. Spence, published by Century Hutchinson and W. W. Norton & Company.
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Three Departments and Six Ministries
The Three Departments and Six Ministries system was the primary administrative structure in imperial China from the Sui dynasty (581–618) to the Yuan dynasty (1271–1368).
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Three teachings
In Chinese philosophy, the three teachings (tam giáo, Chữ Hán: 三教) are Confucianism, Taoism, and Buddhism.
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Tiangong Kaiwu
The Tiangong Kaiwu (天工開物), or The Exploitation of the Works of Nature was a Chinese encyclopedia compiled by Song Yingxing.
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Tianqi Emperor
The Tianqi Emperor (23 December 1605 – 30 September 1627), personal name Zhu Youjiao, was the 16th emperor of the Ming dynasty, reigning from 1620 to 1627.
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Tibet
Tibet (Böd), or Greater Tibet, is a region in the western part of East Asia, covering much of the Tibetan Plateau and spanning about.
Tibetan Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism is a form of Buddhism practiced in Tibet, Bhutan and Mongolia.
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Tibetic languages
The Tibetic languages form a well-defined group of languages descending from Old Tibetan (7th to 9th centuries,Tournadre, Nicolas. 2014. "The Tibetic languages and their classification." In Trans-Himalayan linguistics, historical and descriptive linguistics of the Himalayan area. Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter.
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Timothy Brook
Timothy James Brook (Chinese name: 卜正民; born January 6, 1951) is a Canadian historian, sinologist, and writer specializing in the study of China (sinology).
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Toothbrush
A toothbrush is a special type of brush used to clean the teeth, gums, and tongue.
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Traditional Chinese medicine
Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) is an alternative medical practice drawn from traditional medicine in China.
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Transition from Ming to Qing
The transition from Ming to Qing (or simply the Ming-Qing transition) or the Manchu conquest of China from 1618 to 1683 saw the transition between two major dynasties in Chinese history. Ming dynasty and transition from Ming to Qing are 17th century in China.
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Travel literature
The genre of travel literature or travelogue encompasses outdoor literature, guide books, nature writing, and travel memoirs.
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Tumu Crisis
The Crisis of the Tumu Fortress, also known as the Tumu Crisis (Тумугийн тулалдаан), or the Jisi Incident, was a frontier conflict between the Northern Yuan and Ming dynasties. Ming dynasty and Tumu Crisis are 15th century in China.
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University of California Press
The University of California Press, otherwise known as UC Press, is a publishing house associated with the University of California that engages in academic publishing.
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University of Washington Press
The University of Washington Press is an American academic publishing house.
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Uriankhai
Uriankhai (traditional Mongolian:, Mongolian Cyrillic: урианхай; урааҥхай; p), Uriankhan (урианхан) or Uriankhat (урианхад), is a term of address applied by the Mongols to a group of forest peoples of the North, who include the Turkic-speaking Tuvans and Yakuts, while sometimes it is also applied to the Mongolian-speaking Altai Uriankhai.
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Vassal
A vassal or liege subject is a person regarded as having a mutual obligation to a lord or monarch, in the context of the feudal system in medieval Europe.
Viceroyalty of Peru
The Viceroyalty of Peru (Virreinato del Perú), officially known as the Kingdom of Peru, was a Spanish imperial provincial administrative district, created in 1542, that originally contained modern-day Peru and most of the Spanish Empire in South America, governed from the capital of Lima.
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W. W. Norton & Company
W.
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Wang Yangming
Wang Shouren (26 October 1472 – 9 January 1529), courtesy name Bo'an, art name Yangmingzi, usually referred to as Wang Yangming, was a Chinese philosopher, general, politician, writer, and calligrapher during the Ming dynasty.
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Wang Zhen (eunuch)
Wang Zhen (p) was the first Ming dynasty eunuch with power in the court.
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Wanli Emperor
The Wanli Emperor (4 September 1563 – 18 August 1620), also known by his temple name as the Emperor Shenzong of Ming, personal name Zhu Yijun, art name Yuzhai, was the 13th emperor of the Ming dynasty, reigned from 1572 to 1620.
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Water clock
A water clock or clepsydra is a timepiece by which time is measured by the regulated flow of liquid into (inflow type) or out from (outflow type) a vessel, and where the amount of liquid can then be measured.
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Water Margin
Water Margin is one of the earliest Chinese novels written in vernacular Mandarin.
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Wei Zhongxian
Wei Zhongxian (1568 – December 12, 1627), born Wei Si (魏四), was a Chinese court eunuch who lived in the late Ming dynasty.
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Wen Zhengming
Wen Zhengming (28 November 1470 – 28 March 1559), born Wen Bi, was a Chinese painter, calligrapher, and poet during the Ming dynasty.
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Western world
The Western world, also known as the West, primarily refers to various nations and states in the regions of Australasia, Western Europe, and Northern America; with some debate as to whether those in Eastern Europe and Latin America also constitute the West.
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Wheellock
A wheellock, wheel-lock, or wheel lock is a friction-wheel mechanism which creates a spark that causes a firearm to fire.
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White Lotus
The White Lotus is a syncretic religious and political movement which forecasts the imminent advent of the "King of Light" (明王), i.e., the future Buddha Maitreya.
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Wild Jurchens
The Wild Jurchens or Haidong Jurchens were a group of the Jurchens as identified by the Ming Dynasty.
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Wokou
Wokou (倭寇; Hepburn), which translates to "Japanese pirates", were pirates who raided the coastlines of China and Korea from the 13th century to the 17th century.
Woodblock printing
Woodblock printing or block printing is a technique for printing text, images or patterns used widely throughout East Asia and originating in China in antiquity as a method of printing on textiles and later paper.
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Worship of heavenly bodies
The worship of heavenly bodies is the veneration of stars (individually or together as the night sky), the planets, or other astronomical objects as deities, or the association of deities with heavenly bodies.
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Written vernacular Chinese
Written vernacular Chinese, also known as baihua, comprises forms of written Chinese based on the vernacular varieties of the language spoken throughout China.
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Wu Sangui
Wu Sangui (8 June 1612 – 2 October 1678), courtesy name Changbai (長白) or Changbo (長伯), was a Chinese military leader who played a key role in the fall of the Ming dynasty and the founding of the Qing dynasty.
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Wuchang, Wuhan
Wuchang is one of 13 urban districts of the prefecture-level city of Wuhan, the capital of Hubei Province, China. It is the oldest of the three cities that merged into modern-day Wuhan, and stood on the right (southeastern) bank of the Yangtze River, opposite the mouth of the Han River. The two other cities, Hanyang and Hankou, were on the left (northwestern) bank, separated from each other by the Han River.
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Xi dynasty
The Xi dynasty, officially the Great Xi, was a short-lived Chinese imperial dynasty that existed during the Ming–Qing transition. Ming dynasty and Xi dynasty are dynasties of China and former countries in Chinese history.
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Xi'an
Xi'an is the capital of Shaanxi Province.
Xi'an Stele
The Xi'an Stele or the Jingjiao Stele (p), sometimes translated as the "Nestorian Stele," is a Tang Chinese stele erected in 781 that documents 150 years of early Christianity in China.
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Xu Guangqi
Xu Guangqi or Hsü Kuang-ch'i (April 24, 1562– November 8, 1633), also known by his baptismal name Paul, was a Chinese agronomist, astronomer, mathematician, politician, and writer during the Ming dynasty.
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Xu Xiake
Xu Xiake (January 5, 1587 – March 8, 1641), born Xu Hongzu (徐弘祖), courtesy name Zhenzhi (振之), was a Chinese explorer, geographer, and travel writer of the Ming dynasty, known best for his famous geographical treatise, and noted for his bravery and humility.
Xuande Emperor
The Xuande Emperor (16 March 1399 31 January 1435), also known by his temple name as the Emperor Xuanzong of Ming, personal name Zhu Zhanji, was the fifth emperor of the Ming dynasty, reigned from 1425 to 1435.
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Yangtze
Yangtze or Yangzi is the longest river in Eurasia, the third-longest in the world.
Yao people
The Yao people or Dao (người Dao) is a classification for various ethnic minorities in China and Vietnam.
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Ye Chunji
Ye Chunji (1532–1595), courtesy name Huafu (化甫), art name Jiongzhai (絅齋), was a Chinese county official and scholar during the Ming dynasty (1368–1644) of China.
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Yellow River
The Yellow River is the second-longest river in China, after the Yangtze; with an estimated length of it is the sixth-longest river system on Earth.
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Yi Xing
Yi Xing (683–727), born Zhang Sui, was a Chinese astronomer, Buddhist monk, inventor, mathematician, mechanical engineer, and philosopher during the Tang dynasty.
Yishiha
Yishiha (also Išiqa or Isiha; Jurchen) (fl. 1409–1451) was a Jurchen eunuch of the Ming dynasty of China.
Yongle Emperor
The Yongle Emperor (2 May 136012 August 1424), personal name Zhu Di, was the third emperor of the Ming dynasty, reigning from 1402 to 1424.
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Yongle Emperor's campaigns against the Mongols
The Yongle Emperor's campaigns against the Mongols happened from 1410 to 1424.
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Yongzheng Emperor
The Yongzheng Emperor (13 December 1678 – 8 October 1735), also known by his temple name Emperor Shizong of Qing, personal name Yinzhen, was the fourth emperor of the Qing dynasty, and the third Qing emperor to rule over China proper.
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Yu Qian
Yu Qian (1398–1457), courtesy name Tingyi (廷益), art name Jie'an (節庵), was a Chinese official who served under the Ming dynasty.
Yuan dynasty
The Yuan dynasty, officially the Great Yuan (Mongolian:, Yeke Yuwan Ulus, literally "Great Yuan State"), was a Mongol-led imperial dynasty of China and a successor state to the Mongol Empire after its ''de facto'' division. Ming dynasty and Yuan dynasty are 14th century in China, dynasties of China, former countries in Chinese history and medieval East Asia.
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Yuan Hongdao
Yuan Hongdao (1568–1610) was a Chinese poet of the Ming Dynasty, and one of the Three Yuan Brothers, along with his brothers Yuan Zongdao and Yuan Zhongdao.
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Yuan Zhongdao
Yuan Zhongdao (袁中道, Wade-Giles Yüan Chung-tao; 1570–1624) was a Chinese poet, essayist, travel diarist and official was born in Kung-an in Hu-kuang.
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Yunnan
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Zen
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Zhang Juzheng
Zhang Juzheng (26 May 1525 – 9 July 1582), courtesy name Shuda, pseudonym Taiyue, was a Chinese politician who served as Senior Grand Secretary in the late Ming dynasty during the reigns of the Longqing and Wanli emperors.
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Zhang Xianzhong
Zhang Xianzhong (張獻忠 or Chang Hsien-chung; 18 September 1606 – 2 January 1647), courtesy name Bingwu (秉吾), art name Jingxuan (敬軒), was a Chinese peasant leader who led a peasant rebellion from Yan'an wei, Shaanxi (today Yulin, Shaanxi province) during the Ming-Qing transition.
See Ming dynasty and Zhang Xianzhong
Zhejiang
Zhejiang is an eastern coastal province of the People's Republic of China. Ming dynasty and Zhejiang are states and territories established in 1368.
Zheng He
Zheng He (also romanized Cheng Ho; 1371–1433/1435) was a Chinese fleet admiral, explorer, diplomat, and bureaucrat during the early Ming dynasty (1368–1644).
Zheng Zhilong
Zheng Zhilong, Marquis of Tong'an (April 16, 1604 – November 24, 1661), baptismal name Nicholas Iquan Gaspard, was a Fujianese (Hokkien) admiral, pirate leader, merchant, translator, military general, and politician of the late Ming dynasty who later defected to the Manchu Qing.
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Zhengde Emperor
The Zhengde Emperor (26 October 149120 April 1521), personal name Zhu Houzhao (朱厚㷖), was the 11th emperor of the Ming dynasty, reigned from 1505 to 1521.
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Zhou (administrative division)
Zhou were historical administrative and political divisions of China.
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Zhu Quan
Zhu Quan (27 May 1378 – 12 October 1448), the Prince of Ning, was a Chinese historian, military commander, musician, and playwright.
Zhu Shugui
Zhu Shugui (1617 – 21 July 1683), courtesy name Tianqiu (天球) and art name Yiyuanzi (一元子), the Prince of Ningjing (寧靖王), was a royal member of the Ming and the last of the pretenders to the throne of Southern Ming after the execution of the Yongli Emperor in 1662.
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Zhu Xi
Zhu Xi (October 18, 1130April 23, 1200), formerly romanized Chu Hsi, was a Chinese calligrapher, historian, philosopher, poet, and politician of the Southern Song dynasty.
Zhu Youlang
The Yongli Emperor (1623–1662; reigned 24 December 1646 – 1 June 1662), personal name Zhu Youlang, was the fourth and last emperor of the Southern Ming dynasty, reigning in turbulent times when the former Ming dynasty was overthrown and the Manchu-led Qing dynasty progressively conquered the entire China proper.
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Zhu Zaiyu
Zhu Zaiyu (1536 – 19 May 1611) was a Chinese scholar, mathematician and music theorist.
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Zuihuai
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1556 Shaanxi earthquake
The 1556 Shaanxi earthquake (Postal romanization: Shensi), known in Chinese colloquially by its regnal year as the Jiajing Great Earthquake "嘉靖大地震" (Jiājìng Dàdìzhèn) or officially by its epicenter as the Hua County Earthquake "华县地震" (Huàxiàn Dìzhèn), occurred in the early morning of 23 January 1556 in Huaxian, Shaanxi during the Ming dynasty.
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1642 Yellow River flood
The 1642 Yellow River flood or Kaifeng flood was a man-made disaster in October, 1642, that principally affected Kaifeng and Xuzhou.
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See also
1368 establishments in Asia
- Laohua Mosque
- Military of the Ming dynasty
- Ming dynasty
- Nen-ryū
- Timeline of the Ming dynasty
- Yunnan under Ming rule
14th century in China
- 1344 Yellow River flood
- 1356 in China
- 1360 in China
- 1368 in China
- 1375 Yellow River flood
- 1384 Yellow River flood
- 1390 Yellow River flood
- 1391 Yellow River flood
- Battle of Lake Poyang
- Chinese famine of 1333–1337
- Gunpowder weapons in the Ming dynasty
- Ispah rebellion
- Jingnan campaign
- Lin Kuan rebellion
- Miao rebellions in the Ming dynasty
- Military of the Ming dynasty
- Military of the Yuan dynasty
- Ming conquest of Ming Xia
- Ming conquest of Yunnan
- Ming dynasty
- Odoric of Pordenone
- Red Turban Rebellions
- Red Turban invasions of Goryeo
- Shenjiying
- Timeline of the Ming dynasty
- Timeline of the Yuan dynasty
- Tomb of Chang Yuchun
- Transition from Yuan to Ming
- War of the Two Capitals
- Wu Mian rebellion
- Yuan dynasty
- Yunnan under Ming rule
14th-century establishments in China
- Bailin Temple (Beijing)
- Beijing Dongyue Temple
- Beijing Guozijian
- Beijing Temple of Confucius
- Cemetery of Confucius
- Chongshan Temple (Shanxi)
- Crane Mosque
- Dapeng Fortress
- Dongguan Mosque
- Gongchen Tower
- Huating Temple
- Jinjue Mosque
- Laohua Mosque
- Lingguang Temple (Meizhou)
- Longquan Temple (Yunnan)
- Military of the Ming dynasty
- Ming dynasty
- Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Beijing
- Stone Hall of Jijian Temple
- Timeline of the Ming dynasty
- Wentai Pagoda
- Xuanjin Bridge
- Yunnan under Ming rule
- Zhangpu Confucian Temple
- Zhenru Temple (Shanghai)
15th century in China
- 1410 Yellow River flood
- 1416 Yellow River flood
- 1441 Yangtze flood
- 1448 Yellow River flood
- 1452 Yellow River floods
- 1453 Yellow River flood
- 1494 Yellow River flood
- Battle of Kherlen
- Battle of Palembang (1407)
- Defense of Beijing
- Diplomacy and commerce during the Ming treasure voyages
- Gunpowder weapons in the Ming dynasty
- Jingnan campaign
- Luchuan–Pingmian campaigns
- Miao rebellions in the Ming dynasty
- Military of the Ming dynasty
- Ming conquest of Đại Ngu
- Ming dynasty
- Ming tombs
- Ming–Kotte War
- Ming–Turpan conflict
- Qingyang event
- Rebellion of Cao Qin
- Timeline of the Ming dynasty
- Tumu Crisis
- Yunnan under Ming rule
1640s disestablishments in China
1644 disestablishments in Asia
16th century in China
- Bozhou rebellion
- Ding Mausoleum
- El Piñal
- Gunpowder weapons in the Ming dynasty
- Jesuit missions in China
- Jiajing wokou raids
- Jurchen unification
- Madak
- Military of the Ming dynasty
- Ming dynasty
- Ming tombs
- Ming–Turpan conflict
- Ningbo incident
- Rafael Perestrello
- Shuangyu
- Sihai Huayi Zongtu
- Timeline of the Ming dynasty
- Yuegang
- Yunnan under Ming rule
17th century in China
- 1695 Linfen earthquake
- Andrius Rudamina
- Chinese Rites controversy
- Continuously Shooting Blunderbuss
- Divine Invincible Great General Cannon
- Donglin movement
- Dzungar–Qing Wars
- Golden Dragon Cannon
- Gunpowder weapons in the Ming dynasty
- Jan Mikołaj Smogulecki
- Jesuit missions in China
- Jurchen unification
- Kunyu Quantu
- Late Ming peasant rebellions
- Madak
- Michał Boym
- Military of the Ming dynasty
- Ming dynasty
- Ming tombs
- Oros Niru
- Praying for Power
- Qing dynasty
- Revolt of the Three Feudatories
- Selden Map
- Shanhai Yudi Quantu
- Sino-Dutch conflicts
- Southern Ming
- Taiwan under Qing rule
- Timeline of the Ming dynasty
- Tongcheng school
- Transition from Ming to Qing
- Weiyuan General Cannon
- Wuqiao mutiny
- Yangzhou massacre
- Yuegang
- Yunnan under Ming rule
Confucian dynasties
- Han dynasty
- Joseon
- Lê dynasty
- Later Lê dynasty
- List of Confucian states and dynasties
- Ming dynasty
- Qing dynasty
- Song dynasty
Imperial China
- Celestial Empire
- Chinese Empire
- Chinese expansionism
- Chinese imperial cuisine
- Dragon Throne
- Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period
- Memorial to the throne
- Ming dynasty
- Official communications in imperial China
- Tang dynasty
- Veritable Records
Medieval East Asia
- Feudal Japan
- Goryeo
- Imperial China
- Joseon
- Ming dynasty
- Song dynasty
- Tang dynasty
- Yuan dynasty
States and territories disestablished in 1644
States and territories established in 1368
- County of Regenstein
- Duchy of Pomerania-Stolp
- Ming dynasty
- Northern Yuan
- Pomerania-Neustettin
- Principality of Albania (medieval)
- Timeline of the Ming dynasty
- Yunnan under Ming rule
- Zhejiang
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ming_dynasty
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