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Ming dynasty

The Ming dynasty, officially the Great Ming, was an imperial dynasty of China that ruled from 1368 to 1644, following the collapse of the Mongol-led Yuan dynasty. The Ming was the last imperial dynasty of China ruled by the Han people, the majority ethnic group in China. Although the primary capital of Beijing fell in 1644 to a rebellion led by Li…

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3,900,000 km2 (1,500,000 sq mi)
1450
6,500,000 km2 (2,500,000 sq mi)
Bopomofo
ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄔㄠˊ · ㄉㄚˋ ㄇㄧㄥˊ
Capital
Nanjing (1368‍–‍1644) · Beijing (1403‍–‍1644)
Chinese
明朝 · 大明
Common languages
Mandarin (official) · other Chinese languages · Turki · Old Uyghur · Tibetan

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Ming dynasty

Nodes418
Edges417
Triples193
Avg. degree2
Density0.004785
Components1

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Ming dynasty

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related to Literature and arts · 30
Ming dynasty → Although, Beijing, Chinese, Classical Chinese, Feng Menglong, In, Informal, Jin Ping Mei, Journey, Ling Mengchu, Literati, Literature, Ming, Pavilion, Peking Gazette, Prince Teng, Song Yingxing, Tang, Tang Xianzu, The
related to Religion · 29
Ming dynasty → Abi Waqqas, Although, Buddhism, Chang Yuchun, China, Chinese, Confucianism, Ding Dexing, Hongwu Emperor, Islam, Lan Yu, Ming, Mongol Yuan, Mu Ying, Muslim, Muslims, Ning Zhu Quan, Prince, Sa'd, Some Hui
related to Population · 22
Ming dynasty → Brook, Children, China, Daming Prefecture, Even, Heijdra, Hongwu Emperor, Hongzhi Emperor, However, In, Ming, Mote, North China, North Zhili, Ping-ti Ho, Population, Sinologist, Some, Studies, The
see also · 9
Ming dynasty → ChinaGovernment, ChinaLuchuan, Inner AsiaMing, Ming, Pingmian, QingYe Chunji, TungningList, Yellow River, Zheng Zhilong
Common languages · 8
Ming dynasty → and others, Jurchen, Mandarin (official), Mongolian, Old Uyghur, other Chinese languages, Tibetan, Turki
related to External links · 8
Ming dynasty → Archived, ArtHighlights, British Museum, China Online MuseumMing, June, Metropolitan Museum, Notable Ming, Wayback Machine
Religion · 7
Ming dynasty → Buddhism, Chinese folk religion, Confucianism, Heaven worship, Islam, Roman Catholicism, Taoism
IPA · 3
Ming dynasty → [mǐŋ ʈʂʰǎʊ], [mɪŋ˩ tsʰiw˩], [taj˨ mɪŋ˩]
Bopomofo · 2
Ming dynasty → ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄔㄠˊ, ㄉㄚˋ ㄇㄧㄥˊ
Capital · 2
Ming dynasty → Beijing (1403‍–‍1644), Nanjing (1368‍–‍1644)

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ming emperor dynasty chinese china also yuan hongwu officials imperial military new one capital yongle eunuchs population beijing government zhu

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Ming dynasty14003,900,000 km2 (1,500,000 sq mi)1.00infobox
Ming dynasty14506,500,000 km2 (2,500,000 sq mi)1.00infobox
Ming dynastyBopomofoㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄔㄠˊ1.00infobox
Ming dynastyBopomofoㄉㄚˋ ㄇㄧㄥˊ1.00infobox
Ming dynastyCapitalNanjing (1368‍–‍1644)1.00infobox
Ming dynastyCapitalBeijing (1403‍–‍1644)1.00infobox
Ming dynastyChinese明朝1.00infobox
Ming dynastyChinese大明1.00infobox
Ming dynastyCommon languagesMandarin (official)1.00infobox
Ming dynastyCommon languagesother Chinese languages1.00infobox
Ming dynastyCommon languagesTurki1.00infobox
Ming dynastyCommon languagesOld Uyghur1.00infobox
Ming dynastyCommon languagesTibetan1.00infobox
Ming dynastyCommon languagesMongolian1.00infobox
Ming dynastyCommon languagesJurchen1.00infobox
Ming dynastyCommon languagesand others1.00infobox
Ming dynastyCurrencyPaper money (1368‍–‍1450)1.00infobox
Ming dynastyCurrencyBimetallic (copper cashes and silver taels)1.00infobox
Ming dynastyGDP .mw-parser-output .nobold{font-weight:normal}(nominal)estimate1.00infobox
Ming dynastyGovernmentAbsolute monarchy1.00infobox
Ming dynastyHanyu PinyinMíngcháo1.00infobox
Ming dynastyHanyu PinyinDà Míng1.00infobox
Ming dynastyHistorical eraEarly modern1.00infobox
Ming dynastyHokkien POJBêng tiâu1.00infobox
Ming dynastyHokkien POJTāi-bêng1.00infobox
Ming dynastyIPA[mǐŋ ʈʂʰǎʊ]1.00infobox
Ming dynastyIPA[mɪŋ˩ tsʰiw˩]1.00infobox
Ming dynastyIPA[taj˨ mɪŋ˩]1.00infobox
Ming dynastyJyutpingMing4 ciu41.00infobox
Ming dynastyJyutpingDaai6 ming41.00infobox

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