From the Mongols to the Ming Dynasty: How a Begging Monk Became Emperor of China, Zhu Yuan Zhang

261 Pages·2016·3.92 MB·English

by  Hung Hing Ming

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Names: Hung, Hing Ming, author.
Title: From the Mongols to the Ming Dynasty: How a Begging Monk Became Emperor
of China, Zhu Yuan Zhang / Hung Hing Ming.
Description: New York: Algora Publishing, 2016. | Includes bibliographical
references.
Identifiers: LCCN 2016004842| ISBN 9781628941500 (soft cover: alk. paper) |
ISBN 9781628941517 (hard cover: alk. paper)
Subjects: LCSH: Ming Taizu, Emperor of China, 1328-1398. | China—Kings and
rulers—Biography. | China—History—Ming dynasty, 1368-1644.
Classification: LCC DS753.6.M5 H85 2016 | DDC 951/.026092—dc23 LC record
available at http://lccn.loc.gov/2016004842
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction
1
Chapter One: Under the Rule of the Mongolians
5
1. The Mongol Empire 5
(1) Genghis Khan 5
(2) Ögedei Khan and Güyük Khan 8
(3) Möngke Khan 9
(4) Kublai Khan 12
2. The Yuan Dynasty 13
(1) The Establishment of the Yuan Dynasty 13
(2) The Destruction of the Southern Song Dynasty 13
(3) The Emperors of the Yuan Dynasty 19
(4) The Birth of Zhu Yuan Zhang 20
Chapter Two: Great Uprisings against the Mongolian Rule
23
1. The Uprisings 23
2. Zhu Yuan Zhang Joins in the Uprising Led by Guo Zi Xing 24
3. Zhu Yuan Zhang Establishes His Own Army 27
4. Zhu Yuan Zhang Crosses the Yangtze River and Takes Jinling 38
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