Ming Empire

GPTKB entity

Statements (56)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:dynasty
gptkb:monarchy
gptkbp:area 6.5 million km² (at its height)
gptkbp:capital gptkb:Beijing
gptkb:Nanjing
gptkbp:causeOfDeath Manchu invasion
Peasant rebellion
gptkbp:commonName gptkb:Ming_Dynasty
gptkbp:conventionalLongName Great Ming
gptkbp:country gptkb:China
gptkbp:currency Copper coins
Silver ingots
Paper money
gptkbp:dissolved 1644
gptkbp:era Late Medieval to Early Modern
gptkbp:established 1368
gptkbp:firstMonarch gptkb:Hongwu_Emperor
gptkbp:flag gptkb:Plain_Red_Banner
gptkbp:founder gptkb:Zhu_Yuanzhang
gptkbp:governmentType gptkb:monarchy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Ming Empire
gptkbp:lastRuler gptkb:Chongzhen_Emperor
gptkbp:notableBattle gptkb:Ming–Turpan_conflict
gptkb:Fall_of_Beijing_(1644)
Imjin War (Japanese invasions of Korea)
Ming–Mongol wars
gptkbp:notableBuilding gptkb:Forbidden_City
gptkb:Great_Wall_of_China
gptkb:Ming_Tombs
Porcelain kilns of Jingdezhen
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Construction_of_the_Forbidden_City
gptkb:Voyages_of_Zheng_He
Great Wall reconstruction
gptkbp:notableInvention Woodblock printing
Blue-and-white porcelain
Bricks for the Great Wall
Encyclopedia (Yongle Dadian)
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Li_Zicheng
gptkb:Wanli_Emperor
gptkb:Yongle_Emperor
gptkb:Zheng_He
gptkb:Jiajing_Emperor
gptkbp:notableProduct gptkb:café
gptkb:newspaper
gptkb:silk
gptkb:Ming_porcelain
gptkb:Gunpowder
Printing
gptkbp:officialLanguage gptkb:Chinese
gptkbp:population Over 160 million (late Ming)
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Yuan_Dynasty
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Buddhism
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Qing_Dynasty
gptkbp:territory gptkb:East_Asia
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Xianghua
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7