Ming and Qing Dynasties
Last 3 Dynasties (Beijing) Yuan Dynasty ( ) –Mongolian –north of China proper Ming Dynasty ( ) –Han Chinese Qing Dynasty ( ) –Manchu –northeast of China proper
Confucian culture modern concept of political nation state Chinese defined by Confucian culture civil service exam ( ) –social mobility –reward diligence, discipline, and willpower, but not talent or innovation
Social hierarchy and mobility scholar-officials, farmers, artisans, and merchants scholar-official-landlord –learning, political power, and economic wealth local elite (gentry) and lineage lack of work ethic –literati’s long gown –foot-binding for women
Ming Dynasty ( )
China’s Tributary System Traditional system for managing foreign relations The ``Central Kingdom” worldview Ming dynasty had the most extensive tributary system –tributes from East Asia, South Asia, Southeast Asia, and even West Asia and Africa
Zheng He’s fleet ( ) Over 300 ships & 20,000 men trade and commerce Southeast Asia, South Asia, West Asia, and East Africa
Zheng He’s expeditions
Qing Dynasty ( ) Ming dynasty fell in 1644 amid peasant uprisings and Manchu invasion Manchu and Han Chinese
Ming and Qing Emperors
Mandate of Heaven
The 6 Bu Ministries 6-Bu system started in early Tang Dynasty ( )
The 6 Bu (ministries) Ministry of Personnel Ministry of Revenue Ministry of Rites Ministry of Military Ministry of Criminal Justice Ministry of Public Works
Emperor & Macartney (1793)