Based in Beijing, after 1380
Civil war, 1399-1402
* Yongle Emperor, r. 1403-24
Dredged Grand Canal
Why was this important?
Capital Moved to Beijing, 1420
*The Forbidden City
Inner Palace: Eunuchs and concubines
Outer Palace: Throne and meetings with officials
5 campaigns against Mongols, 1409-1424
7 Voyages to Indian Ocean, 1405-33
*Zheng He (lived 1371-1433)
Muslim Eunuch
250-300 ships
28,000 men
Confucian education
Enjoyed poetry and painting
Last voyage of Zheng He, 1433
Zhengtong Emperor's (r. 1435-49, 1457-64)
Campaign against Mongols, 1449
Captured at Tumu
Great Wall construction, 16th century
Landowners
Confucian education
Pass civil service exams to serve in government
Shang Lu (1414-1486) (Brook, p. 151, fig. 11)
Enjoyed refined hobbies
"Enjoying Antiquities" (Brook, p. 195)