With the outbreak of the "Crisis of the 14th Century", the Eurasian world system built by the Mongol Empire disintegrated, and the East and the West separated, gradually evolving into a new modern world order that affects today. The Ming Dynasty that overthrew the Mongol rule established a new East Asian system. After the arrival of the "17th Century Crisis" and the end of the Ming Dynasty, this system was inherited by the Qing Dynasty.
What was the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) like, caught between the two major crises of the "late Yuan Dynasty and early Ming Dynasty" and "the late Ming Dynasty and early Qing Dynasty"? Apart from the brutal, bloody, conflicting politics, what else is interesting about this period? What deviations occurred in the ancestral confinement system established by Ming Taizu? What impact did the arrival of the Age of Discovery have on China?
This book combines a variety of latest research results to make the seemingly "unchanged" Ming Dynasty become more vivid and "interesting".
Reader comments
This book is very interesting! It gave me a new understanding of the Ming Dynasty. It turned out that the East Asian system established by the Ming Dynasty during the "Crisis of the 14th Century" had such a great impact on the subsequent New World Order. I especially like the mention in the book that "Japan's Muromachi period and China's Ming Dynasty, Japan's Edo period and China's Qing Dynasty are surprisingly consistent in time." This is really not a simple coincidence. I feel that there are many historical reasons behind it that are worth exploring. It is recommended that you also read it, you will definitely gain something new!
This book is very interesting! It gave me a new understanding of the Ming Dynasty. It turned out that the East Asian system established by the Ming Dynasty during the "Crisis of the 14th Century" had such a great impact on the subsequent New World Order. I especially like the mention in the book that "Japan's Muromachi period and China's Ming Dynasty, Japan's Edo period and China's Qing Dynasty are surprisingly consistent in time." This is really not a simple coincidence. I feel that there are many historical reasons behind it that are worth exploring. It is recommended that you also read it, you will definitely gain something new!