| The Ming Dynasty 明朝 (Chinese) Míng cháo |
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| Motto: 朝代时代 (Chinese) The era of dynasties |
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 The Ming Dynasty around 1580 to 1771
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| Capital | Nanjing | |||||
| Largest city | Beijing | |||||
| Official languages | Han Chinese, Chinese, Mongolian | |||||
| Religion | Chinese religions | |||||
| Demonym | Chinese | |||||
| Government | Absolute monarchy (1580 - 1890), Federal Dynasty (1890 - 1990) | |||||
| - | Emperor | Quongzen Emperor | ||||
| Establishment | 1368 | |||||
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| - | Total | 6,500,000 km2 2,509,664 sq mi |
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| Population | ||||||
| - | estimate | 270,000,000 (1700) | ||||
The Ming Dynasty was the first dynasty in 1700, and was a series of nations held inside of the dynasty. The nation was established in 1368, after the collapse of the Yuan dynasty, which succeeded from the Mongol Empire in 1268.