HIS280Y1 Study Guide - Final Guide: Yongle Emperor, Zhang Juzheng, Emperor Yingzong Of Ming
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Zhu yuanzhang / hongwu emperor (r. 1368 1398) The hongwu emperor was the founder of the ming dynasty in 1368. Born in a peasant family, zhu yuanzhang became the leader of an army that conquered china and ended the mongol yuan dynasty, claiming the mandate of heaven and established the ming. Revamped the traditional confucian examination system, and reinstated the confucian scholar- bureaucrats to their predominant roles in the government, when they had previously been marginalized during the yuan dynasty. Introduced the yellow records and fish scale records to secure both the government"s income from land taxes and affirm that peasants would not lose their lands. Worked hard to consolidate control in the person of the emperor, issuing many purges of the government. Suspicious of eunuchs and drastically reduced their numbers and power. The yongle emperor was the third emperor of the ming dynasty, having usurped the throne from the hongwu emperor"s official heir, the jianwen emperor.
