Ming dynasty

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The Ming dynasty was a Chinese imperial dynasty (1368–1644) known for its strong centralized government, flourishing arts and literature, maritime expeditions, and the construction and restoration of major works like the Great Wall and the Forbidden City.

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Generate an image of the Ming dynasty (The Ming dynasty was a Chinese imperial dynasty (1368–1644) known for its strong centralized government, flourishing arts and literature, maritime expeditions, and the construction and restoration of major works like the Great Wall and the Forbidden City.)

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Chinese imperial dynasty ⓘ
historical state ⓘ
administrativeDivision provinces of China ⓘ
capital Beijing ⓘ
Nanjing ⓘ
causeOfEnd Manchu conquest of China ⓘ
linked to: Manchu invasions

internal rebellions ⓘ
continent Asia ⓘ
country China ⓘ
culturalAchievement advances in printing technology ⓘ
development of vernacular Chinese novels ⓘ
drama and opera ⓘ
refinement of Chinese painting ⓘ
currency paper money ⓘ
silver ingots ⓘ
endTime 1644 ⓘ
eraName Ming ⓘ
linked to: Ming dynasty
firstRuler Hongwu Emperor ⓘ
followed Yuan dynasty ⓘ
followedBy Qing dynasty ⓘ
founder Hongwu Emperor ⓘ
governmentForm absolute monarchy ⓘ
knownFor Neo-Confucian scholarship ⓘ
blue-and-white porcelain ⓘ
civil service examination system ⓘ
flourishing arts and literature ⓘ
large standing army ⓘ
strong centralized bureaucracy ⓘ
urban commercial growth ⓘ
lastRuler Chongzhen Emperor ⓘ
militaryConflict Imjin War ⓘ
Manchu invasions ⓘ
Mongol incursions ⓘ
nativeName 大明 ⓘ
linked to: Ming dynasty
nativeNameLanguage Chinese ⓘ
notableEmperor Hongwu Emperor ⓘ
Jiajing Emperor ⓘ
Wanli Emperor ⓘ
Yongle Emperor ⓘ
notableEvent construction of the Forbidden City ⓘ
establishment of the Southern Ming ⓘ
fall of Beijing to Li Zicheng in 1644 ⓘ
maritime expeditions of Zheng He ⓘ
restoration and extension of the Great Wall of China ⓘ
notablePerson Li Shizhen ⓘ
Tang Xianzu ⓘ
Wang Yangming ⓘ
Xu Guangqi ⓘ
Zheng He ⓘ
officialLanguage Classical Chinese ⓘ
precededBy Red Turban Rebellions ⓘ
religion Buddhism ⓘ
Confucianism ⓘ
Taoism ⓘ
significantStructure Forbidden City ⓘ
Ming Great Wall ⓘ
linked to: Great Wall of China

Ming tombs ⓘ
linked to: Ming Tombs
startTime 1368 ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

China → historicalDynasty → Ming dynasty ⓘ
Forbidden City → builtUnder → Yongle Emperor ⓘ
linked to: Ming dynasty
Forbidden City → builtByDynasty → Ming dynasty ⓘ
Forbidden City → usedByDynasty → Ming dynasty ⓘ
Ming Tombs → dynasty → Ming dynasty ⓘ
Temple of Heaven → usedBy → Ming dynasty emperors ⓘ
linked to: Ming dynasty
Temple of Heaven → dynasty → Ming dynasty ⓘ
Great Wall of China → rebuiltBy → Ming dynasty ⓘ
Great Wall of China → significantConstructionPeriod → Ming dynasty (14th–17th centuries) ⓘ
linked to: Ming dynasty
Malacca Sultanate → tradePartner → Ming dynasty China ⓘ
linked to: Ming dynasty
Malacca Sultanate → tributaryTo → Ming dynasty ⓘ
Nanjing → formerCapitalOf → Ming dynasty ⓘ
Cantonese opera → hasHistoricalOrigin → late Ming dynasty ⓘ
linked to: Ming dynasty
Ming dynasty → eraName → Ming ⓘ
linked to: Ming dynasty
Ming dynasty → nativeName → 大明 ⓘ
linked to: Ming dynasty
Qing dynasty → precededBy → Ming dynasty ⓘ
Yu Garden → builtDuring → Ming dynasty ⓘ
Tiananmen Gate → builtDuring → Ming dynasty ⓘ
Muromachi period → foreignRelations → Ming dynasty China ⓘ
linked to: Ming dynasty
Tainan → historicalEraImportant → Ming Zheng period ⓘ
linked to: Ming dynasty
Imperial China → includesDynasty → Ming dynasty ⓘ
Jianwen Emperor → dynasty → Ming dynasty ⓘ
Jianwen Emperor → house → House of Zhu ⓘ
linked to: Ming dynasty
Hongguang Emperor → dynasticHouse → House of Zhu ⓘ
linked to: Ming dynasty
Hongguang Emperor → house → Ming dynasty imperial family ⓘ
linked to: Ming dynasty
Yongli Emperor → house → House of Zhu ⓘ
linked to: Ming dynasty
Yongli Emperor → birthPlace → Ming China ⓘ
linked to: Ming dynasty
Yongli Emperor → royalHouse → Ming dynasty imperial clan ⓘ
linked to: Ming dynasty
Classical Gardens of Suzhou → associatedDynasty → Ming dynasty ⓘ
subject linked to: classical gardens of Suzhou
Hall of Central Harmony → era → Ming dynasty ⓘ
Hall of Central Harmony → builtFor → Ming imperial court ⓘ
linked to: Ming dynasty
Zijincheng → builtDuring → Ming dynasty ⓘ
Timur → plannedCampaignAgainst → Ming dynasty ⓘ
Meridian Gate → constructionPeriod → Ming dynasty ⓘ
Hall of Union → associatedWith → Ming dynasty ⓘ
Hall of Union → governingDynastyUse → Ming dynasty ⓘ
Imperial Garden → historicalPeriod → Ming dynasty ⓘ
Nanchang → provinceCapitalSince → Ming dynasty (historical origin as provincial center) ⓘ
linked to: Ming dynasty
Palace of Earthly Tranquility → eraOfConstruction → Ming dynasty period ⓘ
linked to: Ming dynasty
East Glorious Gate → era → Ming dynasty ⓘ
Yuan dynasty → successor → Ming dynasty ⓘ