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... China under the Ming dynasty ( 1368- 1644 ) were weakest , the Oyrat drew on new resources . Both the Tibetans and the Turkic - speaking oasis people were active merchants , had a literate class whose thinking was independent of the ...
... China under the Ming dynasty ( 1368- 1644 ) were weakest , the Oyrat drew on new resources . Both the Tibetans and the Turkic - speaking oasis people were active merchants , had a literate class whose thinking was independent of the ...
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... China ( the second time from 1928 to 1937 ) . The name Nanking ( " Southern Capital " ) was introduced in 1421 during the Ming dynasty . This article is divided into the following sections : Physical and human geography 739 The ...
... China ( the second time from 1928 to 1937 ) . The name Nanking ( " Southern Capital " ) was introduced in 1421 during the Ming dynasty . This article is divided into the following sections : Physical and human geography 739 The ...
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... dynasty ( 1127-1279 ) , when Yüeh Fei used the city as his base for resistance against the Juchen in North China . In 1368 the emperor Hung - wu , founder of the Ming dynasty , made Nanking the capital of a united China . Naming the ...
... dynasty ( 1127-1279 ) , when Yüeh Fei used the city as his base for resistance against the Juchen in North China . In 1368 the emperor Hung - wu , founder of the Ming dynasty , made Nanking the capital of a united China . Naming the ...
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