History And Overview Of The Imperial Ming Tombs And Rulers Of The Dynasty
History and overview of the Imperial Ming Tombs and Rulers of the Dynasty
By Tom Launer
Introduction
The Imperial Tombs of the Ming dynasty are a wonder of the world. These aesthetic mausoleums are a shrine to one of the greatest dynasties in Chinese history and are truly built like palaces for kings. In my paper I will give a brief overview of the history of the dynasty, the main features of the royal cemetery and a brief history of each Emperor that is buried within. Some will be far more elaborate than others merely for lack of information on some Emperors either based on a short ruling period or that they did little during their time as Emperor that was worthy of writing about. The tomb site and most of the main architecture was built by the emperor Yung-lo after gaining power of the dynasty. Chu Yuan-chang first founded the Ming dynasty in 1368. Chu Yuan-chang was a strong military leader who took power like most kings of this time, by the power of an army. He......
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