1450-1750 Ming & Qing Yi/Choson Tokugawa
Status of the Dynasties Ming 1368-1644
– Voyages of Discovery http://www.time.com/time/asia/features/journey2001/intro.html
1405-1433 Emperor Zhu Di Admiral Zheng He, Muslim navigator Traded silks, porcelain, lacquerware Obtained gold, silver, pearls, rhino horn, herbs, spices
Ming revitalized: Great Wall Grand Canal Examination system
Ming Emperor Zhu Di built
Forbidden City in 1421 http://www.chinavista.com/beijing/gugo
ng/!start.html
Ming emphasized: Commerce thrives developing national
market Tribute system limits foreign traders to
Chinese markets Neo-Confucianism replaces Buddhist
practice of former emperors
Qing Dynasty 1644-1911 Morality of Neo Confucianism Civil Service Examinations Family system represents organization
of political system
Korean Yi (Choson) Dynasty 1392-1910
1392 Yi deposed Koryo & Buddhism Favored Confuciansim as state
religion
King Sejong Devised Hangul-syllabary 1446 Improved literacy Examination system dominated by
Yangban class
Yi Manchus invaded in 1627 & 1636 Peace from 1644-1850: policy of
seclusion Hermit Kingdom after 1644 No entrenched military class
Tokugawa Warfare & Political fragmentation in
1500s Peace & order 1600-1868
– Thanks to 2 daimyo Nobunaga Hideyoshi
Tokugawa characterized by:
Rise of merchant class Growth of urban culture Literature & drama Social hierarchy (edicts) http://afe.easia.columbia.edu/
What outside contact occurred?
In China:– Portuguese 1514– Spanish 1565
What outside contact occurred?
In Korea:– Japan 1592 & 1597– Manchus 1627 & 1636
What outside contact occurred?
In Japan– Portuguese 1543– Spanish– Dutch 1609– British 1613
What did the foreigners want?
In China:– Portuguese wanted carrying trade,
territory, and converts– Spanish wanted territory, trade, and
converts
What did the foreigners want?
In Korea:– Japan wanted to conquer China from
Korea– Manchus wanted to make Korea a
tributary
What did the foreigners want?
In Japan:– Dutch & British wanted spices
East India Company est in 1600
Cultural phenomenon/
Organizing Principles China
– Neo Confucianism– Art reflecting philosophy
Korea– Neo Confucianism & scholarship– Isolation – Art & architecture
Japan– Daimyo
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