China’s Ming dynasty, which lasted nearly three centuries, began as Zhu Yuanzhang was formally acclaimed Hongwu Emperor, following the collapse of the Yuan dynasty.

Yu Qian was born in 1398 during the reign of the Ming Emperor Hongwu to a family from Qiantang ... The defeat at Tumubao threw the Ming Dynasty into unprecedented peril and set off a general ...

Zhu Yuanzhang ascends to the throne of China as Hongwu Emperor, initiating the Ming Dynasty. 1556: The deadliest earthquake ...

It began in 1644 when the Manchu people from the North overthrew the ruling Ming dynasty and established their capital in Beijing. To ease their transition into power, the first Qing emperor ...

BEIJING -- Two emperors' mausoleums in Beijing have recently opened to the public, meaning that six out of the 13 tombs in the Changping district belonging to the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644 ...

The end of the first mission to Jupiter, the beginning of a Chinese dynasty and a shock retirement in the world of sports.