The Ming dynasty founder was famous for his autocratic style. What examples can you give of autocracy in Ming government? Did latter changes alter the autocratic nature of the Ming or did it remain a system focused on the power of the emperor?

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Ming Dynasty was founded in 1368 following the collapse of the Yuan dynasty which was dominantly Mongolian led . This dynasty was also referred as the empire of the great Ming . It has been described as one of the greatest period which was characterized by an ly government as well as social stability in the history of China . The Ming dynasty saw tremendous growth where a vast army and a strong standing army which consisted of more than one million troops was established . Numerous

construction projects were undertaken including the restoration of the great wall and grand canal .Forbidedn city was also established during this reign . The population grew tremendously where the kingdom is estimated to have increased to almost two hundred million people

This dynasty has been regarded as the highest point in the Chinese civilization as well as the period where the signs of capitalization began to appear in the society . The founder of this great kingdom was Zhu Yuanzhang .He came from a very humble background where he was the youngest of the four siblings in a family that has been described as very poor . As a child he grew under very bad conditions . Due to the food shortage and his parents inability to feed his family many of his siblings were given away to the families that could have fed them ,this led to the separation of his family as the were taken to different points . When Zhu was eighteen years old...