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How did the Song Dynasty maintain its rule?
Emperor Taizu and his brother Emperor Taizong managed to unify the territories in China within two decades. After removing military power from the Jiedushi, Emperor Taizu placed the military under the power of the emperor and established a centralized state power.
How did the Ming dynasty defeat the Mongols?
During the reign of the Hongwu Emperor, the Mongol commander Naghachu surrendered to the Ming in 1387 and the Mongol khan Töghüs Temür was defeated by Ming armies under General Lan Yu in 1388. By establishing relations with the Oirat, the Ming effectively used them to offset the Eastern Mongols.
What dynasty beat the Mongols?
Zhu finally drove the Mongols out of Beijing (1368) and made himself emperor of a new dynasty, the Ming. He adopted the reign name Hongwu and, assisted by able generals, extended his rule over the whole of northern China by 1359.
What did the Song Dynasty accomplish?
Just a few of these advancements included improvements in agriculture, development of moveable type, uses for gunpowder, invention of a mechanical clock, superior shipbuilding, the use of paper money, compass navigation, and porcelain production.
How did the Ming dynasty take power?
The last Yuan emperor fled north into Mongolia and Zhu declared the founding of the Ming dynasty after razing the Yuan palaces in Dadu (present-day Beijing) to the ground. Born a poor peasant, he later rose through the ranks of a rebel army and eventually overthrew the Yuan leaders and established the Ming dynasty.
What made the Song Dynasty fall?
The Song dynasty came to an end when they allied with the Mongols against their longtime enemies, the Jin. The Mongols helped them to conquer the Jin, but then turned on the Song. The leader of the Mongols, Kublai Khan, conquered all of China and began his own dynasty, the Yuan dynasty.