#201 - Ming 1: Overflowing Martial Accomplishment

<p>How does a peasant, orphan, son of a farmer</p><p>in the Black Death, made a monk in the middle of a forgotten spot</p><p>In central Anhui by providence impoverished</p><p>In squalor, grow up to be a rebel hero, then a monarch?</p><br><p>Time Period Covered:</p><p>1364-1368 CE</p><br><p>Major Historical Figures:</p><p>Ming:</p><p>Zhu Yuanzhang (Hongwu Emperor) [r. 1368-1398]</p><p>General Xu Da [1332-1385]</p><p>General Chang Yuchun [1330-1369]</p><p>Commander Li Wenzhong [1338-1384]</p><br><p>Yuan:</p><p>Emperor Toghon Temür [r. 1333-1368, 1368-1370]</p><p>Crown Prince Ayushiridara [1340-1378]</p><p>General Chaghan Temür [d. 1362]</p><p>General Köke Temür [1330-1375]</p><p>General Bolod Temür [d. 1364]</p><br><p>Wu:</p><p>Zhang Shicheng (King of Dazhou) [r. 1354-1367]</p><p>General Li Bosheng</p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/thehistoryofchina/~4/kmKPkTx3hL0" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>