Table of Contents

General editor's preface; List of maps and table; Preface to volume 7; Acknowledgments; List of abbreviations; Ming weights and measures; Genealogy of the Ming imperial family; Ming dynasty emperors; Introduction Frederick W. Mote; 1. The rise of the Ming dynasty, 1330–67 Frederick W. Mote; 2. Military origins of Ming China Edward L. Dreyer; 3. The Hung-wu reign, 1368–98 John D. Langlois, Jr.; 4. The Chien-wen, Yung-lo, Hung-hsi, and Hsüan-te reigns, 1399–1435 Hok-Lam Chan; 5. The Cheng-t'ung, Ching-t'ai, and T'ien-shun reigns, 1436–64 Denis Twitchett; 6. The Ch'eng-hua and Hung-chih reigns, 1465–1505 Frederick W. Mote; 7. The Cheng-te reign, 1506–21 James Geiss; 8. The Chia-ching reign, 1522–66 James Geiss; 9. The Lung-ch'ing and Wan-li reigns, 1567–1620 Ray Huang; 10. The T'ai-ch'ang, T'ien-ch'i, and Ch'ung-chen reigns, 1620–44 William Atwell; 11. The Southern Ming, 1644–62 Lynn A. Struve; 12. Historical writing during the Ming Wolfgang Franke; Bibliographic notes; Bibliography; Glossary index.

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This volume in The Cambridge History of China is devoted to the history of the Ming dynasty (1368–1644).

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