<P> The Ming dynasty ( / mɪŋ / ) was the ruling dynasty of China -- then known as the Great Ming Empire -- for 276 years ( 1368 -- 1644 ) following the collapse of the Mongol - led Yuan dynasty . The Ming dynasty was the last imperial dynasty in China ruled by ethnic Han Chinese . Although the primary capital of Beijing fell in 1644 to a rebellion led by Li Zicheng ( who established the Shun dynasty , soon replaced by the Manchu - led Qing dynasty ) , regimes loyal to the Ming throne -- collectively called the Southern Ming -- survived until 1683 . </P>
<P> The Ming dynasty ( / mɪŋ / ) was the ruling dynasty of China -- then known as the Great Ming Empire -- for 276 years ( 1368 -- 1644 ) following the collapse of the Mongol - led Yuan dynasty . The Ming dynasty was the last imperial dynasty in China ruled by ethnic Han Chinese . Although the primary capital of Beijing fell in 1644 to a rebellion led by Li Zicheng ( who established the Shun dynasty , soon replaced by the Manchu - led Qing dynasty ) , regimes loyal to the Ming throne -- collectively called the Southern Ming -- survived until 1683 . </P>
who did the ming dynasty take control after
who did the ming dynasty take control after
Yuan dynasty
Yuan dynasty