East Asia chapter 27 By rach.kim Period: 1368 to 1644 Ming dynasty (China) Period: 1368 to 1398 Reign of Hongwu Period: 1403 to 1424 Reign of Yongle Period: 1552 to 1610 Matteo Ricci's Life Period: 1572 to 1620 Reign of Emperor Wanli Period: 1600 to 1867 Tokugawa shogunate (Japan) Period: 1616 to 1626 Reign of Nurhaci Period: 1642 to 1693 Life of Ihara Saikaku Period: 1644 to 1911 Qing dynasty (China) Period: 1661 to 1722 Reign of Kangxi Period: 1736 to 1795 Reign of Qianlong 1793 Trade mission with the British to China