Ming and Qing China 1300's -1800's By Hard021 Jan 1, 1350 Repaired the Great Wall Jan 1, 1351 Red Turban Rebellion Feb 10, 1364 Great Ming Code Jan 1, 1368 Zhu Yuanzhang Jan 1, 1368 Reinstitution of Civil Service Exam Period: Feb 10, 1368 to Feb 10, 1644 Ming Dynasty Rule Period: Feb 10, 1405 to Feb 10, 1433 Zheng He's Seven Maritime Fleet Explorations Period: Feb 10, 1406 to Feb 10, 1427 China Occupied Vietnam Feb 10, 1420 Completed the Forbidden City/Emperor home Feb 10, 1434 Burning of Zheng He Records Period: Feb 11, 1467 to Feb 11, 1603 Sengoku Period Jan 1, 1513 China contact with Portugal Feb 10, 1581 Christian missionaries came Feb 10, 1581 Beijing becomes capital Jan 1, 1583 The Jesuit priest Matteo Ricci Makes contact with China Period: Feb 11, 1633 to Feb 11, 1853 Sakoku (Japan) Feb 10, 1644 Qing take power Period: Feb 10, 1644 to Feb 10, 1912 China's population quadruples Period: Feb 10, 1644 to Feb 10, 1912 Qing Dynasty Rule Feb 10, 1757 Canton System, Trade Highly regualted through Canton port Feb 10, 1793 Proposed Embassy from England - Declined Feb 10, 1794 White Lotus Rebellion Feb 10, 1839 Start of First Opium War Feb 10, 1842 End of First Opium War (British Victory) Feb 10, 1850 Taiping Rebellion Feb 10, 1861 Dowager Cixi takes control Feb 10, 1900 Boxer Rebellion Feb 10, 1912 Qing fall