The Rise and Fall of the Ming Dynasty

Author: Ming-Yuan Liu
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Publish Date: 2006-09-01
Features: Zhu Yuanzhang was born in a time of chaos, carrying the pain of losing both his parents. Starting from extreme poverty, he had no connections, no backing, no support—everything he had was earned through his own efforts. He endured countless hardships, repeatedly escaping death’s grasp, crawling out of the dead to bury his fallen comrades, then continuing forward, continuing to fight. The era of Zhu Yuanzhang was filled with formidable figures—Chen Youliang, Zhang Shicheng, and Wang Baobao were none of them easy opponents. With his remarkable military talent, Zhu Yuanzhang defeated these enemies. It can be said that in that era, the title of the greatest commander was no one but Zhu Yuanzhang. Almost single-handedly, with nothing but courage and determination, he built a vast empire. This series, written in a popular novel format, tells the dramatic story of the Yuan Dynasty’s peasant uprising over 600 years ago and continues to cover the 276 years of history from the Ming Dynasty. This volume is titled The Zhu Yuanzhang Chronicle.