Ming

ming míng mìng Míng mǐng English Alternative forms en Min, en Mim obsolete Etymology From en cmn 明 Míng. Pronunciation en /mɪŋ/, mĭng en LL-Q1860_(eng)-Typheuss-Ming.wav AU en ɪŋ 1 Proper noun + Dynasty Ming Dynasty A former dynasty in China, reigning from the end of the Yuan to the beginning of the Qing (Ching). en Ming dynasty en 1739 1735 P. Du Halde Geographical and Hitorical Obervations upon the Map of THIBET The General History Of China https://archive.org/details/dli.pahar.0011/ IV 2nd 51344000 459 https://archive.org/details/dli.pahar.0011/page/459/ the Chinee having got the upper-hand under Hong vou, Founder of the Ming Dynaty, the Lamas were drove out with the ret of the Tartars. en 1747 A New General Collection of Voyages and Travels IV https://archive.org/details/bim_eighteenth-century_a-new-general-collection_1745_4/ London w:Thomas Astley 2045114 325 https://archive.org/details/bim_eighteenth-century_a-new-general-collection_1745_4/page/325/ 2 CHWEN, King of Korea, having by his Ambaſſadors paid Homage to the Emperor Hong-vû, Founder of the Ming Dynaſty in 1368, was, by that Monarch, created King of Kau-li, preſented with a Silver Seal, and veſted with the ancient Privileges of ſacrificing to the Gods of the Rivers and Mountains of Korea. en 1845 John Russell Hind J. R. Hind Mr. J. R. Hind on the Elements of several Comets not previously computed https://archive.org/details/s3philosophicalmag27londuoft/ w:Philosophical Magazine XXVII London 418 https://archive.org/details/s3philosophicalmag27londuoft/page/418/ The Comet of 1385 was discovered in China by the astronomers of the Ming dynasty, on October 23 (period Houng-wou eighteenth year, ninth moon, day Wou-yn): it was then on the borders of Thai-wei (a constellation of stars in Leo and Virgo, surrounding β Leonis); it touched β Virginis, and left Thai-wei by what the Chinese termed the "great gate," i.e. between β and n Virginis. en July 15, 1973 Trade assures Taipei of wealth, prosperity https://archive.org/details/sim_free-china-weekly_1973-07-15_14_27/ Free China Weekly XIV 27 Taipei 0016-0318 1786626 2 https://archive.org/details/sim_free-china-weekly_1973-07-15_14_27/page/n1/ When Koxinga, the Ming Dynasty loyalist who drove the Dutch colonists from Taiwan in 1661, ending an occupation that had laster 37 years, Taipei was nonexistent. en 29 June 2015 10 Pct. of Great Wall missing due to erosion, vandalism and poor management https://web.archive.org/web/20220910114152/https://www.efe.com/efe/english/technology/10-pct-of-great-wall-missing-due-to-erosion-vandalism-and-poor-management/50000267-2651578 10 September 2022 w:EFE Only 8.2 percent of the wall, built during the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) is maintained properly, according to a study by the China Great Wall Society, an organization dedicated to the preservation and protection of the Wall. en December 27, 2021 w:Neil Genzlinger Jonathan Spence, Noted China Scholar, Dies at 85 w:The New York Times https://web.archive.org/web/20211227171741/https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/27/books/jonathan-spence-dead.html 27 December 2021 https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/27/books/jonathan-spence-dead.html 0362-4331 1645522 Books Among Professor Spence’s most ambitious books was “The Search for Modern China,” which made The New York Times’s best-seller list and is now a standard text. It took an 876-page view of China’s history from the decline of the Ming dynasty in the 1600s to the democracy movement of 1989. en en former empire c/China, occupying the eastern half of modern China (China proper), as well as parts of Russia and northern Vietnam The era of Chinese history during which the dynasty reigned en. en male,female. Derived terms en Ming vase Taymingian Translations Chinese Dynasty & Era Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 明朝 Míng Cháo Lithuanian: lt Mingai m-p Manchu: mnc ᡩᠠᡳᠮᡳᠩ daiming Marathi: mr मिंग Russian: ru Мин m Vietnamese: vi Nhà Minh Chinese Empire Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 大明帝国 Dà Míng Dìguó, cmn 明朝 Míngcháo Manchu: mnc ᡩᠠᡳᠮᡳᠩ ᡤᡠᡵᡠᠨ daiming gurun Marathi: mr मिंग n Chinese surname Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 明 Míng Marathi: mr मिंग Chinese given name Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 明 Míng Marathi: mr मिंग Noun ~ en countable A member of the Ming dynasty. en uncountable The pottery of the Ming era, famed for its high quality. en Chinese dynasties en unisex given names