1368 in China
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The following occurred in 1368 in China.
Incumbents
- Yuan dynasty – Ukhaghatu Khan Toghon Temür (Emperor Shun)
- Ming dynasty – Hongwu Emperor (1st year)
Events
- 23 January – Zhu Yuanzhang claims the Mandate of Heaven and establishes the Ming dynasty, becoming Hongwu Emperor.
- Zhu sends an army toward the Yuan capital, Khanbaliq (present-day Beijing).[1]
References
- ^ Ebrey (1999), p. 191.
- Ebrey, Patricia Buckley (1999), The Cambridge Illustrated History of China, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, ISBN 978-0-521-66991-7.
