How did the ming dynasty decline-?

Answer 1

The Ming reign became weaker and weaker during Emperor Wahli (1572-1620), The reasons are

1. The Imjin War in Korea against the Japanese caused financial drain.

2. The minsters of Ming emperor, Wahli Emperor after death of Grand Secretary Zhang Juzheng (in office from 1572 to 1582) could not maintain an effective network of alliances with senior officials

3. Frequent political quarreling erupted among his ministers

4. Constantly bickering of senior advisers about how to manage the state

Annoyed by all of this, Wanly Emperor began

a. neglecting his duties,

b. remaining absent from court audiences to discuss politics,

c. lost interest in studying the Confucian Classics,

d. refused to read petitions and other state papers, and

e. stopped filling the recurrent vacancies of vital upper level administrative posts.

5. Rise of eunuchs as intermediaries between the aloof emperor and his officials

7. Eunuchs were granted powerfromWahli Emperor to collect provincial taxes

8. Misuse of power and Government funds by eunuchs

9. The instability at court came right as natural calamity, pestilence, rebellion, and foreign invasion came to a peak

10. Rise of Narhaci (1616-1626), a tribal leader recognizing the weakness of Ming authority north of their border, he took control over all of the Manchurian tribes and other unrelated tribes surrounding his homeland.

By 1636, the Manchu ruler Huang Taiji renamed his dynasty from the "Latter Jin" to "Qing" at Shenyang, which had fallen to the Manchu in and was made their capital in 1625 Huang Taiji also adopted the Chinese imperial title huangdi, took the reign title Chongde ("Revering Virtue"), and changed the ethnic name of his people from Jurchen to Manchu. In 1638 the Manchu defeated and conquered Ming China's traditional ally Joseon with an army of 100,000 troops.

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Answer 2

The Ming Dynasty declined for many reasons that added to one another over many centuries. A lot of historians believe it is in the lack of leadership. They found that over many years the quality of the emperors declined and found that leaving all power to one man led to their decline.