Why was the Ming Dynasty brought down?

Answer 1

During the first several decades of the 1400s,the Chinese admiral Zheng He established trade links with many distant commerce centers and brought exotic animals back to China for the imperial zoo.After Zheng He's death in 1433,the Ming emperor banned the building of large oceangoing ships,and China,as result,suddenly halted its vogages of exploration. The reasons for this abrupt change in policy were both economic and cultural.Zheng's vogages had not brought profits to the empire,and his fleets were costly to maintain.Also,Confucian scholars taught that China had the most advanced civilization in the world.Limiting contact with foreign influences therefore seemed the best way to preserve ancient traditions

Answer 2

The Ming Dynasty was brought down due to a combination of internal and external factors. Internal factors included widespread corruption, economic instability, and social unrest. External factors included military conflicts and invasions from the Manchus, who eventually founded the Qing Dynasty.