The Ming Dynasty was the last Chinese dynasty to be ruled by a [[Han Chinese]] Imperial line. The dynasty began with the [[1368]] overthrow of the [[Mongol]] [[Yuan Dynasty]] by Han Chinese rebels, and ended with the fall of [[Beijing]] to [[Manchu]] invaders in [[1644]], marking the beginning of the [[Qing Dynasty]], China's last imperial dynasty. | The Ming Dynasty was the last Chinese dynasty to be ruled by a [[Han Chinese]] Imperial line. The dynasty began with the [[1368]] overthrow of the [[Mongol]] [[Yuan Dynasty]] by Han Chinese rebels, and ended with the fall of [[Beijing]] to [[Manchu]] invaders in [[1644]], marking the beginning of the [[Qing Dynasty]], China's last imperial dynasty. |