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The History of Ming (Chinese
Chinese character

A Chinese character, also known as a Han character , is a logogram used in writing Chinese language ,'' Japanese language ,'' less frequently Korean language ,'' and formerly Vietnamese language .''...
: ??; Pinyin
Pinyin

Pinyin, more formally Hanyu pinyin, is the most commonly used Romanization system for Standard Mandarin. Hanyu is the Chinese Language, and pinyin means "phonetics", or more literally, "spelling sound" or "spelled sound"....
: Míng Shi) is one of the official Chinese historical works known as the Twenty-Four Histories
Twenty-Four Histories

The Twenty-Four Histories is a collection of China historical books covering a period of history from 3000 BC to the Ming Dynasty in the 17th century....
 of China
China

China is a Culture of China, an ancient civilization, and, depending on perspective, a national or multinational entity extending over a large area in East Asia....
. It consists of 332 volumes and covers the history of Ming Dynasty
Ming Dynasty

The Ming Dynasty , or Empire of the Great Ming , was the ruling Dynasties in Chinese history of China from 1368 to 1644, following the collapse of the Mongol-led Yuan Dynasty....
 from 1368 to 1644, which was written by a number of officials commissioned by the court of Qing Dynasty
Qing Dynasty

The Qing Dynasty , also known as the Manchu Dynasty, followed the Ming Dynasty in History of China, and was the last ruling Chinese Dynasties of China, ruling from 1644 to 1912 ....
, with the lead editor Zhang Tingyu
Zhang Tingyu

Zhang Tingyu was a Han Chinese politician during the Qing Dynasty.Zhang Tingyu was born in Tongcheng in Anhui province. In 1700, he was awarded the highest degree in the imperial examinations and shortly afterwards he was appointed to the Hanlin Academy....
. The compilation started in the era of Shunzhi Emperor
Shunzhi Emperor

The Shunzhi Emperor was the second Emperor of China of the Manchu-led Qing dynasty, and the first Qing emperor to rule over China proper from 1644 to 1661....
 and completed in 1739 in the era of Qianlong Emperor
Qianlong Emperor

The Qianlong Emperor was the fifth emperor of the Manchu-led Qing Dynasty, and the fourth Qing dynasty emperors to rule over China. The fourth son of the Yongzheng Emperor, he reigned officially from October 11, 1736 to February 7, 1795....
, though most of the volumes were written in the era of Kangxi Emperor
Kangxi Emperor

The Kangxi Emperor was the third Emperor of China of the Manchu-led Qing Dynasty and the second Qing emperor to rule over China proper, from 1661 to 1722....
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The History of Ming (Chinese
Chinese character

A Chinese character, also known as a Han character , is a logogram used in writing Chinese language ,'' Japanese language ,'' less frequently Korean language ,'' and formerly Vietnamese language .''...
: ??; Pinyin
Pinyin

Pinyin, more formally Hanyu pinyin, is the most commonly used Romanization system for Standard Mandarin. Hanyu is the Chinese Language, and pinyin means "phonetics", or more literally, "spelling sound" or "spelled sound"....
: Míng Shi) is one of the official Chinese historical works known as the Twenty-Four Histories
Twenty-Four Histories

The Twenty-Four Histories is a collection of China historical books covering a period of history from 3000 BC to the Ming Dynasty in the 17th century....
 of China
China

China is a Culture of China, an ancient civilization, and, depending on perspective, a national or multinational entity extending over a large area in East Asia....
. It consists of 332 volumes and covers the history of Ming Dynasty
Ming Dynasty

The Ming Dynasty , or Empire of the Great Ming , was the ruling Dynasties in Chinese history of China from 1368 to 1644, following the collapse of the Mongol-led Yuan Dynasty....
 from 1368 to 1644, which was written by a number of officials commissioned by the court of Qing Dynasty
Qing Dynasty

The Qing Dynasty , also known as the Manchu Dynasty, followed the Ming Dynasty in History of China, and was the last ruling Chinese Dynasties of China, ruling from 1644 to 1912 ....
, with the lead editor Zhang Tingyu
Zhang Tingyu

Zhang Tingyu was a Han Chinese politician during the Qing Dynasty.Zhang Tingyu was born in Tongcheng in Anhui province. In 1700, he was awarded the highest degree in the imperial examinations and shortly afterwards he was appointed to the Hanlin Academy....
. The compilation started in the era of Shunzhi Emperor
Shunzhi Emperor

The Shunzhi Emperor was the second Emperor of China of the Manchu-led Qing dynasty, and the first Qing emperor to rule over China proper from 1644 to 1661....
 and completed in 1739 in the era of Qianlong Emperor
Qianlong Emperor

The Qianlong Emperor was the fifth emperor of the Manchu-led Qing Dynasty, and the fourth Qing dynasty emperors to rule over China. The fourth son of the Yongzheng Emperor, he reigned officially from October 11, 1736 to February 7, 1795....
, though most of the volumes were written in the era of Kangxi Emperor
Kangxi Emperor

The Kangxi Emperor was the third Emperor of China of the Manchu-led Qing Dynasty and the second Qing emperor to rule over China proper, from 1661 to 1722....
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