By:Chris Bowden and Jeriah Locklear

As the Yuan dynasty crumbled there was a struggle for power in China.

As the power struggle went on this man employed "special" tactics to seize power of China.

ZHU YUANZHANG ELIMINATED HIS ARCH RIVAL IN THE BATTLE OF LAKE POYANG.

And after Zhu ran the last emperor south he claimed the throne of the new dynasty.

As he began his rule he first had to rebuild the states infrastructure.

HONGHU ALSO MADE A CONFUCIAN LAW CODE CALLED THE "DA MING LÜ".

AFTER HONGHU'S DEATH HIS GRANDSON BECAME HIS SUCCESSOR BUT, ZHU DI DIDN'T AGREE WITH THIS.

AFTER JIANWEN ARRESTED MOST OF ZHU DI'S ASSOCIATES DI VOWED REVENGE.

AFTER THREE YEARS OF WARFARE ZHU DI FINALLY KILLED JIANWEN AND SEIZED THE THRONE.

As the new emperor he then changed the capital to Beijing and built a fleet of ships to expand their trade.

THE TREASURE FLEET WAS BUILT TO EXPAND TRADE TO AFRICA AND FAR PARTS OF ASIA

ALTHOUGH THE QIN AND HAN DYNASTY'S HELPED BUILD THE GREAT WALL OF CHINA THE MING DYNASTY BUILT MOST OF IT.

AFTER INVASIONS FROM MONGOLS AND THE FINANCIAL DRAIN OF THE IMJIN WAR THE MING DYNASTY FACED A FINANCIAL CRISIS.

AS SILVER WAS DISAPPEARING IN THE MING DYNASTY IT'S TRADE BECAME VERY VALUABLE AND FAMINE CRIPPLED THE DYNASTY.

THE MANCHURIAN TRIBES CONQUERED PARTS OF CHINA AND EVENTUALLY INVADED THE GREAT WALL CONQUERING RHE MING DYNASTY.