In 1506 Zhu Houzhao begins his reign as Emperor of the Zhengde period. Houzhao was born in 1491 and died in 1521. “Liu Jin, who directed the Zhengde Emperor’s debaucheries while manipulating the government between 1506 and 1510.” (Cambridge 199) Liu was a “notorious eunuch dictator,” (Cambridge 199) that at some point in time dominated the Ming Dynasty.

In 1521 The Jiahing Emperor came into power led by Zhu Houcong. Houcong born in 1507, and took the throne at age fourteen. “Came to the throne unexpectedly, after the death of his childless cousin, the Zhengde Emperor, who had one of the most disorderly reigns in Chinese history.” (Cambridge 202) The new, young, Emperor took his reign very seriously and was re

In 1567 The Longquing Emperor came into power led by Zhu Zaihou. Zaihou was born in 1537 and was the oldest ruler of the Ming dynasty in the 16th century. In 1570 the Ming court worked out a “satisfactory treaty relationship” with a ruler of the Mongol Empire, Altan Kahn of the Tumet. This reign ended in 1572.

According to historians Yijun’s reign marked the beginning of the end for the Ming dynasty.

There was really very little change going on in China during this century. Although there were different Emperor’s, with different ideas even, the country relatively remained the same. This century was the beginning of the end for the Ming Dynasty, so in effect there was nothing that could have been done by various Emperor’s that would have changed the fate of the Ming Dynasty.

In 1572 the last Emperor took reign for the 16th century. Zhu Yijun, the youngest Ming Emperor, at nine years of age took rule in the Wanli. In the 1570’s, there were a number of notable reforms which we

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