Question

Among the following which one overthrew the Ming Dynasty?

• A. The Mongols
• B. The Manchu
• C. Yuan Dynasty
• D. Song Dynasty
• E. Tokugawa Shogunate

Answer 1

The correct option is B The Manchu

The Ming Dynasty (1368–1644) was the last ethnic Chinese dynasty, sandwiched between two foreign ones: the Mongol-led Yuan Dynasty and the Manchurian Qing Dynasty. It was the fourth longest Chinese dynasty, lasting for 276 years. It began with a decline in the Mongol Empire and uniting of ethnic Chinese resistance; flourished with a growth in foreign trade, art, and literature; and ended with natural disasters, war, and internal rebellion, which weakened the Chinese ready for defeat by the united Manchurian forces.