Zhu Yuanzhang the Red Turban Rebellion Zhu Yuanzhang 1368–1398 Yuan officeholders
Who created the Ming Dynasty? Who caused the Yuan dynasty to fall? Who ruled as the the Hongwu Emperor? What years did Zhu Yuanzhang rule as the Hongwu Emperor? Who did the Hongwu Emperor send convoys to?
In 1368, a Han Chinese revolt known as the Red Turban Rebellion toppled the Mongol Yuan dynasty in China. Zhu Yuanzhang then established the Ming dynasty, ruling as the Hongwu Emperor (r. 1368–1398). It is not clear how much the early Ming court understood the civil war going on in Tibet between rival religious sects, but the first emperor was anxious to avoid the same trouble that Tibet had caused for the Tang dynasty. Instead of recognizing the Phagmodru ruler, the Hongwu Emperor sided with the Karmapa of the nearer Kham region and southeastern Tibet, sending envoys out in the winter of 1372–1373 to ask the Yuan officeholders to renew their titles for the new Ming court.
question: Who created the Ming Dynasty?, answer: Zhu Yuanzhang | question: Who caused the Yuan dynasty to fall?, answer: the Red Turban Rebellion | question: Who ruled as the the Hongwu Emperor?, answer: Zhu Yuanzhang | question: What years did Zhu Yuanzhang rule as the Hongwu Emperor?, answer: 1368–1398 | question: Who did the Hongwu Emperor send convoys to?, answer: Yuan officeholders