Question: during the ming dynasty which city was once again made the capital of china
Answer: Great Ming 大明 1368 -- 1644 Ming China under the reign of the Yongle Emperor Ming China around 1580 Capital Nanjing ( Yingtian prefecture ) ( 1368 -- 1644 ) Beijing ( Shuntian prefecture ) ( 1403 -- 1644 ) Languages Official language : Mandarin Other Chinese languages Other languages : Turki ( Modern Uyghur ) , Old Uyghur language , Tibetan , Mongolian , Jurchen , others Religion Heaven worship , Taoism , Confucianism , Buddhism , Chinese folk religion , Islam , Roman Catholicism Government Absolute monarchy Emperor ( 皇帝 ) 1368 -- 1398 ( first ) Hongwu Emperor 1402 -- 1424 Yongle Emperor 1627 -- 1644 ( last ) Chongzhen Emperor Senior Grand Secretary 1402 -- 1407 Xie Ji