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<p>[QUOTE="Milesofwho, post: 4531666, member: 91469"]7. Wan Li Tong Bao</p><p><br /></p><p>After a short reign of five years the Longqing Emperor died in 1572, succeeded by his son the Wanli Emperor. At the start, his regent Zhang Juzheng did an excellent job governing the country. After his death in 1582, however, the emperor gradually reversed many of his policies. Despite this, he managed to defend the country in three campaigns against the Mongols, the Japanese, who had invaded Korea, and the Miao (or Hmong). By 1600 a remarkable change came over him. He completely refused to take part in government at all. He didn’t appoint any ministers and didn’t attend any council meetings. As he was in a position where everything depended on his decisions, not making them had disastrous consequences. The ultimate fall of the dynasty can be traced to his twenty-year neglect of rule. His legacy runs far further than most emperors, as his tomb was excavated in 1956. In 1966, during the Cultural Revolution, his remains were dug up, publicly denounced, and burned. His son took over upon his death in 1620 as the Taichang Emperor.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1122366[/ATTACH] </p><p>The Qian Long Tong Bao was cast from 1570 to 1572. </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1122363[/ATTACH] </p><p>This coin was probably cast from 1599 to 1620. After an initial failure in the 1570s, production soon had to be scaled back in 1606 because so many coins had been cast. </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>8. Tian Qi Tong Bao</p><p><br /></p><p>The Taichang Emperor lasted one month. By far the shortest reign of the Ming dynasty, he was succeeded by his eldest son as the Tianqi Emperor. He did nothing to improve the situation, instead focusing on carpentry. The usual palace intrigue occurred. By 1627 he was dead. He was succeeded by his brother the Chongzhen Emperor. </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1122365[/ATTACH] </p><p>Taichang coins are somewhat common, despite a rule of one month, because the Tianqi Emperor cast coins with that title in honor of him. </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1122364[/ATTACH] </p><p>This coin was cast throughout the emperor’s reign. The currency system started to fail in this era, with separate weight standards for each region of the country.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Milesofwho, post: 4531666, member: 91469"]7. Wan Li Tong Bao After a short reign of five years the Longqing Emperor died in 1572, succeeded by his son the Wanli Emperor. At the start, his regent Zhang Juzheng did an excellent job governing the country. After his death in 1582, however, the emperor gradually reversed many of his policies. Despite this, he managed to defend the country in three campaigns against the Mongols, the Japanese, who had invaded Korea, and the Miao (or Hmong). By 1600 a remarkable change came over him. He completely refused to take part in government at all. He didn’t appoint any ministers and didn’t attend any council meetings. As he was in a position where everything depended on his decisions, not making them had disastrous consequences. The ultimate fall of the dynasty can be traced to his twenty-year neglect of rule. His legacy runs far further than most emperors, as his tomb was excavated in 1956. In 1966, during the Cultural Revolution, his remains were dug up, publicly denounced, and burned. His son took over upon his death in 1620 as the Taichang Emperor. [ATTACH=full]1122366[/ATTACH] The Qian Long Tong Bao was cast from 1570 to 1572. [ATTACH=full]1122363[/ATTACH] This coin was probably cast from 1599 to 1620. After an initial failure in the 1570s, production soon had to be scaled back in 1606 because so many coins had been cast. 8. Tian Qi Tong Bao The Taichang Emperor lasted one month. By far the shortest reign of the Ming dynasty, he was succeeded by his eldest son as the Tianqi Emperor. He did nothing to improve the situation, instead focusing on carpentry. The usual palace intrigue occurred. By 1627 he was dead. He was succeeded by his brother the Chongzhen Emperor. [ATTACH=full]1122365[/ATTACH] Taichang coins are somewhat common, despite a rule of one month, because the Tianqi Emperor cast coins with that title in honor of him. [ATTACH=full]1122364[/ATTACH] This coin was cast throughout the emperor’s reign. The currency system started to fail in this era, with separate weight standards for each region of the country.[/QUOTE]
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