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27. MING Ki.
明紀
Names of the Sovereigns.
Miêu Hậu.
Cotemporary Chinese events.
十六年戶部
六
Krook Hou.
1 太祖
* TH Trái trú.
Hungwú.
2建文帝
秦戶
3 太宗
đổi Trái trung.
五萬二
2 Kienwan tí. Kienwan.
4 仁宗 Jin tsung.
5 宣宗 Siuen tsung.
英宗
6 Ying tsung.
7景帝 King tí
8憲宗 Hien tsung.
9孝宗 Hiáu tsung. 10 武宗 Wá ts 11 世宗 Shí tsung.
tsung.
12 穆宗 Muh tsung. 13 神宗 Shin tsung.
Yung loh.
Hunght.
Siuentih.
六一二口萬一
二春五六十
百十
Тл
六千五
五千八
In the 26th year of Hung- wú,
Chingtung wu, the Board of Revenue
Tienshun.
reported that the number of
Kingtải, families was 16,052,860, and the persons 60,545,811
Chinghwa.in the empire.
Hungchi.
京師地震有聲
(in the 11th year of this reign) there was an earth-
Chingtihquake at the capital ac-
companied by a noise.
Kiáhtsing.
天豉嗚 sound of a
Lungking frum in the heavens.
in the 4th year of Hung-
Wanlik hí, it was only 9,113,446 families, and 53,281,158 individuals.
14 tr Kráng trung. Tái chúng.
15 熹宗 Hitoung. 16 懷宗 Hwai tsung-
In the 6th year of Man- Tienkih, the families were 10,621,436, and the persons
Tsungching. 50,692,856.
rank. He held his court at Peking, which was called Kambalu. The history of his ancestors, Genghis and others, and that of his own times, are full of interest. They were great men, and achieved great things. Central Asia-their theatre of action-may again erelong become a scene of interesting events, and opened and free for the European traveler.
The native historian says, 'in the beginning of the Ming dynasty, he government paid no regard to rank in the employment of its sub- 'jects. In commencing the dynasty, there was an urgent demand for