How,and Why,was the Ming Dynasty Followed by Another Non-Chinese Dynasty

question 113

Essay

How,and why,was the Ming Dynasty followed by another non-Chinese dynasty so soon after the Yuan? Was it again a situation in which Chinese disunity proved fatal? Why?

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