Ming Dynasty Map

This is a map of the Ming Dynasty. (1368-1644 BCE) The brown area on the map displays the Ming Dynasty's territory. Shown by dotted lines on the map shows the current borders of China. Nanjing is the capital of the Ming Dynasty. Shown in blue/green is the Great Wall of China which in length would exceed 50,000 kilometers or 31,000 miles. Expansion was a big part of many dynasties. In the Ming Dynasty they had a lot of land, but they wanted to expand and conquer the Middle East.  As said in China's Later Dynasties by M. Strauss, "Within four years he controlled all the territory once held by the Tang Dynasty at the height of its power (103)."