HIST 4618 Study Guide - Final Guide: Hongwu Emperor, Yongzheng Emperor, Nurhaci
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The banner system was the manchu societal system created by their founder nurhaci. This system helped organize the manchu people and made them a strong military force. The banner system were units of political, economic and military activities of the manchu people. The hongwu emperor (zhu yuanzheng/ming taizu) was the founder of the ming dynasty. Hongwu means great virtue, and he was given this title because he was an excellent fighter. He grew up as an extremely poor peasant and is the only peasant to ever serve as a chinese emperor. His parent abandoned him but in 1368, he led a peasant rebellion that helped overthrow the. He established a multiethnic empire and used mongols for military and muslims for astronomy. However, because of his difficult upbringing, he had an inferiority complex and always felt he was never good enough.
