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Dan Snow's History Hit · The Rise and Fall of the Ming Dynasty · 21 Sep 2026 podcast

They took possession of it. voice-verified

They tried to use it. voice-verified

From Beijing, they continued to rule from the Forbidden City. voice-verified

They maintained and built onto the great palaces and temples of the Ming capital. voice-verified

They co opted many of the institutions that had governed China under the Ming. voice-verified

And it worked. voice-verified

The Qing were initially, certainly, extremely successful. voice-verified

Under their leadership, China entered another extraordinary period of imperial expansion, economic growth, and cultural achievement. voice-verified

But they voice-verified

were the last great dynasty. voice-verified

They were finally toppled in nineteen twelve after a century of humiliations, but that is another story, and that brought to an end more than two thousand years of Chinese imperial rule. voice-verified

Jeremiah, I'm struck by one thing. voice-verified

There seems to be several different golden ages. voice-verified

No one can quite work out when the golden people say, Oh, the tongue was a golden age, the hand was a golden age. voice-verified

The Ming. voice-verified

And I'm sure some people would argue that today is a golden age. voice-verified

So why do you think the Ming looms so large, perhaps in the European mind? voice-verified

Thank you so much for joining me on this deep dive on the rise and fall of the Ming. voice-verified

I urge you to go to our YouTube channel, History Hits, where you can watch the TV documentary we made in Beijing as whilst we are filming and recording this podcast, and you can see that incredible city built by the Ming. voice-verified

We go inside the Forbidden City. voice-verified

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