north
In the early Ming Dynasty, Mongolia was used many times, and more than forty guards were set along the border with Mongolia, including Dongsheng Guards, Yun Chuan Guards, Guanshan Guards, Quanning Guards and Laohahe Guards, all of which were important frontier areas in the Ming Dynasty. Its direction is roughly the line from Yinshan Mountain to the southern foot of Daqing Mountain to Xilamulun River. /kloc-After 0/5th century, due to the cold weather and poor farming, the frontier troops were transferred by the Prince of Yan to participate in the Jingnan War. So the border moved a little south. During Yongle period, Ming Chengzu made many northern expeditions, and the border situation once changed. However, after the middle of Ming Dynasty, as Mongolia became strong again, Mingbian moved south again. The Great Wall was built to defend Mongolia, and nine important towns (Liaodong, Jizhou, Fu Xuan, Datong, Yansui, Ningxia, Gansu, Taiyuan and Guyuan) were set up along the Great Wall to strengthen defense. The Great Wall also became the northern part of the middle and late Ming Dynasty, and it was also the dividing line between farming areas and nomadic areas.
The territory of the Ming Dynasty (1435) was northeast.
Zhu Yuanzhang set up Liaodong headquarters to manage Liaodong (southeast of Northeast China). The Ming Dynasty marched into the Heilongjiang River valley many times and appealed to the Jurchen tribe, which once reached the estuary of Heilongjiang and Sakhalin Island. 1409, Nur Tuotu Branch was established, and * * * governs 130 health centers. /kloc-abandoned the garrison in 0/434, and the Ming army retreated to Liaodong, handing over the defense of the northeast to a few tribes belonging to the Ming Dynasty, and increasing the number of internal security stations in this area to 384 during the Wanli period. At the end of the Ming Dynasty, Jianzhou Jurchen gradually replaced the rule of the Ming Dynasty in the northeast and occupied Liaodong.
North Korea, a neighboring country in the northeast, and later Lee Korea, all expanded their territory to the north in the early Ming Dynasty. By convening, exterminating and expelling the Jurchen tribe, its territory continued to advance northward, extending to the Yalu River and Tumen River basins. Although the Ming Dynasty showed kindness to the Jurchen tribe in the Tumen River valley of Yalu River, it did not protect the interests of Jurchen, but was satisfied with North Korea's "great sincerity" and allowed North Korea to seize the Jurchen territory on the east bank of Yalu River and the south bank of Tumen River. 1393, Zhu Yuanzhang gave up the requirement of establishing Tieling Wei in the Yuan Dynasty. 1403, Judy agreed to allocate the area north of Hamhung, which has belonged to China for generations, to North Korea; From 14 16 to 1449, North Korea forcibly set up "four counties in the northwest" on the east bank of Yalu River and "six towns in the northeast" on the south bank of Tumen River. After Lee's unprecedented territorial expansion in Korea, China's territory east of Yalu River and south of Tumen River was completely lost.
Northwest of Ming Dynasty (1583)
During the Hongwu period, the northwest border of Ming Dynasty arrived in Hami area of East Xinjiang and set up a series of health clinics. /kloc-After the 5th century, Turpan in the northwest and Mongolia in Qinghai became stronger and stronger. 1472, Hami Acropolis was once invaded by Turpan, and it was moved to the inland, then recovered, and merged again in 15 14. /kloc-after the second half of the 0/5th century, the northwest garrison was completely lost, and the Ming Dynasty retreated to Jiayuguan.
southwestward
138 1 year, the Ming dynasty completely included southwest China in its territory. And set up a series of toast and Xuanwei Division under its jurisdiction, and the border reaches the first line of north-central Myanmar, northern Laos and northern Thailand. But in the later period, these areas were mostly annexed by neighboring countries.
1406, the Ming army attacked Annan, and the south was limited to the area of Darinan County. The following year, with the establishment of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Annan officially became an administrative region of the Ming Dynasty, with jurisdiction over fifteen prefectures, thirty-six states and more than two hundred counties. Later, due to fierce resistance from local forces, 1427, the Ming Dynasty went on strike and abandoned Annan. Annan became independent from China again and restored the Li Dynasty.
southeast
1553 Portugal leased Macao and obtained the right to berth ships, and 1557 obtained the right of abode. However, the Ming government can manage the Portuguese and still have the sovereignty of Macao.
1624, Dutch colonists entered the south of Taiwan Province Province and built the city of Gireland. Spanish colonists entered the northern part of Taiwan Province Province on 1626. 1642 Holland drove out the Spaniards and occupied most of Taiwan Province province. 166 1 year, Zheng Chenggong attacked Taiwan Province province, drove out the Dutch the following year, and formally recovered Taiwan Province province.