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Jan 1, 1368
When the Ming Dynasty began in China
The MIng Dynasty began in 1368, The capital of the ming dynasty is beijing. Emperor Hangwutried to build a society of self sufficient rural communities in a rigid immobile system ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ming_dynasty ) -
The Song dynasty began in China
Song was founded by Zhao Kuangyin, a military general in the Latter Zhou Dynasty (951 - 960). With having continued sucess in the economy the song dyansty was considered another perod in the golden ages after the victorious tang dynasty.