16th century in China

imperial dynasty of China from 1368 to 1644

collection of mausoleums built by the emperors of the Ming dynasty of China

second introduction of Catholicism to the East-Asian territory

mausoleum in China

Portuguese explorer

1523 brawl in Ningbo, China

1583–1619 unification of the Jurchen tribes under Nurhaci, founder of the Later Jin dynasty

imperial Chinese army

by Chinese-led international merchant-pirates (including the Japanese) on Ming dynasty China

Shuangyu () was a port on () off the coast of Zhejiang, China. During the 16th century, the port served as an illegal entrepôt of international trade, attracting traders from Japan, Southeast Asia, and Portugal in a time when private overseas trade was banned by China's ruling Ming dynasty. Portuguese sources called the place Liampó, taking the name of the nearby city of Ningbo on the mainland. Shuangyu's days as a smuggling hub and pirate haven began as early as 1524 and lasted until its destruction by the Ming navy in 1548, an event that was greatly exaggerated (and wrongly dated) by the 16t

Chinese world map

1590–1600 rebellion in Ming China