Commercialization and Market Networks in Jiangnan (c.1500–1644)

1. Jiangnan leads Ming commercial expansion

   Jan 1, 1500Labels: Jiangnan, Yangzi Delta

   • Britannica
   • Ming Economy

2. Early “Single Whip” commutations begin

   Jan 1, 1520Labels: Single Whip, Local administrations

   • Single Whip
   • EBSCO

3. Silver imports accelerate Ming monetary shift

   Jan 1, 1550Labels: Silver imports, Japan-Spain trade

   • Ming Economy
   • Haijin

4. Maritime ban relaxed; Yuegang legalized

   Jan 17, 1567Labels: Yuegang, Maritime policy

   • Yuegang
   • Haijin

5. Manila founded as trans-Pacific entrepôt

   Jun 24, 1571Labels: Manila, Manila Galleon

   • SOAS Repo
   • Met Museum

6. Wanli-era industrial and interregional trade boom

   Jan 1, 1572Labels: Wanli reign, Suzhou

   • Wanli Era
   • Wanli Emperor

7. Zhang Juzheng pushes empirewide tax consolidation

   Jan 1, 1581Labels: Zhang Juzheng, Single Whip

   • Britannica
   • Single Whip

8. Manila galleon trade regulated by Spanish decree

   Jan 1, 1593Labels: Spanish decree, Manila Galleon

   • Galleon
   • Met Museum

9. Peak late-Ming silver inflows reshape markets

   Jan 1, 1597Labels: Silver inflows, Late Ming

   • Ming Economy

10. 1620s trade shock contributes to silver scarcity

    Jan 1, 1620Labels: 1620s shock, Trade disruptions

    • Ming Economy

11. Late Ming rebellions undermine economic integration

    Jan 1, 1628Labels: Peasant rebellions, Late Ming

    • Rebellions
    • Britannica

12. Plague years exacerbate late-Ming economic crisis

    Jan 1, 1633Labels: Great plague, Epidemic

    • Late Ming Plague
    • Britannica

13. Li Zicheng takes Beijing; Ming collapses

    Apr 25, 1644Labels: Li Zicheng, Ming collapse

    • Jiashen
    • Rebellions