The Song and Tang were impressive for their time but I think the scale and organization of the Ming and Qing are underappreciated and blemished by the dramatic declines. I'd be okay choosing either I just like Ming fashion a bit better.

[–] niph@hexbear.net 7 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Ming dynasty was notorious for brutality and the corruption of the civil service though.

[–] Euergetes@hexbear.net 7 points 3 days ago (1 children)

there is no dynastic era that didn't have that, it's kind of a non starter for the conversation.

The size, stability and wealth of the era is most important, the Ming delivered the highest population in Chinese history up to that point, largely without new world crops

[–] niph@hexbear.net 4 points 3 days ago

I mean the Ming dynasty really maxed out on the brutality even compared to others. Guess it depends on your priorities tho, and anyway that might be based on Qing propaganda