Ming maritime ban begins to take shape
1389
The Hongwu emperor, fearing pirate alliances and foreign influence along the coast, decreed restrictions on private overseas trade and ordered coastal populations relocated inland. The haijin policy aimed to concentrate maritime activity under state control. It would constrict Chinese private maritime commerce for two centuries, though smuggling and tribute trade kept the sea routes alive.
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Era
Late Middle Ages (1301–1500), one of 874 events from that era on Saeculum.