Under pressure from outside and within, the Ming Dynasty of China gradually lost control after a series of famines, plagues, and peasant rebellions. By the early 1600s, however, the Later Jin Dynasty began to take charge after unifying Manchuria and soon set its sights on claiming the Mandate of Heaven for themselves.Support the Show. My latest novel, "Califia's Crusade," is now available for pre-order at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Kobo, Apple Books, Bookshop.org, and many other online platf...