Was the Forbidden City built in the Yuan Dynasty or the Ming Dynasty?

1. The Forbidden City was built in the Ming Dynasty. In the fourth year of Yongle (1406), Emperor Chengzu of the Ming Dynasty issued an edict to build the Beijing Imperial Palace and city walls based on the Nanjing Imperial Palace (Nanjing Forbidden City). Zhu Di first sent personnel to various parts of the country to mine valuable wood and stone, and then transported them to Beijing. The preparation work alone lasted 11 years.

2. In the 14th year of Yongle (1416), Chengzu of the Ming Dynasty summoned his ministers to formally discuss the matter of moving the capital to Beijing. Ming Chengzu dismissed or severely punished the ministers who raised objections one by one. From then on, no one dared to oppose the relocation of the capital. The following year, construction of the Forbidden City in Beijing, based on the Forbidden City in Nanjing, officially started. In the eighteenth year of Yongle (1420), the Beijing Imperial Palace and Beijing City were built.

Extended information:

1. After the completion of the Forbidden City, the history of the Ming and Qing palaces for more than five hundred years includes the activities of emperors and empresses, hierarchy, power struggles, religious sacrifices, etc. In the eighteenth year of Yongle (1420), the Beijing Palace was completed. A fire broke out the next year and the first three halls were burned down. In the fifth year of Zhengtong, the first three halls and Qianqing Palace were rebuilt. In the third year of Tianshun (1459), Xiyuan was built. It went through the four generations of Yongle, Hongxi, Xuande and Zhengtong for 20 years.

2. The buildings in the Forbidden City are divided into two parts: the outer court and the inner court. The center of the outer dynasty is the Hall of Supreme Harmony, the Hall of Zhonghe, and the Hall of Baohe, collectively referred to as the three main halls. They are the places where the country holds major ceremonies. The center of the inner court is the Qianqing Palace, the Jiaotai Palace, and the Kunning Palace, collectively known as the Back Three Palaces. They are the main palace where the emperor and queen live.

Baidu Encyclopedia--Forbidden City