In the year 1368, the Mongol rule in China came to an unexpected end. They were succeeded by the Ming Dynasty who ruled the Henan Territory. Their boundaries resembled the modern day map boundary of Henan province. However, unlike the modern capital Zhengzhou, the capital used to be Kaifeng. The rule of the Republic of China which lasted between 1911 and 1949 did not make any significant changes to the territorial arrangements made by the Qing Dynasty. The western part of Henan Province is mountainous if you compare it to the east. The North China plains are formed by the eastern and central parts of Henan province. On the north western part, a small section of the Taihang mountains which enter into Henan province. The Qinling Mountains enter into Henan province on the west and occupy the area almost till the central part of the province. It is also branched into other mountains such as the Funju Mountains that moves towards north and south.