However, in 1368, Hongwu Emperor of the newly founded Ming dynasty ordered a new regional military command—the Liaodong Regional Military Commission (遼東都指揮使司)—to be established, and Shenyang was made a prominent regional "guard town" (衛所).
但在 1368 年，新建立的明朝的洪武皇帝下令建立一个新的地区军事指挥部——辽东都指挥使司，沈阳成为了著名的地区“卫所”。