What do you know about the Qing Dynasty?

Question

please let me know...the basic details

Answer 1

Well lets see, the Qing Dynasty (1600-1911) is China's last imperial dynasty. The economy as well as the population grew during this period until the 1800's. During the Qing Dynasty, China could be compared in technological and cultural advancement to that of Western Europe (Schirokauer 379). First though, a common trend throughout Chinese history is the interaction of the barbarians to the North. You might already know about how the Mongols and Jurchen established the Yuan and Jin dynasties back in the 11 and 1200's. Since that time, the Mongolian influence had a major impact on the Chinese people.

Beginning with the decline of the Jin also called the Later Jin (1616-1636), the home territory of the Jurchen (Manchuria) began to rise to power with Nurgaci (1559-1626). He united the area known today as Manchuria into a nation with a common written language based on Mongolian. Nurgaci established his capital in Shengyuan, but died a year later. His son Hong Taiji (r. 1626-1643) rose to power established the new ethnic identity called the "Manchu" and decided to build a vast empire. Now during this period, the greatest power was held by the Ming and so the only was to defeat them. In 1626, the Manchu lost their battle with the Ming forces to the North. In 1629 though, captured Chinese Artillery experts from a campaign in Northern China assisted Taiji's forces to invade close to Beijing. In 1636, Taiji's signaled his ambitions were to rule China under the new Qing (pure) dynasty while retaining the title of "divine khan". When the Ming dynasty was overthrown, the army fell into the hands of the General Wu Sangui (1612-1678). He soon cast his lot with the Manchus and in June 1644, they Manchu army entered the city announcing their intent to punish the rebels which had plagued the later Ming. The Manchus gave the final emperor and wife of the Ming an honourable funeral and buried them. Most of the examinations and tests for nobility were still upheld from the Ming which would appear to bode well for China. In the South though, Ming loyalists and pirates would constantly fight with the Manchus. Strife would still be present into the 18th century.

The second part of the Qing dynasty involves the rule of the Kangxi which extended from (1662-1722). During his reign he completed the conquest of China and fought with Chinese Troops under Chinese generals. The incorporation of Taiwan into the Qing dynasty allowed for Kangxi to turn to the China's borders to the North and West. The destruction of a Russian Cossack base led to the Treaty of Nerchinsk in 1689 and settled problems between the Russians and Chinese. Such a treaty also helped to remove hesitation about a Russian/Mongolian alliance. From 1696-1697 Kangxi personally led an army against the Western Mongolians and won a decisive victory. In 1720, his final exploit was the conquest of Tibet and the installation of a pro-Chinese Dalai Lama. This was the first, but certainly not the last, Chinese intervention in Tibet. As a man Kangxi was known for being a well balanced leader and remembered as one of the most successful Emperors in Chinese History (Schirokauer 386).

The second emperor of Qing was known as Yongzheng (r. 1723-1735) and was the fourth son of Kangxi's fifty-six children. He rose to power through a military coup and became emperor after Kangxi died. Like Kangxi, Yongheng used military force to provide relative peace in China. When Tibet rose up in rebellion from 1717 to 1728, Yongzheng intervened militarily. Yongzheng was a leader who based his rule on efficiency. He was a hard working ruler and established a five-member Grand Council to whose members linked the outer bureaucracy to the inner court. According to Schirokauer Yongzheng's rule can be characterized as despotic, efficient, and vigorous (387). To assure there was no dispute over heir to the throne (like before), Yongzheng sealed the name of the heir in a box kept in his throne room.

Yongzheng helped pave the way for the dynasty's greatest leader named Qianlong (1736-1795). During the reign of Qianlong, the Qing Empire reached its greatest prosperity and expansion into Central Asia in its greatest extent. This was due in part to the diplomatic skill of the Qing during Qianlong's reign. It was Qianlong's ability to manipulate and exploit Central Asia's instability that allowed him to expand his empire. Qianlong brought Chinese Turkestan into his empire and renamed it Xinjiang. Another conquest involved the Ili to the West and brought with it Muslim leaders and activists. The Qing also subjugated the Western Mongolians to Chinese rule as well. Again (I told you Tibet would return :) Tibet also played a problem and Qianlong fought two bloody wars to establish the Dalai Lama as ruler with a Qing garrison. Qianlong's army traveled to South Asia, Nepal and the Himalayas and forced the rulers to accept Qing hegemony.

Well that's the essence of the Qing, the 19th was a time of decline for the Qing when Europe began to intervene. The Opium War (1839-1841), Anglo-French War on China (1856-1860) and various other conflicts forced open China to the West. The dissolution of the Qing would be encouraged with the last Empress Dowager Cixi (1835-1909) and the help of the Boxer Rebellion in 1900. The eventual collapse occured in 1911 with a Revolution over loans that had crippled the Chinese economy. Sorry, I'm not going to go into extensive detail of the Sino-Japanese war and causes of the Opium War because that is a whole book in itself.

I know its a wee bit long, but I got carried away. At any rate, I hope you learned something.

Answer 2

The Qing Dynasty (Approx. 1644 CE - 1911 CE)
During the Qing Dynasty the Taiping Rebellion occurred, when rebels rose against the tyranny of the Manchus - 1850 CE - 1864 CE. During this dynasty the author Cao Xue Qin wrote the classic "hong lou meng' or "Dream of the Red Chamber" as its English title.

There were many secret societies formed during the Qing Dynasty, especially those who sought to "overthrow the Qing and restore the Ming (the previous dynasty 1368 - 1643 CE).

During the Qing Dynasty the Boxer Rebellion occurred when the Dowager Empress Cixi persuaded the Boxers to drop their opposition to the Qing Dynasty and unite with it to destroy all the foreign "devils" in China - 1900 - 1901 CE. In 1911, the Qing Dynasty came to an end, and China became the Republic of China.

Answer 3

You only want the basic details...so I will try to be as brief as I can

1.it was the last Chinese empire which lasted about 250 years(1644-1911)

2.it was the biggest Chinese empire ever built...it was even bigger than modern China (modern China is slightly bigger than US)

3.Qing Dynasty had three famous emperors...they were brilliant, passionate, visionary, and very skilled politicians. Kangshi, Yongzheng, Qianlong, they were. Those three emperors ruled for 130 years combined

4.During its golden days, Qing was the empire with superior wealth, technology, infrastructure, and population. No nation could equal Qing that time. Qing produced about 40% of world GDP at the time, which was twice of Britain Empire...and equaled total GDP of all European nations

5.Qing eventually fell due to...
1)Opium and Christianity that Britian brought to China

Opium poisoned whole China...even emperors were addicted to it...not to mention economic downfall due to opium trade

Chiristianity also became a virus that made China into a deadly situation. New christians refused Chinese nationalism and value. New religion also resulted a huge civil war that made Qing empire hopelessly corrupted


2)Terrible government run by a greedy woman(she took control behind her son, a child emperor)

3)Qing conquered too many nations to govern...endless rebels happeded every cornor of Qing empire. This eventually helped military cliques at national boarder become powerful and ambitious

4)Growth of western empires

5)Chinese commons began to seek democracy and freedom

6)90% of Chinese people(called 'HAN' people) began to refuse the Manchurian governers who built Qing empire. Qing chose the most stupid way to respond, violence...eventually resulted horrible civil wars among Chinese people. Two major civil wars along put twelve million people to death

* Qing empire fell down by Chinese commons. It was replaced by communists(led by Mao) after a long civil war and war against Japanese invasion...

Answer 4

(1644 – 1911/12) Last of the imperial dynasties in China. The name Qing was first applied to the dynasty established by the Manchu in 1636 in Manchuria and then applied by extension to their rule in China. During the Qing dynasty, China's territory and population expanded tremendously. Cultural attitudes were strongly conservative and Neo-Confucianism was the dominant philosophy. The arts flourished: literati painting was popular, novels in the vernacular developed substantially, and jingxi (Peking opera) developed. Qing porcelain, textiles, tea, paper, sugar, and steel were exported to all parts of the world. Military campaigns in the latter part of the 18th century depleted government finances, and corruption grew. These conditions, combined with population pressures and natural disasters, led to the Opium Wars and the Taiping and Nian rebellions, which in turn so weakened the dynasty that it was unable to rebuff the demands of foreign powers. The dynasty ended with the republican revolution of 1911 and the abdication of the last emperor in 1912.

Answer 5

If you mean the Qin dynasty, then it was a short lived dynasty around 220 AD. The most notable ruler being Qin Shi Huangdi. Qin Shi Huangdi regulated everything from currency to the axle length on carts. His tomb has been one of the most fascinating archaeological finds in the last century, unveiling 7000 Terra cotta warriors and servants.

Answer 6

I was wondering much the same thing