manchu’s and the qing dynasty unit 2: china. big questions essential question: explain how the...
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Manchu’s and the Qing DynastyUnit 2: China
Big Questions
• Essential Question: Explain how the Manchu overthrew the Ming and established a multi-ethnic Qing Dynasty that doubled the size of the Chinese Empire
• Learning Objective: Explain how the Manchu were able to invade and bring an end to the Ming Dynasty.
Manchu Invasion• Manchu Dynasty AKA the Qing
Dynasty
• This is the last dynasty of China: 1644 C.E. - 1912 C.E.
• Founded by the Manchu people semi-nomadic people from North East China
Manchu Invasion• 1644: The Manchu were able to take advantage of rebellions
against the Ming
• Ming Rebellions unable to pay/supply their troops, peasants are starving, famine is causing hardship
• Beijing was conquered by rebel forces led by Li Zicheng• Ming army did not protect the capital because they mutinied• Rather than be captured, the last Ming emperor hanged himself
Li Zicheng
Li and the Bandits
Manchu Invasion
• Wu Sangui (Ming general) allied himself with the Manchu• He did this in order to drive
out the rebel forces
• They were successful but this allowed the Manchu to take over
The Shunzhi Emperor• Emperor Shunzhi was the first
emperor of the dynasty
• He was a child when he took the throne (6 years old)
• During his rule, the main priority of the court was to conquer the rest of the empire and establish a government for the new empire
Manchu Dynasty
• China developed peacefully it was a time of economic growth & development
• Tried to force their way of life on China but adopted Chinese cultures & traditions instead
• Limits:• Only Manchu could hold the highest government
office• Marriage was forbidden between Manchu & Han• Imperial China reached its height of power
Queue Hairstyle of the Manchu
End of the Qing Dynasty• The Qing Dynasty will last until 1912
• It faced many, many problems in its last decades (wars, rebellions, natural disasters, poor education, little modernization)
• The last emperor will abdicate the throne after a successful rebellion – but more on this later in the year!