Manchu people
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The Manchus are a Tungusic East Asian ethnic group native to Manchuria in Northeast Asia. They are an officially recognized ethnic minority in China and the people from whom Manchuria derives its name
Aguda, Emperor Taizu of Jurchen Jin
An imperial portrait of Nurhaci
Prince Zaitao dresses in modern reformed uniform of late Qing dynasty
Wanrong, the last empress consort of China, wearing Manchu clothing in 1922
Transition from Ming to Qing
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The transition from Ming to Qing, also known as the Manchu conquest of China or Ming–Qing transition, was a decades-long period of conflict between the Qing dynasty, established by the Manchu Aisin Gi
Battle of Ningyuan, where Nurhaci was injured in defeat
Jesuit missionary illustration of the Ming and Qing Emperor in ordinary uniform
Ming firearms
Wu Sangui was a general of the Ming dynasty, who later defected to the Qing dynasty. However, his hopes to restore the former were dashed after he rebelled against the Kangxi Emperor.