Qing dynasty
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The Qing dynasty, officially the Great Qing, also known as the Qing Empire or Qing China, was a Manchu-led imperial dynasty of China and an early modern empire in East Asia which existed from 1636/164
Manchu cavalry charging Ming infantry at the 1619 Battle of Sarhū
Coins of Hong Taiji in Manchu script
Dorgon (1612–1650)
Qing expansion and conquest of the Ming
Self-Strengthening Movement
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The Self-Strengthening Movement, also known as the Westernization or Western Affairs Movement, was a period of reforms initiated during the late Qing dynasty following the military disasters of the Op
Gun transportation at Shanghai's Jiangnan Arsenal.
Feng Guifen, coiner of the phrase
Photo of a 27-year-old Prince Gong.
Front gate of the Zongli Yamen, the de facto foreign affairs ministry.