Late Ming and Early Qing Belle McLaurin
Empire over Time Ming Dynasty Qing Dynasty
The Ming Dynasty’s Achievements Technological Great Wall Grand Canal Military Huochong Gun Wan Hu Bamboo -> Bronze Centralized Planning Artistic Forbidden City Porcelain Yongle Encyclopedia
Fall of the Ming Natural Disasters Monetary Crisis Eunuchs Plague Climate Change Little Ice Age Rebellions Mandate of Heaven Monetary Crisis Eunuchs
Major Facts about the Qing Last Great Dynastic power Lived like most other dynasties Long lived ruler Period of prosperity Mandate of Heaven lost Fall Manchu Jurchen NE China
Rise of the Qing Jin, Yuan, and Qing Manchus divided into Tribes Overtaken by Mongols Manchus divided into Tribes Nurhaci Combined tribes Genghis Khan Shenyang Incorporated Ming officials in government
Rise of the Qing (cont) Nurhaci died Hung Taiji Supported Ming more European weaponry advancements Employed Ming technicians Led to conquering of regions Mongols recognized Nurhaci as leader “Later Jin”
Qing Empire Manchu in Beijing Qing Dynasty officially began Great Wall General sided with Manchu Qing Dynasty officially began Emperor Shunzi Son of Taiji Goal of rule: Conquer the rest of the Empire
Qing (cont) 20 years to defeat Ming forces Southwest Ming Dorgon Locals took Ming side Still eventually conquered. Dorgon Regent Appointed Ming officials Exams Enforced specific hairstyle
Qing (cont) Shunzi began to rule Emperor Kangxi 13 1650-1661 Stabilized empire Set direction for rule “Kublai Khan”
Overview of the Qing Conquered more of Asia than Ming 400 Million population (peak) Ruled with ‘tributes’ 1908
Works Cited theqingdynasty.com chinahighlights.com richard-hooker.com newworldencyclopedia.org