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4/2/2018
Qing Dynasty Politics and Culture
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2. Rise of the Manchus
Methods of Securing/Legitimizing Power
Manchu/Han Relations

3. Rise of the Manchus
By the late 1500s the Ming Dynasty had numerous issues facing the empires
Major issues included:
Environmental issues
due to Little Ice Age and earthquakes
Weak leaderships
Expensive war with Japan
Monetary crisis due to silver inflation
Inability to effectively collect taxes
Regular peasant rebellions

4. Rise of the Manchus
Manchus were a small group of agricultural and herding people from Manchuria
They have both Turkish and Mongol ancestors
This group invaded the Ming Dynasty in 1644, successfully establishing the Qing Dynasty

5. Qing Dynasty Also known as the Manchu Dynasty Last Dynasty of China
Were foreign rulers, causing the people to be unhappy
Unlike Mongols, they learned from Chinese ideas and adopted Confucius ideas

6. Rise of the Manchus
Began slowly taking control of China by after they won loyalty of former Ming politicians and military leaders
The Manchus established their capital in Beijing

7. Rise of the Manchus
As the Mongols had done in the 1300s, the Manchus took a Chinese name for their dynasty, the Qing dynasty
The Qing would rule for more than 260 years
The Manchu expanded China’s borders to include Taiwan, Chinese Central Asia, Mongolia, and Tibet

8. Rise of the Manchus
Many Chinese resisted rule by the non-Chinese Manchus and rebellions flared up periodically for the first few decades of the Qing rule
The Manchu were able to slowly earn the people’s respect
This was largely due to the fact that the Manchu adopted Chinese culture and governmental practices

9. Rise of the Manchus
The Manchu upheld China’s traditional Confucian beliefs and social structures
The Manchu made the country’s frontiers safe and restored China’s prosperity after the problematic years at the end of the Ming Dynasty

10. Rise of the Manchus
The introduction of new American crops like corn & sweet potatoes led to a dramatic increase in the Chinese population
The sharp rise in the number of Chinese peasants would lead to competition for land & peasant uprisings