HIST 4618 Lecture Notes - Lecture 26: Qing Conquest Of The Ming, Dzungar People, Genghis Khan
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Qing became a very large dynasty as it conquered eurasia. East asia (mongolia, tibet etc. ) and would grow to double the sze of the ming dynasty. Qing dynasty was very similar to the mongol empire because they were multiethnic. Qing invaded eurasia and finally took down their bitter rival mongols. Qing in but after qing won, they continued to conquer. From 1634-1759, the zunghar mongols began to emerge as a powerful force. Mongols were a branch of china who lived in xinyang (near kazakhstan), which was a high- altitude area with endless grassland. They were originally the slaves of chinggis khan. Their rise began at the same time as the manchus conquered china. Their leader was kaal-dan, who was responsible for unifying the mongols, and they became just as big as a superpower as the qing. Kaal-dan ruled at the same time as kangxi in the early 18th century.
