History 1601E Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Yongzheng Emperor, Kangxi Dictionary, Kangxi Emperor

• School: Western University
• Department: History
• Course: History 1601E
• Professor: Cary Takagaki

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The fourth largest ethnic group and the third largest ethnic minority group in china. Before qing dynasty, manchus located in the northeast of china. The manchus were not nomads but rather hunters, fishers, and farmers. Like the mongols, they had a tribal social structure and were excellent horsemen and archers. In 1644, the rebel li zicheng entered beijing and ming emperor was not strong enough to suppress the rebellion. At the same time, manchu offered felp to ming ruler. After helping ming expel li zicheng, manchu take control of the country. In the same year, they established qing dynasty which was the second dynasty ruled by non-chinese in ancient. Was an important jurchen chieftain who rose to prominence in the late sixteenth century in. Nurhaci reorganized and united various jurchen tribes. He consolidated the eight banners military system, and eventually launched an assault on the.