History 1601E Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: New World Crops, Ming Ming, Kangxi Emperor
16 Mar 2017
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The manchus were not nomads, but rather fisher. Chinese were trading with manchus, exchange for chinese tea, cotton,silk, rice, salt and tools. 1590: leads an embassy to beijing and offers to help ming repel the japanese. Emperor chongzhen last emperor of the ming dynasty. The ming general, wusangui lets the manchus enter through the great wall at. Manchus bury the ming emperor chongzhen with honors, tell chinese people they respect ming emperor and will help restore china. The ming try to but off the manchus just as the song had bought off he jurchens, but the manchus refuse to offer. Build up of wealth through landholdings & special taxes. Manchurian homelands id maintained (chinese not allowed to settle there) Distinction made in dress, customs, etc. (manchus women do not bind their feet) 1645: all chinese males forces to adopt manchus hairstyle. 1642: heavy penalties were threatened for those who bound their feet.
