HIST 130 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Koxinga, Li Zicheng, Wanli Emperor
Document Summary
Takes about a month to make the trip. Once arrived they would be hosted and schooled. International order in east asia defined by the tribute system. Hierarchical belief to the sub ordinance of china. Benefits for participants but challenges for tributary states. The manchu conquest: the early to mid quing dynasty. Causes problems for china or the ming dynasty. Only dealing with issues of importance like taxation. Isolation opened the door for corruption among the officials and eunuc. Military expenditures are causing a strain on the budget. Price of the boats for the transportation of military for japanese p. By 17th c. , ming showing signs of trouble. Fierce fighters on horses that were very agile. 24 banners identified by color (1644 when invading china) Allowed the manchus to call out troops in a hurry. Made up of mongol, chinese and the manchu. People in banners are the soldiers and their dependents. Became a multi-ethnic group of people nuchs ese pirates.
