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Matteo ricci: an italian jesuit priest and one of the founding figures of the. Jesuit china mission, as it existed in the 17th 18th centuries. Chinese culture, language and philosophy, acted as a bridge to literati. Ming period they lived in dispersed communities in manchuria around now a day liaoning, jingling and heilongjiang area. Lived in a tribal social structure and were excellent horsemen and archers and had a strong hierarchy system with elites and slaves. Nurhaci was a manchu ruler that had expanded his territories and created a social, political and military organization that brought together manchus, mongols and the chinese. Organized his army in banners, identified by their color, each banner was made up of a set of military companies but included the family and slaves of the solders as well. It had a hereditary system the commanding officers were from nurhaci"s own linage.
