HIST 80a Chapter Notes - Chapter 16: Yongzheng Emperor, Nurhaci, Shunzhi Emperor
9 Dec 2016
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The creation of the manchu empire (1600 1800) pages 270 287. The qing dynasty was founded by the manchus, the new name given to the descendants of the jurchens of the jin dynasty, which had held north china before the rise of the. The jurchen had conquered the northern song dynasty. Later on, the manchu succeeded in conquering china, thus ending the ming dynasty and establishing the qing. The manchu were a tribal people who did not have a state system. They were forest dwellers who rode horses and were often depicted in art with hunting or martial poses. In the late 16th and early 17th centuries, the manchus organized a strong state outside the. Nurhaci (1616 1626) founded the qing and ended the divided tribal system by organizing their armies into 8 divisions called 8 banners ; in addition to. Manchu banners, there were also mongol and chinese banners.
