HIST 2075 Chapter : The Qing Dynasty
Document Summary
Mandate of heaven centrality of chinese emperor in east asia political order: the ancient chinese belief and philosophical idea that. Heaven granted emperors the right to rule based on their ability to govern well and fairly. According to this belief, heaven bestows its mandate to a just ruler, the son of heaven. People who established this dynasty were not technically chinese, they were manchu. Period of strength (1661 1799: kangxi (1661 1722) first emperor of this period, yongzheng (1723 1735, qianlong (1736 1799) The big achievements of this time: reconciliation with the chinese elites : important because the manchu need the local elite. Initiated during the han ( ) dynasty (206 b. c. The late qing period was characterized by: population growth, economic problems. It is developing country to this day because the population is so high and grows so faster than the economy making it hard for it to catch up.
