Qing dynasty
Also called: Manchu dynasty · Topic: Paths to Modernisation: Japan, China, Korea · NCERT: Class 11, Ch 7 "Paths to Modernisation"
Meaning
The Qing was a Manchu dynasty that ruled China from 1644 to 1911. In the early 19th century, it was the strongest power in East Asia. After that it was weakened by the Opium Wars, by foreign pressure and by rebellions. Its reforms, such as abolishing the examination system in 1905, came too late. The 1911 revolution overthrew it, and China became a republic.
Example
In 1911 a revolution ended Qing rule, and Sun Yat-sen led the new Republic of China. His first principle, nationalism, meant getting rid of the Manchu rulers and the foreign imperialists.
Don't confuse with
- Tokugawa shogunate (1603–1867): Military rulers of Japan who governed in the emperor's name. They were removed by the Meiji Restoration of 1868. The Qing ruled China.
Related concepts
- Triangular trade
- Opium Wars
- Treaty of Nanking 1842
- Semi-colony
- Taiping Rebellion
- Self-Strengthening Movement
- Hundred Days' Reform 1898
- Kang Youwei
- Liang Qichao
- Boxer Rebellion