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Map showing the territorial extent of the Qing (Manchu) Dynasty around 1850, shaded in green, which includes present-day China, Manchuria, Xinjiang, Tibet, and Outer Mongolia. The red line marks the boundary of modern China for comparison, and neighboring regions such as the Russian Empire, India, Burma, French Indochina, Korea, and Japan are labeled. Major cities including Beijing, Shanghai, and Hong Kong, as well as major rivers and the Great Wall, are also indicated. Stone ritual altar with carved pillars viewed through an arched doorway at a Qing Dynasty tomb in Shenyang, China, with ornate building details in the background. Cixi Henry Puyi, last emperor of the Chinese Qing dynasty, stands in traditional dress beside a table with a draped cloth and a clock, with potted plants in the background. fan with a map of Chinese provinces White Clouds over Xiao and Xiang Qing dynasty famille verte vase
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Map showing the territorial extent of the Qing (Manchu) Dynasty around 1850, shaded in green, which includes present-day China, Manchuria, Xinjiang, Tibet, and Outer Mongolia. The red line marks the boundary of modern China for comparison, and neighboring regions such as the Russian Empire, India, Burma, French Indochina, Korea, and Japan are labeled. Major cities including Beijing, Shanghai, and Hong Kong, as well as major rivers and the Great Wall, are also indicated.
Qing dynasty China during the late Qing dynasty.

Qing dynasty

Chinese history
Also known as: Ch’ing dynasty, Manchu dynasty, Manzu dynasty
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Qing dynasty, the last of the imperial dynasties of China, spanning the years 1644 to 1911/12. Under the Qing the territory of the empire grew to treble its size under the preceding Ming dynasty (1368–1644), the population grew from some 150 million to 450 million, many of the non-Chinese minorities within the empire were Sinicized, and an integrated national economy was established. The Qing dynasty was first established in 1636 by the Manchus to designate...

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