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{{Nation|common_name=Great Qing|local_name=大清|lifespan=1636-1936|flag=Qing Flag .png|established=1636|capital=Kemo (1636-1644) <br /> Peking (1644-1931) <br /> Hsi'an (1931-1936)|largest_city=Peking|population=333 million (1800)|languages=Mandarin (official) <br /> Cantonese <br /> Southern Chinese <br /> Central Chinese <br /> Manchu <br /> Mongol <br /> Others|currency=Chinese tael (兩)|government_type=Absolute monarchy}} |
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The '''Great Qing''' (Chinese: 大清, Manchu: ᡩᠠᡳ᠌ᠴᡳᠩ ᡤᡠᡵᡠᠨ) was a Chinese dynasty that lasted for 300 years, from 1636 to 1936. It was the largest Chinese empire in history in population and land area. It was formally disestablished when it was united with the [[Wahhah Republic|Chinese Republic]]. |
The '''Great Qing''' (Chinese: 大清, Manchu: ᡩᠠᡳ᠌ᠴᡳᠩ ᡤᡠᡵᡠᠨ) was a Chinese dynasty that lasted for 300 years, from 1636 to 1936. It was the largest Chinese empire in history in population and land area. It was formally disestablished when it was united with the [[Wahhah Republic|Chinese Republic]] in the 1930s. |
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== History == |
== History == |
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Revision as of 02:24, 26 June 2022
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• Disestablished | 1936 |
The Great Qing (Chinese: 大清, Manchu: ᡩᠠᡳ᠌ᠴᡳᠩ ᡤᡠᡵᡠᠨ) was a Chinese dynasty that lasted for 300 years, from 1636 to 1936. It was the largest Chinese empire in history in population and land area. It was formally disestablished when it was united with the Chinese Republic in the 1930s.
History
Government and Politics
Economy
Rice shortages
With the loss of southern China's extensive rice fields in the Canton War, the Qing dynasty began importing small-to-moderate quantities of rice from Corea and Japan. The peasantry, often plagued by food shortages, had to rely on millet and sorghum as staple foods. This substandard standard of living, especially in comparison to the working classes of Canton and Corea, fueled economic discontent.
Currency and finance
The Qing population after the Canton War often relied on foreign silver coins to be used as legal tender. Coreans began to dominate the monetary economy, often collaborating with members of the Manchu ruling class. Independence wars in Mexico and Peru led to the cessation of silver coin exports to China, causing the de-silverization of the economies of the Chinese states and financial chaos. During the European Economic Crisis, the Qing economy began to stabilize. Until its absorption into the Chinese republic, the Qing economy remained lacklustre and flat.
Demographics
Ethnicity
Emigration
The several famines, epidemics, and wars of the late 19th century led millions of Han Chinese to emigrate. Many of these chose to leave for Tussenland, Mongolia, Coreaand Mexico. Small numbers also left for the Dutch East Indies and other nations.
