Manchu dynasty

1. A dynasty, Manchurian in origin, that came to power in China in the seventeenth century and that greatly expanded China's control in Asia . The dynasty was overthrown in 1911. ( See Kuomintang .)

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He perceived the opportunity of making the Manchu dynasty the scapegoat of national weakness and apathy.

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Fifthly, in 1644 the Tatar invasion occurred with the usual havoc, and the Manchu dynasty was inaugurated.

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One of the deeper reasons for the decline of the Manchu dynasty seems to lie in the enormous increase in the population.

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The Manchu dynasty was no longer there, nor were there any remaining real supporters of the old dynasty.

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Establishment of the Manchu dynasty in China; end of the Ming line.

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