Manchu dynasty

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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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Manchu dynasty

Key artefacts include a letter from Mongolia's first prime minister declaring independence from China's Manchu dynasty, currently held at the British Library in London, the Mongolian government said in a statement.

From Reuters ● Nov. 20, 2023

Otherwise, there would never have been either a Mongol or a Manchu dynasty, both founded by invading groups from outside the wall.

From Salon ● Mar. 7, 2019

After the collapse of the Manchu dynasty in 1908, Sun Yat-sen and Generals Wu Pei-fu and Chiang Kai-shek all tried to unify the country, but failed because the city fathers wouldn't cooperate.

From Time Magazine Archive

And here, with other young Chinese, he met Sun Yat-sen on the eve of the October 1911 revolt against the Manchu dynasty.

From Time Magazine Archive

Those troops were fighting for what had already proved itself a lost cause—the Peking System, as well as the Manchu dynasty.

From The Fight For The Republic in China by Putnam Weale, B. L. (Bertram Lenox)