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Manchu

Manchu

1 8.3
A family of rulers in China from 1644 to 1912
  • proper noun
  • /ˈmænˌtʃu/
translation icon : dinastía Qing
  • Mongolia, like Tibet, was part of the Manchu Qing dynasty until its collapse in 1911.
  • Manchu dynasty
  • Manchu Qing dynasty
  • Manchu rule

Examples

  • In 1691, the northern and western Mongols finally submitted to the authority of the Manchu and became their colonial subjects.

    Academic text (1999)
  • Outer Mongolia had been under Manchu domination since 1691.

    Academic text (1995)
  • Land tenure under Manchu rule

    Academic text (1999)
  • The day of the Manchu tyranny is over.

  • Patterns of pastoral land use during the Manchu era varied among ecological zones.

    Academic text (1999)
  • Japanese-educated students led the overthrow of the Manchu dynasty but failed to establish a democratic successor state.

    Academic text (1991)
  • The Boxer Rebellion of 1899-1900 had been quelled, and the state returned to nominal Manchu rule only after the deployment of troops from the imperial powers.

    Academic text (2005)
  • Triads developed as resistance groups fighting to overthrow the non-Chinese invaders who ruled the Manchu Qing Dynasty during the seventeenth century.

    Academic text (1995)
  • Finally, in 1867, China sent Anson Burlingame, "an American minister to the Manchu Court in Peking," to reevaluate the 1858 Treaty of Tientsin, the last treaty between the United States and China.

    Academic text (2017)
  • The Manchu dynasty, which ruled China, was known as the Qing dynasty.

Synonyms

Qing
vsManchu
8 8.6

The last ruling dynasty of China that ruled from 1644 to 1912

is the longer formal title rather than the short common label
Qing dynasty
vsManchu
1 7.2

The last ruling family of China from 1644 to 1912 led by the Manchu people

is the alternative name that does not use the full formal title
Manchu dynasty
vsManchu
8.4

The last rulers of China from 1644 to 1912 who came from the Manchu people

is the neutral name that does not highlight the rulers' identity
Ch'ing dynasty
vsManchu
8.3

The last royal family that ruled China from 1644 to 1912

is the modern standard form rather than the historical spelling
Ch'ing
vsManchu
9.9

The last imperial dynasty that ruled China from 1644 to 1912, founded by the Manchu people

is the current common name used instead of that spelling

Compounds

Flu Manchu
  • Slang
9.9

A funny name for someone who looks very sick with the flu or for a widespread flu outbreak

The last rulers of China from 1644 to 1912 who came from the Manchu people

A language spoken in the past by the Manchu people in northeast China

Surface Forms

Manchu main

Etymology

Manchu is the name the rulers used for themselves when they formed a new dynasty in China in the 1600s, coming from their own word Manju; that is why Manchu can also mean the ruling dynasty of that time.