Manchu
- proper noun
- /ˈmænˌtʃu/
- Mongolia, like Tibet, was part of the Manchu Qing dynasty until its collapse in 1911.
- Manchu dynasty
- Manchu Qing dynasty
- Manchu rule
Examples
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In 1691, the northern and western Mongols finally submitted to the authority of the Manchu and became their colonial subjects.
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Outer Mongolia had been under Manchu domination since 1691.
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Land tenure under Manchu rule
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The day of the Manchu tyranny is over.
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Patterns of pastoral land use during the Manchu era varied among ecological zones.
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Japanese-educated students led the overthrow of the Manchu dynasty but failed to establish a democratic successor state.
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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.
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Triads developed as resistance groups fighting to overthrow the non-Chinese invaders who ruled the Manchu Qing Dynasty during the seventeenth century.
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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.
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The Manchu dynasty, which ruled China, was known as the Qing dynasty.
Synonyms
The last ruling dynasty of China that ruled from 1644 to 1912
The last ruling family of China from 1644 to 1912 led by the Manchu people
The last rulers of China from 1644 to 1912 who came from the Manchu people
The last royal family that ruled China from 1644 to 1912
The last imperial dynasty that ruled China from 1644 to 1912, founded by the Manchu people
Compounds
- Slang
A funny name for someone who looks very sick with the flu or for a widespread flu outbreak
Surface Forms
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.