THE QING DYNASTY

THE MANCHUS

• Group of invaders from Manchuria.
• Captured empire; Qing Empire (1644).
• Pastoral nomads to powerful military.
• Captured Korean and Mongolia, then China.
• Stayed as ethnic group; NO intermarriage.

KANGXI

• Confucian scholar; effective, enlightened ruler.
• Conquered Taiwan; extended to Mongolia, central Asia, and Tibet.
• Qing Empire started to prosper; Manchu hierarchy was stabilized.
• Established Confucianism in the government; helped Manchus rule effectively.
• Suppressed rebellions from the Chinese people when the Manchus took over.

QUIANLONG

• A sophisticated and learned ruler, poet, and artist.
• Under his rule, China was peaceful, prosperous, and powerful.
• He was the grandson of Kangxi.
• The imperial treasury grew so much.
• Stopped tax collections four times.