Manchuria under the Qing

Manchuria under the Qing was an empire in Manchuria (East Asia) that lasted from 1644 to 1907 CE, about 263 years. Its people spoke Tungusic languages (Jurchen, Manchu, Evenki).

The Qing homeland, ruled by military governors and closed to Chinese farmers behind the Willow Palisade. Russia took the lands north of the Amur and east of the Ussuri in 1858 to 1860.

See Manchuria under the Qing on the interactive timeline

Facts

Dates

1644 to 1907 CE

Duration

263 years

Type

Empire

Region

Manchuria, East Asia

Language family

Tungusic

Capital

Shengjing (Mukden), Jilin, Qiqihar

Became

• Fengtian clique 1916 to 1931 CE

Events in East Asia during its time

• 1644 Fall of Beijing
• 1839 First Opium War
• 1853 Perry's black ships
• 1868 Meiji Restoration

Neighbours in East Asia

• Ming dynasty 1368 to 1644 CE
• Qing dynasty 1636 to 1912 CE
• Empire of Japan 1868 to 1947 CE
• Joseon 1392 to 1897 CE
• Ganden Phodrang (Dalai Lama government) 1642 to 1951 CE
• Edo period (Tokugawa shogunate) 1603 to 1868 CE
• Taiping Heavenly Kingdom 1851 to 1864 CE
• Ryukyu Kingdom 1429 to 1879 CE
• Portuguese Macau 1557 to 1999 CE
• British Hong Kong 1841 to 1997 CE

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

• Republic of Venice c. 697 to 1797 CE, Europe
• Swahili city-states c. 800 to 1700 CE, Central and Southern Africa
• Holy Roman Empire 962 to 1806 CE, Europe
• Ethiopian Empire (Solomonic dynasty) 1270 to 1974 CE, North and West Africa
• Ottoman Empire 1299 to 1922 CE, Europe
• Ottoman Empire 1299 to 1922 CE, Middle East
• Portuguese Empire 1415 to 1999 CE, Europe
• Kingdom of Kongo c. 1390 to 1914 CE, Central and Southern Africa
• Mali Empire c. 1235 to 1670 CE, North and West Africa
• Ayutthaya Kingdom 1351 to 1767 CE, Southeast Asia

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