(n) the last imperial dynasty of China (from 1644 to 1912) which was overthrown by revolutionaries; during the Qing dynasty China was ruled by the Manchu, Syn. Manchu, Qing dynasty, Ch'ing dynasty, Ch'ing, Manchu dynasty
[女真, Nǚ zhēnㄋㄩˇ ㄓㄣ] Nüzhen or Jurchen, a Tungus nationality, predecessor of the Manchu nationality who founded the later Jin dynasty 後金|后金 and Qing dynasty, See Also: 後金, 后金#24298
[皇太极 / 皇太極, Huáng tài jíㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄊㄞˋ ㄐㄧˊ] Hung Taiji (1592-1643), eighth son of Nurhaci 努爾哈赤|努尔哈赤, reigned 1626-1636 as Second Khan of Later Jin dynasty 後金|后金, then founded the Qing dynasty 大清 and reigned 1636-1643 as Emperor; posthumous name 清太宗, See Also: 努爾哈赤, 努尔哈赤, 後金, 后金, 大清, 清太宗#30017
[直隶 / 直隸, Zhí lìㄓˊ ㄌㄧˋ] Ming and Qing dynasty province directly administered by Beijing, including Beijing, Tianjin, most of Hebei and Henan and part of Shandong#40246
[明史, Míng shǐㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄕˇ] History of the Ming dynasty, twenty fourth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史, compiled under Zhang Tingyu 張廷玉|张廷玉 in 1739 during the Qing dynasty, 332 scrolls, See Also: 二十四史, 張廷玉, 张廷玉#46492
[戊戌, wù xūㄨˋ ㄒㄩ] thirty fifth year E11 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1958 or 2018; cf 戊戌政變|戊戌政变, failed attempt to reform the Qing dynasty in 1898, See Also: 戊戌政變, 戊戌政变#49843
[热河 / 熱河, rè héㄖㄜˋ ㄏㄜˊ] Rehe province during the Qing dynasty, with capital Chengde 承德, abolished in 1955 and divided among Hebei, Liaoning and Inner Mongolia; (hist.) refers to the Qing imperial resort at Chengde 避暑山莊|避暑山庄, See Also: 承德, 避暑山莊, 避暑山庄#52115
[戊戌变法 / 戊戌變法, wù xū biàn fǎㄨˋ ㄒㄩ ㄅㄧㄢˋ ㄈㄚˇ] failed attempt to reform the Qing dynasty in 1898; also known as the hundred days reform 百日維新|百日维新, See Also: 百日維新, 百日维新#65863
[聊斋志异 / 聊齋志異, Liáo zhāi Zhì yìㄌㄧㄠˊ ㄓㄞ ㄓˋ ㄧˋ] Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio; lit. Supernatural tales from a verbose studio; Qing dynasty book of tales of the supernatural by Pu Songling 蒲松齡|蒲松龄, See Also: 蒲松齡, 蒲松龄#70088
[武昌起义 / 武昌起義, Wǔ chāng qǐ yìㄨˇ ㄔㄤ ㄑㄧˇ ㄧˋ] the Wuchang Uprising of 10th October 1911 that led to Sun Yat-sen's Xinhai revolution and the fall of the Qing dynasty#78880
[黄遵宪 / 黃遵憲, Huáng Zūn xiànㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄗㄨㄣ ㄒㄧㄢˋ] Huang Zunxian (1848-1905), Qing dynasty poet and diplomat, author of A record of Japan 日本國誌|日本国志, an extended analysis of Meiji Japan, See Also: 日本國誌, 日本国志#86251
[大刀会 / 大刀會, dà dāo huìㄉㄚˋ ㄉㄠ ㄏㄨㄟˋ] Great Sword Society, an offshoot of the White Lotus in the late Qing dynasty, involved in anti-Western activity at the time of the Boxer rebellion#108351
[江南省, Jiāng nán shěngㄐㄧㄤ ㄋㄢˊ ㄕㄥˇ] name of Qing dynasty province covering south Jiangsu, south Anhui and north Zhejiang provinces, with capital at Nanjing#108654
[赵翼 / 趙翼, Zhào yìㄓㄠˋ ㄧˋ] Zhao Yi (1727-1814), Qing dynasty poet and historian, one of Three great poets of the Qianlong era 乾嘉三大家, See Also: 乾嘉三大家#129007
[清太宗, Qīng tài zōngㄑㄧㄥ ㄊㄞˋ ㄗㄨㄥ] posthumous title of Hung Taiji 皇太極|皇太极 (1592-1643), eighth son of Nurhaci 努爾哈赤|努尔哈赤, reigned 1626-1636 as Second Khan of Later Jin dynasty 後金|后金, then founded the Qing dynasty 大清 and reigned 1636-1643 as Emperor, See Also: 皇太極, 皇太极, 努爾哈赤, 努尔哈赤, 後金, 后金, 大清#141317
[吴任臣 / 吳任臣, Wú Rèn chénㄨˊ ㄖㄣˋ ㄔㄣˊ] Wu Renchen (1628-1689), Qing dynasty polymath and historian, author of History of Ten States of South China 十國春秋|十国春秋, See Also: 十國春秋, 十国春秋#538062
[金国汗 / 金國汗, Jīn guó hànㄐㄧㄣ ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄏㄢˋ] the Later Jin dynasty (from 1616-); the Manchu Khanate or kingdom that took over as the Qing dynasty in 1644#993499
[儒林外史, Rú lín Wài shǐㄖㄨˊ ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄨㄞˋ ㄕˇ] The Scholars, Qing dynasty novel by Wu Jingzi 吴敬梓, an extended satire on the Imperial Examination system, See Also: 吴敬梓
[吴趼人 / 吳趼人, Wú Jiǎn rénㄨˊ ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄖㄣˊ] Wu Jianren (1867-1910), late Qing dynasty novelist, author of The strange state of the world witnessed over 20 years 二十年目睹之怪現狀|二十年目睹之怪现状, See Also: 二十年目睹之怪現狀, 二十年目睹之怪现状
[清史列传 / 清史列傳, Qīng shǐ liè zhuànㄑㄧㄥ ㄕˇ ㄌㄧㄝˋ ㄓㄨㄢˋ] Biographic history of Qing dynasty by a succession of authors, published 1928 and revised 1987, with biographies of 2, 900 notable Qing commoner citizens, 80 scrolls
[清史稿, Qīng shǐ gāoㄑㄧㄥ ㄕˇ ㄍㄠ] Draft History of the Qing dynasty, sometimes listed as number 25 or 26 of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史, compiled under Zhao Erxun 趙爾巽|赵尔巽 in 1927 during the Northern Warlords period, 536 scrolls, See Also: 二十四史, 趙爾巽, 赵尔巽