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Potugese ships arrive in Guangzhou during the Ming dynasty.
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The chinese are unhappy about the portugese settlers and nickname them ocean devils.
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Missionaries help advance chinese sociey by improving the calender and built cannons.
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Some time in 1644, the Ming dynasty of China was overthrown by the Manchu people, who later called themselves the Qing, or 'pure'.
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Kang Xi becomes emporer of China from 1661 to 1722, that's longer than any other emporer.
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Kang xi dies after working very hard to keep china prospering.
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Kang Xi's grandson was much more warlike and was proud of his military achievments, but continued his grandfather's sponsorship of literature. He stayed in power by burning anti- Manchu texts.
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Quian Long retires from the throne 3 years before he died since he respected his grandfather.
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The opium war begins because of opium brought into China by Britain, which causes many problems in the economy, including a civil war over new laws that banned opium.
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The opium war ended, with china in defeat.
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The taiping rebellion, led by Hong Xiuchuan, a man who believed himslf to be Jesus' brother and tried to set up a heavenly kingdom. At firt it was successful, but other nations assisted the dynasty in defending china.
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The empress was incredibly greedy and even took money that was going to be used for a defensive fleet and built a pleasure garden with a marble boat.
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China once again loses to Britain and unequal treaties were signed that favored Britain and allowed the british to use any chinese port.
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With help from other nations, the Manchus defend themselves from th rebellion.
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A group known as the Righteous order of Harmonius fists (boxers) organized attacks against the chinese government.
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The Qing dynasty was overthrown by rebels in 1911, which marked the end of the dynasties.
