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Nurhachu
Nurhachu announced himself emperor of china -
Naming of Qing
Huang Taiji, son of Nurhachu moved the capital to Shenyang and called it Qing. -
Discovering Qing
The manchuns took over china and founded the Qing dyanasty. -
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Qing Dynasty
The Qing Dynasty lasted 268 years. -
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Shunzhi Emperor
He was Emperor at age five. His son Xuanye, who reigned as the Kangxi Emperor. He had six daughters. This was a sign of bad mandate of heaven to have daughters. -
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Kangxi Emperor
He became the emperor 12 days after his fathers death. He was only 8 when he became the Emperor. -
Conquering Taiwan
The Qing court sent an army led by general Shi Lang and took over Taiwan. -
Old summers Palace Construction
The Old Summers Palace was meant to be a gift for the emperor's 4th son. This was during the reign of Kangxi Emperor.
Later, under theYongzheng emperor , the Imperial gardens were expanded.
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Yongzheng emperor
Yongzheng was the 4th son of emperor Kangxi. Because of Kangxi's many sons, the rivalry between each was very fierce. -
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The Qianlong Emperor
He was born in Hongli. Emperor Qianlong is Emperor Yongzheng's fourth son. He was born in the 50th year of Emperor Kangxi's reign, and died in the 4th year of Emperor Jiaqing's reign at the age of 89. -
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Opium War
This war was divided in to 2 parts. The first opium war, and the Second opium war.
It was fought over trade of Opium (a drug) between Englang and China.
China was defeated horribly; a sign of bad Mandate of heaven. -
Opium War
When the Opium War broke out, the Qing court had troubles of aggression. -
The Golden Age of The Three Emperors
By the middle of the 18th century, the feudal economy of the Qing Dynasty reached a zenith, spanning the reign of Emperor Kangxi, Emperor Yongzheng and Emperor Qianlong. So that period was usually called 'the golden age of three emperors' -
Old Summer Palace
British and French troop destroyed Old Summer Palace. -
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Emperor Guangxu
Even after he began formal rule, Cixi continued to influence his decisions and actions, despite residing for a period of time at the Imperial Summer Palace which she had ordered Guangxu's father, the Prince Chun, to construct. -
The falling of the Qing Dynasty
The Revolution of 1911 led by Sun Yat-sen destroyed the Qing Dynasty.
