New Qing History

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Tom Giles Reading in turn 9/2/2011 New Qing History

- At the height of the Qing Empire China was regarded as only a part, albeit a very impotant part, but no the only part of the Qing dominion. - The Qing were able to blend multiple cultures across Asia under the empire, for example Mongolia, Tibet, Turkestan. - The Manchus were able to gain power through conquest. It is interesting to note that their empire fell in the early twentieth century similar to the way they were able to gain power. - Manchu’s were not a ethnicity as much as the were a band of tribes. Similar to the Seneca nation here in the United States. - Tribes were separated and represented by flags that varied in color and pattern. - The Manchus were able to maintain there influence and power because they were able to adapt and incorporate others traditions and cultures into their society, while simultaneously enforcing other laws that helped unify their power, and allow the citizens to identify with their new leaders, such as the hair que for males.