Manchus form the largest branch of the Tungusic peoples and are distributed throughout China, forming the fourth largest ethnic group in the country. They can be found in 31 Chinese provincial regions. They also form the largest minority group in China without an autonomous region.

The Manchu and Mongols are fundamentally the same. They’re both members of the Tungusic family of languages and they even adopted the same writing system eventually (the Manchurian alphabet is a direct adaptation of the Mongolian one).

Most moved back north after 1911, and have been gradually assimilated over the last 100 years. But it is not gone. They are mostly still there. The Manchu are still a recognized minority living in China of about 10 million people, mostly living in the North-East.

If the Qing Dynasty never fell, then there would be no Opium Wars. The Qing Dynasty fell because they can’t hold foreign aggression. The Opium Wars showed the weakness of the Chinese military.

Ming is very unfun to play, if you have Mandate of Heaven, you’ll be snowballing over weak nations until you reach Europe while having almost all of India/Asia as tributary, being able to afford 3/4 big wars and still receiving 100 ducats as income. They’re very good if you’re aiming for a WC or achievement run though.

As Japan or Manchu. Low mandate increases unrest now, so dropping it is the key. You do this by having a border, having lots of development behind this border, and not being a tributary.

: a Chinese dynasty dated 1368–1644 and marked by restoration of earlier traditions and in the arts by perfection of established techniques.

Defend until they get the disaster: Ming will definitely attack you at some point. Make sure you have a fort in your capital and a few to prevent them from rampaging around your lands. Try to take defensive battles, avoid river crossings and if possible only fight on flat terrain.

The last Ming emperor, Chóngzhēn, committed suicide in 1644. Later that year, the semi-nomadic Manchu people prevailed over the chaos and became the ruling Qing Dynasty.

The reign of the Hongwu Emperor is notable for his unprecedented political reforms. The emperor abolished the position of chancellor, drastically reduced the role of court eunuchs, and adopted draconian measures to address corruption.

Yongle Emperor’s campaigns against the Mongols (1410–1424) was a military campaign of the Ming dynasty under the Yongle Emperor against the Northern Yuan….Yongle Emperor’s campaigns against the Mongols.

Kublai Khan. Kublai Khan came to power in 1260. By 1271 he had renamed the Empire the Yuan Dynasty and conquered the Song dynasty and with it, all of China. However, Chinese forces ultimately overthrew the Mongols to form the Ming Dynasty.

Video overview of the Boxer Rebellion. Boxer Rebellion, officially supported peasant uprising of 1900 that attempted to drive all foreigners from China. “Boxers” was a name that foreigners gave to a Chinese secret society known as the Yihequan (“Righteous and Harmonious Fists”).

Finally, in 1796, open rebellion by the White Lotus sects against the Qing government broke out. The rebellion continued for eight years, until 1804. The government put down the rebellion but it was not able to exterminate the sects and the White Lotus Movement.

The Self-Strengthening Movement was a campaign for economic and military reform in China, inspired by the nation’s military weakness in the mid 19th century. 2. The Self-Strengthening Movement began in the 1860s and sought to acquire and utilise Western methods.

The Order of the White Lotus, also known simply as the White Lotus, is an ancient and formerly secret society that transcends the boundaries of the four nations, seeking philosophy, beauty, and truth. They are devoted to sharing ancient knowledge across national and political divides.