Qing

Qing

also Ch'ing Q0002100 (chĭng) A dynasty of Manchu emperors of China (1644-1912) during which increasing Western influence and trade led to the Opium War (1839-1842) with Britain and the Boxer Rebellion (1898-1900). The dynasty, China's last, was overthrown by nationalist revolutionaries.

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[Mandarin, Qīng, from qīng, pure, from Middle Chinese ts^hiajŋ.]

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Qing - the last imperial dynasty of China (from 1644 to 1912) which was overthrown by revolutionaries; during the Qing dynasty China was ruled by the ManchuCh'ing, Ch'ing dynasty, Manchu dynasty, Qing dynasty, Manchudynasty - a sequence of powerful leaders in the same family