Ch'ing

Ch'ing chĭng [key] or Manchumăn˝cho͞o´, măn´cho͞o˝ [key], the last of the Imperial dynasties of China.

Sections in this article:

• Introduction
• Background
• The Early Ch'ing
• Western Imperialism and Internal Pressures
• Collapse of the Dynasty
• Bibliography

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