The Qing Dynasty: A Captivating Guide to the History of China's Last Empire Called the Great Qing, Including Events Such as the Fall of Beijing, Opium Wars, and Taiping Rebellion

If you want to discover the captivating history of the Qing Dynasty, then pay attention…

Succeeding the Ming dynasty in 1644, the Qing emperors managed to create one of the largest empires ever to exist in the territories of Asia and the fifth largest empire in the world. The Qing dynasty doubled the size of the Ming territory, but they also more than tripled its population, integrating not just Chinese but also Tibetans, Mongols, Burmese, Tai peoples, and the indigenous people of Taiwan, among others. The Qing dynasty governed this vast empire for nearly 300 years.

In The Qing Dynasty: A Captivating Guide to the History of China's Last Empire Called the Great Qing, Including Events Such as the Fall of Beijing, Opium Wars, and Taiping Rebellion, you will discover topics such as

The Fall of the Ming DynastyThe Kangxi EmperorReign of Emperors Yongzheng and QianlongThe Jahriyya Revolt, White Lotus Rebellion, and Eight Trigrams UprisingThe First Opium WarThe Second Opium WarTaiping RebellionSelf-Strengthening of ChinaEmpress Dowager CixiBoxer RebellionThe Last EmperorAnd much, much more!

© 2020 Captivating History (Lydbok): 9781094223544

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Lydbok: 11. mars 2020