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Changes In The Qing Dynasty

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During the period of 1650 to 1900, East Asian politics changed as China’s political power declined and Europe’s political power increased and Chinese opinion of the Qing Dynasty went from favorable to unfavorable. Despite the change in opinion of the Qing dynasty in China the dynasty was still in power throughout the time period as China maintained dynastic rule. A change which occurred for Chinese politics in this period was a decrease in Chinese power on the world stage as Europe increased its political power. The early stages and the height of the Qing empire were marked by territorial expansion into Taiwan, Mongolia, Central Asia, and Tibet as well as Vietnam, Burma, and Nepal becoming vassal states of the Qing Empire. Emperors Kangxi (1661-1722) and Qianlong (1735-1796) were most notable for these territorial expansions and where emperors during the height of the dynasty’s power and influence. In Europe during this period, the Industrial Revolution transformed it from a place of little influence on the world stage in 1650 to dominance on the world …show more content…

In 1644, the Mandate of Heaven went from the Ming Dynasty to the Qing Dynasty. From that time on, until 1912, China remained under the Qing Dynasty, which was the last of five thousand years of dynasties in China. This maintenance of the Qing Dynasty for almost three hundred years was due, in part, to the Qing dynasty’s ability to suppress rebellion with its military until the Wuchang Uprising and Xinhai Revolution in 1911 and 1912. There were many rebellions throughout the nineteenth century including the White Lotus Rebellion, Taiping Rebellion, Nian Rebellion, Du Wenxiu Rebellion, Dungan revolts, and Boxer Rebellion, but the Qing Dynasty survived into the twentieth century due to its ability to suppress all of

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