Manchus in a sentence

After enjoying a period of peace for nearly two centuries, the Joseon dynasty faced consecutive foreign invasions by the Japanese and Manchus, beginning in 1592 until 1637.

By 1636, most Inner Mongolian nobles had submitted to the Qing dynasty founded by the Manchus.

Considering what occurred in Lhasa after the Chinese ambans murdered Gyurme Namgyal in 1750, however, the Manchus would have been particularly reluctant to murder a Dalai Lama.

First, the Manchus had entered "China proper" because Dorgon responded decisively to Wu Sangui's appeal.

He came into conflicts with the Manchus over the looting of Chinese cities, and also alienated most Mongol tribes.

He soon hanged himself in the imperial gardens.sfn For a brief amount of time, the Shun Dynasty was claimed, until a loyalist Ming official called support from the Manchus to put down the new dynasty.

In 1618, Ligdan signed a treaty with the Ming dynasty to protect their northern border from the Manchus attack in exchange for thousands of taels of silver.

In 1635, the Manchus' Mongol allies were fully incorporated into a separate Banner hierarchy under direct Manchu command.

It may be noted here that "Manchuria" is unknown to the Chinese or to the Manchus themselves as a geographical expression.

Military support from China was important during the Japanese invasions, but both Ming and Joseon were defeated by the Manchus who conquered all of China and established Qing.

Qing dynasty and 20th century China The Manchus invaded China in the mid-17th century, allowed through the northern passes by the Chinese general Wu Sangui once the Ming capital at Beijing had fallen into the hands of a rebel army.

Rise of the Manchu Shanhaiguan along the Great Wall, the gate where the Manchus were repeatedly repelled before being finally let through by Wu Sangui in 1644.

So many Han defected to the Qing and swelled up the ranks of the Eight Banners that ethnic Manchus became a minority within the Banners, making up only 16% in 1648, with Han Bannermen dominating at 75%.

The Manchus adopted many Chinese customs, specifically taking after their bureaucracy.

The name Manju (Manzhou) was invented and given to the Jurchen people by Hong Taiji in 1635 as a new name for their ethnic group; however, the name "Manchuria" was never used by the Manchus or the Qing dynasty itself to refer to their homeland.

The name Manzhou was invented and given to the Jurchen people by Hong Taiji in 1635 as a new name for their ethnic group, however, the name "Manchuria" was never used by the Manchus or the Qing dynasty itself to refer to their homeland.

The Qing showed that the Manchus valued military skills in propaganda targeted towards the Ming military to get them to defect to the Qing, since the Ming civilian political system discriminated against the military.

The Shun Dynasty ended within a year and the Manchu were now within the Great Wall. Taking advantage of the situation, the Manchus marched on the Chinese capital of Beijing.

The term "Chinese language" (Dulimbai gurun i bithe) referred to Chinese, Manchu, and Mongol languages, and the term "Chinese people" (中國人 Zhongguo ren; Manchu: Dulimbai gurun i niyalma) referred to all Han, Manchus, and Mongol subjects of the Qing.

They retained the imperial examinations to recruit Han Chinese to work under or in parallel with Manchus.