Manchu

(noun)

A Chinese ethnic minority, formerly the Jurchen people, who founded the Qing dynasty.

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Examples of Manchu in the following topics:

  • Fall of the Ming Dynasty

    • Many of the grievances dealt with conflicts against Yehe, which was a major Manchu clan, and Ming favoritism of Yehe.
    • When Li Zicheng moved against him, the Ming general Wu Sangui shifted his alliance to the Manchus.
    • Li Zicheng was defeated at the Battle of Shanhai Pass by the joint forces of Wu Sangui and the Manchu Prince Dorgon.
    • On June 6, the Manchus and Wu entered the capital and proclaimed the young Shunzhi Emperor as Emperor of China.
    • Ming power would hold out in what is now southern China for years, but eventually would be overtaken by the Manchus.