Manchurians

People from Manchuria

Manchurians are people from Manchuria, the historical region in northeastern China comprising modern Heilongjiang, Jilin, and Liaoning provinces.

The term may refer to ethnic Manchus, the people who founded the Qing dynasty and ruled China from 1644 to 1912, or more broadly to anyone from the region.

The Manchurians conquered China in the seventeenth century.

geography

taiga

Subarctic evergreen biome

sorghum · millet · tiger · Siberia · steppes · tundra · permafrost · railways

Qing

dynasty

Successive family rulers

queue · Kangxi · Aisin Gioro · conquest · imperial · abdication · regency · Boxer Rebellion · Opium Wars · bannermen

ethnicity

shamanism

Mediation between worlds

heritage · customs · traditions · clothing · cuisine · festivals · assimilation · minority · identity · revival

Opposites
ethnic/regional identity in china

ManchuriansHan Chinese

China's predominant ethnic group

Han · ethnic Chinese · Cantonese · commoners · Chinese

Phrases
Family

Manchuria, Manchurian

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