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Voices from China’s Past: Zhang Binglin on Manchu Assimilation

March 26th, 2008 · 10 Comments

One of the more persistent myths of Qing dynasty (1644-1912) history is the hoary old story of the Manchu conquerors realizing their inherent inferiority and meekly taking on the culture of their subjects. The essence of the argument is that the success of the Qing in conquering and ruling such a large empire was due [...]

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