When did the Qing government fall

Mondo History Updated on 2024-02-01

In 1911, the Xinhai Revolution broke out, and the revolutionary storm swept across the country, and the rule of the Qing Dynasty quickly collapsed. The following year, Emperor Puyi of Xuantong was forced to issue an edict of abdication, ending the 268-year reign of the Qing Dynasty since its entry into the customs in 1644. This marked the end of the Qing Dynasty and the end of more than 2,000 years of feudal monarchy in China.

The Qing Dynasty was the last feudal dynasty in Chinese history. From 1616, when the Qing Taizu Nurhachi became Khan and established the Houjin, to the end of the abdication of Emperor Xuantong in 1912, a total of 12 emperors were passed on, after nearly 300 years.

There were a total of twelve emperors in the Qing Dynasty, and they were:

1.Nurhachi (Mandate of Heaven): reigned 1616 to 1626 (10 years in total).

2.Huang Taiji (Tiancong, Chongde): reigned 1626 1636 (10 years in total).

3.Fulin (Shunzhi): reigned 1644 to 1661 (17 years in total).

4.Xuanye (Kangxi): reigned 1661 to 1722 (61 years in total).

5.Yinzhen (Yongzheng): reigned 1722 to 1735 (13 years in total).

6.Hongli (Qianlong): reigned 1736 to 1796 (60 years in total).

7.Yan Yan (Jiaqing): reigned from 1796 to 1820 (24 years in total).

8.Min Ning (Daoguang): reigned 1820 to 1850 (30 years in total).

9.Yi Su (Xianfeng): reigned 1851 to 1861 (10 years in total).

10.Jaechun (Tongzhi): reigned 1861 to 1874 (13 years in total).

11.Zai Xiang (Guangxu): reigned 1874 to 1908 (34 years in total).

12.Pu Yi (Xuantong): reigned 1908 to 1912 (4 years in total).

In the early years of the Qing Dynasty, especially during the Kangxi, Yongzheng and Qianlong dynasties, the country was strong and culturally prosperous, and it was known as the "prosperous era of Kangqian". During this period, the Qing Dynasty made brilliant achievements in military, political, economic, and cultural aspects.

However, the glory of the Qing Dynasty did not last to the end. In the last years of the Qing Dynasty, although there were some attempts at modernization, such as the construction of the Beijing-Zhangjiakou Railway under the auspices of Zhan Tianyou, this did not prevent the decline of the Qing Dynasty. Internal and external troubles, coupled with the intensification of various social contradictions, caused the Qing Dynasty to gradually decline.

The fall of the Qing Dynasty ushered in a new era of democracy and republic in China. However, due to various historical reasons, the beginning of this new era did not bring the kind of prosperity and progress that people expected. Instead, China has been plunged into a long period of turmoil and chaos.

In general, the Qing Dynasty was a dynasty that inherited the old and ushered in the new. It inherited the traditional Chinese feudal system, but also gave birth to new social forces. Its rise and fall has provided us with valuable historical experience and lessons.

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