The Qing Dynasty (1616-1912) was the last feudal dynasty in Chinese history. From the founding of Nurhachi, a total of 296 years. From the time Huang Taiji changed the name of the country to the Qing Dynasty, the country was 276 years old. It was 268 years from the entry of the Qing army into the customs and the establishment of a national government.
The establishment of the Qing Dynasty began during the turbulent period in the last years of the Ming Dynasty. In 1616, Nurhachi established the Later Jin regime in the Liaodong region and gradually grew his power. In 1644, Emperor Chongzhen, the last emperor of the Ming Dynasty, committed suicide and the Ming Dynasty fell. Subsequently, the regent of the Qing Dynasty, Dolgon, led his army into the customs and captured Beijing, marking the establishment of the Qing Dynasty. At the beginning of the Qing Dynasty, the Manchus ruled and implemented a policy of national oppression, and imposed a strict policy of "shaving hair and changing clothes" against the Han people, which triggered a series of revolts and struggles.
The Qing Dynasty went through ten emperors: Shunzhi, Kangxi, Yongzheng, Qianlong, Jiaqing, Daoguang, Xianfeng, Tongzhi, Guangxu and Xuantong. Under the rule of emperors such as Kangxi, Qianlong, and Jiaqing, the Qing Dynasty was strong, socially stable, economically prosperous, and culturally developed. However, with the invasion of Western powers, the Qing Dynasty gradually went into decline. During the reign of emperors such as Xianfeng, Tongzhi and Guangxu, the Qing Dynasty faced a situation of internal and external troubles. Internally, there were peasant uprisings such as the Taiping Rebellion and the Twisted Army Uprising, and externally, they were invaded by Western powers such as the Anglo-French Coalition and the Eight-Nation Alliance. The inability of the Qing rulers to cope with these challenges led to the decline of the state.
The Xinhai Revolution broke out in 1911 and was launched by the League led by Sun Yat-sen. The revolution quickly spread throughout the country, and the Qing dynasty rule collapsed. On February 12, 1912, Puyi, the last emperor of the Qing Dynasty, announced his abdication, marking the end of the Qing Dynasty. After the fall of the Qing Dynasty, China entered the ** period.
The Qing Dynasty existed for 267 years, during which time it experienced an evolution from prosperity to decline. The history of the Qing Dynasty is not only a microcosm of the development of China's feudal society, but also an important stage in the changes of China's modern history. In the history of the Qing Dynasty, we can see the rise and fall of the state, the integration of ethnic groups, the prosperity and decline of culture, and the transformation and development of society.