Alex Peek blog

List of posts    Blog archive    About

Saturday, July 12, 2025

Collection of facts about the Qing dynasty

This post is a collection of facts about the Qing dynasty (1636-1912). There are 13 facts listed below. Source: Wikipedia

• Succeeded Later Jin dynasty and Ming dynasty
• Capital: Beijing, China
• Hong Taiji was first emperor
• Dzungar-Qing Wars (1687-1758)
• Ten Great Campaigns by Qianlong Emperor (1747-1792)
• First Opium War (1839-1842)
• Taiping Rebellion (1850-1864)
• Second Opium War (1856-1860)
• Self-Strengthening Movement (1861-1895)
• First Sino-Japanese War (1894-1895)
• Boxer Rebellion (1899-1901)
• Xinhai Revolution (1911-1912)
• Succeeded by Repbulic of China