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Manchu

noun

A member of the Manchu speaking people of Mongolian race of Manchuria; related to the Tungus; conquered China in the 17th century.

The last imperial dynasty of China (from 1644 to 1912) which was overthrown by revolutionaries; during the Qing dynasty China was ruled by the Manchu. Synonyms: Ch'ing, Ch'ing dynasty, Manchu dynasty, Qing, Qing dynasty.

The Tungusic language spoken by the Manchu.

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"Manchu" Quotes from Famous Books

... past had appeared to inspire the policy of the Imperial Government, and for the effective exertion by it of power and authority to quell the critical antiforeign movement in the northern provinces most immediately influenced by the Manchu sentiment. ...

— Messages and Papers of William McKinley V.2. • William McKinley

... years the Manchurians furnished the rulers for the whole Chinese Empire. The Empress Dowager was a Manchu. Born in a humble home, at the age of sixteen she became a concubine of the Emperor. She was so diligent in study and self-improvement that she was elevated to the position of first concubine and later became the mother of the Emperor's son and ...

— Birdseye Views of Far Lands • James T. Nichols

Words linked to "Manchu" : Tungusic language, Qing dynasty, dynasty, Ch'ing, Tungusic