Volume III · The Houses
Qing dynasty
Manchu dynasty founded by the Aisin Gioro clan; proclaimed in 1636 and ruling China after the conquest of Beijing in 1644.
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01How it began
Manchu dynasty founded by the Aisin Gioro clan; proclaimed in 1636 and ruling China after the conquest of Beijing in 1644.
02At its height
High Qing era under the Kangxi, Yongzheng, and Qianlong emperors (roughly 1683-1799); largest territorial extent and population in Chinese history.
Territory in the record
China proper, Manchuria, Mongolia, Tibet, Xinjiang, and Taiwan.
03What became of it
Weakened by the Opium Wars, the Taiping Rebellion, and foreign encroachment; overthrown in the Xinhai Revolution, with the last emperor abdicating in 1912.
04What remained
Defined the modern territorial extent of China; the Eight Banners military system and a multiethnic empire under Manchu rule.
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FlagThe yellow dragon flagLate Qing; this flag type from around 1889Read the symbolClose the story
A blue, curling dragon faces a red flaming pearl against yellow. The drawing simplifies the embroidered creature into an illustrated study.
Penn Museum dates its example to 1889-1904 and describes this flag type as adopted around 1889. It is much later than Kangxi. This is a schematic interpretation, not a facsimile of the museum textile.
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