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57311d32a5e9cc1400cdbc27
Qing_dynasty
The dynasty was founded by the Jurchen Aisin Gioro clan in Manchuria. In the late sixteenth century, Nurhaci, originally a Ming vassal, began organizing Jurchen clans into "Banners", military-social units. Nurhaci formed these clans into a unified entity, the subjects of which became known collectively as the Manchu pe...
Name a peasant rebel leader?
{ "text": [ "Li Zicheng" ], "answer_start": [ 465 ] }
1
57311d32a5e9cc1400cdbc28
Qing_dynasty
The dynasty was founded by the Jurchen Aisin Gioro clan in Manchuria. In the late sixteenth century, Nurhaci, originally a Ming vassal, began organizing Jurchen clans into "Banners", military-social units. Nurhaci formed these clans into a unified entity, the subjects of which became known collectively as the Manchu pe...
Where was the ming capital?
{ "text": [ "Beijing" ], "answer_start": [ 503 ] }
1
57311d32a5e9cc1400cdbc29
Qing_dynasty
The dynasty was founded by the Jurchen Aisin Gioro clan in Manchuria. In the late sixteenth century, Nurhaci, originally a Ming vassal, began organizing Jurchen clans into "Banners", military-social units. Nurhaci formed these clans into a unified entity, the subjects of which became known collectively as the Manchu pe...
What pass was opened to the Banner Armies?
{ "text": [ "Shanhai Pass" ], "answer_start": [ 608 ] }
1
57311e26497a881900248b6d
Qing_dynasty
The reign of the Qianlong Emperor (1735–1796) saw the apogee and initial decline in prosperity and imperial control. The population rose to some 400 million, but taxes and government revenues were fixed at a low rate, virtually guaranteeing eventual fiscal crisis. Corruption set in, rebels tested government legitimacy,...
What years did the Qianlong Emperor rule?
{ "text": [ "(1735–1796)" ], "answer_start": [ 34 ] }
1
57311e26497a881900248b6e
Qing_dynasty
The reign of the Qianlong Emperor (1735–1796) saw the apogee and initial decline in prosperity and imperial control. The population rose to some 400 million, but taxes and government revenues were fixed at a low rate, virtually guaranteeing eventual fiscal crisis. Corruption set in, rebels tested government legitimacy,...
When was the Taiping rebellion?
{ "text": [ "(1850–64)" ], "answer_start": [ 574 ] }
1
57311e26497a881900248b6f
Qing_dynasty
The reign of the Qianlong Emperor (1735–1796) saw the apogee and initial decline in prosperity and imperial control. The population rose to some 400 million, but taxes and government revenues were fixed at a low rate, virtually guaranteeing eventual fiscal crisis. Corruption set in, rebels tested government legitimacy,...
When was the Dungan Revolt?
{ "text": [ "(1862–77)" ], "answer_start": [ 602 ] }
1
57311e26497a881900248b70
Qing_dynasty
The reign of the Qianlong Emperor (1735–1796) saw the apogee and initial decline in prosperity and imperial control. The population rose to some 400 million, but taxes and government revenues were fixed at a low rate, virtually guaranteeing eventual fiscal crisis. Corruption set in, rebels tested government legitimacy,...
How many people died during the Taiping Rebellion and the Dungan Revolt?
{ "text": [ "20 million people" ], "answer_start": [ 654 ] }
1
57311e26497a881900248b71
Qing_dynasty
The reign of the Qianlong Emperor (1735–1796) saw the apogee and initial decline in prosperity and imperial control. The population rose to some 400 million, but taxes and government revenues were fixed at a low rate, virtually guaranteeing eventual fiscal crisis. Corruption set in, rebels tested government legitimacy,...
When was the first Sino-Japanese War?
{ "text": [ "1895" ], "answer_start": [ 931 ] }
1
5731213da5e9cc1400cdbc5d
Qing_dynasty
After agreeing to sign the Boxer Protocol the government then initiated unprecedented fiscal and administrative reforms, including elections, a new legal code, and abolition of the examination system. Sun Yat-sen and other revolutionaries competed with reformers such as Liang Qichao and monarchists such as Kang Youwei ...
What started on October 11, 1911?
{ "text": [ "Xinhai Revolution" ], "answer_start": [ 570 ] }
1
5731213da5e9cc1400cdbc5e
Qing_dynasty
After agreeing to sign the Boxer Protocol the government then initiated unprecedented fiscal and administrative reforms, including elections, a new legal code, and abolition of the examination system. Sun Yat-sen and other revolutionaries competed with reformers such as Liang Qichao and monarchists such as Kang Youwei ...
Who was the last Qing emperor?
{ "text": [ "Puyi" ], "answer_start": [ 589 ] }
1
5731213da5e9cc1400cdbc5f
Qing_dynasty
After agreeing to sign the Boxer Protocol the government then initiated unprecedented fiscal and administrative reforms, including elections, a new legal code, and abolition of the examination system. Sun Yat-sen and other revolutionaries competed with reformers such as Liang Qichao and monarchists such as Kang Youwei ...
When did he step down?
{ "text": [ "February 12, 1912" ], "answer_start": [ 626 ] }
1
5731223aa5e9cc1400cdbc6b
Qing_dynasty
Nurhaci declared himself the "Bright Khan" of the Later Jin (lit. "gold") state in honor both of the 12–13th century Jurchen Jin dynasty and of his Aisin Gioro clan (Aisin being Manchu for the Chinese 金 (jīn, "gold")). His son Hong Taiji renamed the dynasty Great Qing in 1636. There are competing explanations on the m...
Who named himself the Bright Khan?
{ "text": [ "Nurhaci" ], "answer_start": [ 0 ] }
1
5731223aa5e9cc1400cdbc6c
Qing_dynasty
Nurhaci declared himself the "Bright Khan" of the Later Jin (lit. "gold") state in honor both of the 12–13th century Jurchen Jin dynasty and of his Aisin Gioro clan (Aisin being Manchu for the Chinese 金 (jīn, "gold")). His son Hong Taiji renamed the dynasty Great Qing in 1636. There are competing explanations on the m...
Who renamed the Qing dynasty in 1363?
{ "text": [ "Hong Taiji" ], "answer_start": [ 228 ] }
1
5731223aa5e9cc1400cdbc6d
Qing_dynasty
Nurhaci declared himself the "Bright Khan" of the Later Jin (lit. "gold") state in honor both of the 12–13th century Jurchen Jin dynasty and of his Aisin Gioro clan (Aisin being Manchu for the Chinese 金 (jīn, "gold")). His son Hong Taiji renamed the dynasty Great Qing in 1636. There are competing explanations on the m...
What imagery is suggested in the Chinese characters of the dynasties new name?
{ "text": [ "water imagery" ], "answer_start": [ 771 ] }
1
5731223aa5e9cc1400cdbc6e
Qing_dynasty
Nurhaci declared himself the "Bright Khan" of the Later Jin (lit. "gold") state in honor both of the 12–13th century Jurchen Jin dynasty and of his Aisin Gioro clan (Aisin being Manchu for the Chinese 金 (jīn, "gold")). His son Hong Taiji renamed the dynasty Great Qing in 1636. There are competing explanations on the m...
What language did the dynasties name come from originall?
{ "text": [ "Mongolian" ], "answer_start": [ 1045 ] }
1
5731223aa5e9cc1400cdbc6f
Qing_dynasty
Nurhaci declared himself the "Bright Khan" of the Later Jin (lit. "gold") state in honor both of the 12–13th century Jurchen Jin dynasty and of his Aisin Gioro clan (Aisin being Manchu for the Chinese 金 (jīn, "gold")). His son Hong Taiji renamed the dynasty Great Qing in 1636. There are competing explanations on the m...
What Mongolian word did Qing dynasty get it's name from?
{ "text": [ "Mongolian word that means \"warrior\"" ], "answer_start": [ 1045 ] }
1
573122d205b4da19006bcde0
Qing_dynasty
After conquering "China proper", the Manchus identified their state as "China" (中國, Zhōngguó; "Middle Kingdom"), and referred to it as Dulimbai Gurun in Manchu (Dulimbai means "central" or "middle," gurun means "nation" or "state"). The emperors equated the lands of the Qing state (including present day Northeast China...
After taking the bulk of China what did the Manchuse call their state?
{ "text": [ "China" ], "answer_start": [ 72 ] }
1
573122d205b4da19006bcde1
Qing_dynasty
After conquering "China proper", the Manchus identified their state as "China" (中國, Zhōngguó; "Middle Kingdom"), and referred to it as Dulimbai Gurun in Manchu (Dulimbai means "central" or "middle," gurun means "nation" or "state"). The emperors equated the lands of the Qing state (including present day Northeast China...
What does China mean?
{ "text": [ "Middle Kingdom" ], "answer_start": [ 95 ] }
1
573122d205b4da19006bcde2
Qing_dynasty
After conquering "China proper", the Manchus identified their state as "China" (中國, Zhōngguó; "Middle Kingdom"), and referred to it as Dulimbai Gurun in Manchu (Dulimbai means "central" or "middle," gurun means "nation" or "state"). The emperors equated the lands of the Qing state (including present day Northeast China...
What ethnice groups did the Qing thin made up China?
{ "text": [ "Han and non-Han peoples" ], "answer_start": [ 555 ] }
1
57312388e6313a140071cc74
Qing_dynasty
The Qing dynasty was founded not by Han Chinese, who constitute the majority of the Chinese population, but by a sedentary farming people known as the Jurchen, a Tungusic people who lived around the region now comprising the Chinese provinces of Jilin and Heilongjiang. The Manchus are sometimes mistaken for a nomadic p...
What ethnic group make up the most people in China?
{ "text": [ "Han Chinese" ], "answer_start": [ 36 ] }
1
57312388e6313a140071cc75
Qing_dynasty
The Qing dynasty was founded not by Han Chinese, who constitute the majority of the Chinese population, but by a sedentary farming people known as the Jurchen, a Tungusic people who lived around the region now comprising the Chinese provinces of Jilin and Heilongjiang. The Manchus are sometimes mistaken for a nomadic p...
Who founded the Qing dynasty?
{ "text": [ "Jurchen" ], "answer_start": [ 151 ] }
1
57312388e6313a140071cc76
Qing_dynasty
The Qing dynasty was founded not by Han Chinese, who constitute the majority of the Chinese population, but by a sedentary farming people known as the Jurchen, a Tungusic people who lived around the region now comprising the Chinese provinces of Jilin and Heilongjiang. The Manchus are sometimes mistaken for a nomadic p...
What type of lifestyle did the Jurchen live?
{ "text": [ "sedentary farming" ], "answer_start": [ 113 ] }
1
57312388e6313a140071cc77
Qing_dynasty
The Qing dynasty was founded not by Han Chinese, who constitute the majority of the Chinese population, but by a sedentary farming people known as the Jurchen, a Tungusic people who lived around the region now comprising the Chinese provinces of Jilin and Heilongjiang. The Manchus are sometimes mistaken for a nomadic p...
What parts of China did they come from?
{ "text": [ "Jilin and Heilongjiang" ], "answer_start": [ 246 ] }
1
57312388e6313a140071cc78
Qing_dynasty
The Qing dynasty was founded not by Han Chinese, who constitute the majority of the Chinese population, but by a sedentary farming people known as the Jurchen, a Tungusic people who lived around the region now comprising the Chinese provinces of Jilin and Heilongjiang. The Manchus are sometimes mistaken for a nomadic p...
Were the Manchu's nomadic?
{ "text": [ "farming people" ], "answer_start": [ 123 ] }
1
57312407a5e9cc1400cdbc95
Qing_dynasty
Relocating his court from Jianzhou to Liaodong provided Nurhachi access to more resources; it also brought him in close contact with the Khorchin Mongol domains on the plains of Mongolia. Although by this time the once-united Mongol nation had long since fragmented into individual and hostile tribes, these tribes still...
Where did Nurhachi move his court to?
{ "text": [ "Liaodong" ], "answer_start": [ 38 ] }
1
57312407a5e9cc1400cdbc96
Qing_dynasty
Relocating his court from Jianzhou to Liaodong provided Nurhachi access to more resources; it also brought him in close contact with the Khorchin Mongol domains on the plains of Mongolia. Although by this time the once-united Mongol nation had long since fragmented into individual and hostile tribes, these tribes still...
Where did Nurhachi move his court from?
{ "text": [ "Jianzhou" ], "answer_start": [ 26 ] }
1
57312407a5e9cc1400cdbc97
Qing_dynasty
Relocating his court from Jianzhou to Liaodong provided Nurhachi access to more resources; it also brought him in close contact with the Khorchin Mongol domains on the plains of Mongolia. Although by this time the once-united Mongol nation had long since fragmented into individual and hostile tribes, these tribes still...
Who posed a threat to the Chinese borders?
{ "text": [ "Mongol nation" ], "answer_start": [ 226 ] }
1
57312518497a881900248bbd
Qing_dynasty
There were too few ethnic Manchus to conquer China, so they gained strength by defeating and absorbing Mongols, but more importantly, adding Han Chinese to the Eight Banners. The Manchus had to create an entire "Jiu Han jun" (Old Han Army) due to the massive amount of Han Chinese soldiers which were absorbed into the E...
What group did the Manchus take over to add strength to their numbers?
{ "text": [ "Mongols" ], "answer_start": [ 103 ] }
1
57312518497a881900248bbe
Qing_dynasty
There were too few ethnic Manchus to conquer China, so they gained strength by defeating and absorbing Mongols, but more importantly, adding Han Chinese to the Eight Banners. The Manchus had to create an entire "Jiu Han jun" (Old Han Army) due to the massive amount of Han Chinese soldiers which were absorbed into the E...
What weapon helped the Ming defeat the Manchus?
{ "text": [ "artillery" ], "answer_start": [ 369 ] }
1
57312518497a881900248bbf
Qing_dynasty
There were too few ethnic Manchus to conquer China, so they gained strength by defeating and absorbing Mongols, but more importantly, adding Han Chinese to the Eight Banners. The Manchus had to create an entire "Jiu Han jun" (Old Han Army) due to the massive amount of Han Chinese soldiers which were absorbed into the E...
When did the Manchus create their own artillery?
{ "text": [ "1641" ], "answer_start": [ 517 ] }
1
573127d505b4da19006bcdfc
Qing_dynasty
This was followed by the creation of the first two Han Banners in 1637 (increasing to eight in 1642). Together these military reforms enabled Hong Taiji to resoundingly defeat Ming forces in a series of battles from 1640 to 1642 for the territories of Songshan and Jinzhou. This final victory resulted in the surrender o...
When were the first couple Han Banners founded?
{ "text": [ "1637" ], "answer_start": [ 66 ] }
1
573127d505b4da19006bcdfd
Qing_dynasty
This was followed by the creation of the first two Han Banners in 1637 (increasing to eight in 1642). Together these military reforms enabled Hong Taiji to resoundingly defeat Ming forces in a series of battles from 1640 to 1642 for the territories of Songshan and Jinzhou. This final victory resulted in the surrender o...
When did the Han Banners grow to eight?
{ "text": [ "1642" ], "answer_start": [ 95 ] }
1
573127d505b4da19006bcdfe
Qing_dynasty
This was followed by the creation of the first two Han Banners in 1637 (increasing to eight in 1642). Together these military reforms enabled Hong Taiji to resoundingly defeat Ming forces in a series of battles from 1640 to 1642 for the territories of Songshan and Jinzhou. This final victory resulted in the surrender o...
Which leader defeated the Ming armies?
{ "text": [ "Hong Taiji" ], "answer_start": [ 142 ] }
1
573127d505b4da19006bcdff
Qing_dynasty
This was followed by the creation of the first two Han Banners in 1637 (increasing to eight in 1642). Together these military reforms enabled Hong Taiji to resoundingly defeat Ming forces in a series of battles from 1640 to 1642 for the territories of Songshan and Jinzhou. This final victory resulted in the surrender o...
Who killed Yuan Chonghuan?
{ "text": [ "Chongzhen Emperor" ], "answer_start": [ 426 ] }
1
573127d505b4da19006bce00
Qing_dynasty
This was followed by the creation of the first two Han Banners in 1637 (increasing to eight in 1642). Together these military reforms enabled Hong Taiji to resoundingly defeat Ming forces in a series of battles from 1640 to 1642 for the territories of Songshan and Jinzhou. This final victory resulted in the surrender o...
Where did the Ming armies retreat to?
{ "text": [ "north of the Great Wall" ], "answer_start": [ 552 ] }
1
57312a3b05b4da19006bce10
Qing_dynasty
Hong Taiji's bureaucracy was staffed with many Han Chinese, including many newly surrendered Ming officials. The Manchus' continued dominance was ensured by an ethnic quota for top bureaucratic appointments. Hong Taiji's reign also saw a fundamental change of policy towards his Han Chinese subjects. Nurhaci had treated...
Who included newly conquered Ming officials in his government?
{ "text": [ "Hong Taiji" ], "answer_start": [ 0 ] }
1
57312a3b05b4da19006bce11
Qing_dynasty
Hong Taiji's bureaucracy was staffed with many Han Chinese, including many newly surrendered Ming officials. The Manchus' continued dominance was ensured by an ethnic quota for top bureaucratic appointments. Hong Taiji's reign also saw a fundamental change of policy towards his Han Chinese subjects. Nurhaci had treated...
Where did a Han revolt occur?
{ "text": [ "Liaodong" ], "answer_start": [ 539 ] }
1
57312a3b05b4da19006bce12
Qing_dynasty
Hong Taiji's bureaucracy was staffed with many Han Chinese, including many newly surrendered Ming officials. The Manchus' continued dominance was ensured by an ethnic quota for top bureaucratic appointments. Hong Taiji's reign also saw a fundamental change of policy towards his Han Chinese subjects. Nurhaci had treated...
When did a Han revolt occur?
{ "text": [ "1623" ], "answer_start": [ 551 ] }
1
57312a3b05b4da19006bce13
Qing_dynasty
Hong Taiji's bureaucracy was staffed with many Han Chinese, including many newly surrendered Ming officials. The Manchus' continued dominance was ensured by an ethnic quota for top bureaucratic appointments. Hong Taiji's reign also saw a fundamental change of policy towards his Han Chinese subjects. Nurhaci had treated...
What proportion of bannerman were Manchu by 1648?
{ "text": [ "one-sixth" ], "answer_start": [ 1082 ] }
1
57312af6497a881900248bef
Qing_dynasty
Hong Taiji died suddenly in September 1643 without a designated heir. As the Jurchens had traditionally "elected" their leader through a council of nobles, the Qing state did not have in place a clear succession system until the reign of the Kangxi Emperor. The leading contenders for power at this time were Hong Taiji'...
When did Hong Taiji die?
{ "text": [ "September 1643" ], "answer_start": [ 28 ] }
1
57312af6497a881900248bf0
Qing_dynasty
Hong Taiji died suddenly in September 1643 without a designated heir. As the Jurchens had traditionally "elected" their leader through a council of nobles, the Qing state did not have in place a clear succession system until the reign of the Kangxi Emperor. The leading contenders for power at this time were Hong Taiji'...
Who was his heir?
{ "text": [ "without a designated heir" ], "answer_start": [ 43 ] }
1
57312af6497a881900248bf1
Qing_dynasty
Hong Taiji died suddenly in September 1643 without a designated heir. As the Jurchens had traditionally "elected" their leader through a council of nobles, the Qing state did not have in place a clear succession system until the reign of the Kangxi Emperor. The leading contenders for power at this time were Hong Taiji'...
Who were the likely heirs?
{ "text": [ "Hong Taiji's oldest son Hooge and Hong Taiji' half brother Dorgon" ], "answer_start": [ 309 ] }
1
57312af7497a881900248bf2
Qing_dynasty
Hong Taiji died suddenly in September 1643 without a designated heir. As the Jurchens had traditionally "elected" their leader through a council of nobles, the Qing state did not have in place a clear succession system until the reign of the Kangxi Emperor. The leading contenders for power at this time were Hong Taiji'...
Who became the emperor?
{ "text": [ "Fulin" ], "answer_start": [ 448 ] }
1
57312bb0497a881900248bfd
Qing_dynasty
Ming government officials fought against each other, against fiscal collapse, and against a series of peasant rebellions. They were unable to capitalise on the Manchu succession dispute and installation of a minor as emperor. In April 1644, the capital at Beijing was sacked by a coalition of rebel forces led by Li Zich...
Who raided Beijing in 1644?
{ "text": [ "Li Zicheng" ], "answer_start": [ 313 ] }
1
57312bb0497a881900248bfe
Qing_dynasty
Ming government officials fought against each other, against fiscal collapse, and against a series of peasant rebellions. They were unable to capitalise on the Manchu succession dispute and installation of a minor as emperor. In April 1644, the capital at Beijing was sacked by a coalition of rebel forces led by Li Zich...
Who was Li Zicheng?
{ "text": [ "former minor Ming official" ], "answer_start": [ 327 ] }
1
57312bb0497a881900248bff
Qing_dynasty
Ming government officials fought against each other, against fiscal collapse, and against a series of peasant rebellions. They were unable to capitalise on the Manchu succession dispute and installation of a minor as emperor. In April 1644, the capital at Beijing was sacked by a coalition of rebel forces led by Li Zich...
What dynasty did Zicheng form?
{ "text": [ "Shun" ], "answer_start": [ 385 ] }
1
57312bb0497a881900248c00
Qing_dynasty
Ming government officials fought against each other, against fiscal collapse, and against a series of peasant rebellions. They were unable to capitalise on the Manchu succession dispute and installation of a minor as emperor. In April 1644, the capital at Beijing was sacked by a coalition of rebel forces led by Li Zich...
Who was the last Ming leader?
{ "text": [ "Chongzhen Emperor" ], "answer_start": [ 424 ] }
1
57312bb0497a881900248c01
Qing_dynasty
Ming government officials fought against each other, against fiscal collapse, and against a series of peasant rebellions. They were unable to capitalise on the Manchu succession dispute and installation of a minor as emperor. In April 1644, the capital at Beijing was sacked by a coalition of rebel forces led by Li Zich...
How did the Chongzhen Emporer die?
{ "text": [ "suicide" ], "answer_start": [ 453 ] }
1
57312c4e497a881900248c07
Qing_dynasty
Li Zicheng then led a coalition of rebel forces numbering 200,000[a] to confront Wu Sangui, the general commanding the Ming garrison at Shanhai Pass. Shanhai Pass is a pivotal pass of the Great Wall, located fifty miles northeast of Beijing, and for years its defenses kept the Manchus from directly raiding the Ming cap...
How big was Li Zicheng's army?
{ "text": [ "200,000" ], "answer_start": [ 58 ] }
1
57312c4e497a881900248c08
Qing_dynasty
Li Zicheng then led a coalition of rebel forces numbering 200,000[a] to confront Wu Sangui, the general commanding the Ming garrison at Shanhai Pass. Shanhai Pass is a pivotal pass of the Great Wall, located fifty miles northeast of Beijing, and for years its defenses kept the Manchus from directly raiding the Ming cap...
Who did Li Zicheng's army fight?
{ "text": [ "Wu Sangui" ], "answer_start": [ 81 ] }
1
57312c4e497a881900248c09
Qing_dynasty
Li Zicheng then led a coalition of rebel forces numbering 200,000[a] to confront Wu Sangui, the general commanding the Ming garrison at Shanhai Pass. Shanhai Pass is a pivotal pass of the Great Wall, located fifty miles northeast of Beijing, and for years its defenses kept the Manchus from directly raiding the Ming cap...
What was the name of the general at the Ming fort?
{ "text": [ "Wu Sangui" ], "answer_start": [ 326 ] }
1
57312c4e497a881900248c0a
Qing_dynasty
Li Zicheng then led a coalition of rebel forces numbering 200,000[a] to confront Wu Sangui, the general commanding the Ming garrison at Shanhai Pass. Shanhai Pass is a pivotal pass of the Great Wall, located fifty miles northeast of Beijing, and for years its defenses kept the Manchus from directly raiding the Ming cap...
Who beat Li Zicheng's army?
{ "text": [ "Wu and Dorgon" ], "answer_start": [ 686 ] }
1
57312c4e497a881900248c0b
Qing_dynasty
Li Zicheng then led a coalition of rebel forces numbering 200,000[a] to confront Wu Sangui, the general commanding the Ming garrison at Shanhai Pass. Shanhai Pass is a pivotal pass of the Great Wall, located fifty miles northeast of Beijing, and for years its defenses kept the Manchus from directly raiding the Ming cap...
When did the battle take place?
{ "text": [ "May 27, 1644" ], "answer_start": [ 856 ] }
1
57312ede497a881900248c2d
Qing_dynasty
The newly allied armies captured Beijing on June 6. The Shunzhi Emperor was invested as the "Son of Heaven" on October 30. The Manchus, who had positioned themselves as political heir to the Ming emperor by defeating the rebel Li Zicheng, completed the symbolic transition by holding a formal funeral for the Chongzhen E...
When did Beijing fall?
{ "text": [ "June 6" ], "answer_start": [ 44 ] }
1
57312ede497a881900248c2e
Qing_dynasty
The newly allied armies captured Beijing on June 6. The Shunzhi Emperor was invested as the "Son of Heaven" on October 30. The Manchus, who had positioned themselves as political heir to the Ming emperor by defeating the rebel Li Zicheng, completed the symbolic transition by holding a formal funeral for the Chongzhen E...
What was the Shunzi Emperor called?
{ "text": [ "\"Son of Heaven\"" ], "answer_start": [ 92 ] }
1
57312ede497a881900248c2f
Qing_dynasty
The newly allied armies captured Beijing on June 6. The Shunzhi Emperor was invested as the "Son of Heaven" on October 30. The Manchus, who had positioned themselves as political heir to the Ming emperor by defeating the rebel Li Zicheng, completed the symbolic transition by holding a formal funeral for the Chongzhen E...
When did the Shunzhi emperor become the Son of Heaven?
{ "text": [ "October 30" ], "answer_start": [ 111 ] }
1
57312ede497a881900248c30
Qing_dynasty
The newly allied armies captured Beijing on June 6. The Shunzhi Emperor was invested as the "Son of Heaven" on October 30. The Manchus, who had positioned themselves as political heir to the Ming emperor by defeating the rebel Li Zicheng, completed the symbolic transition by holding a formal funeral for the Chongzhen E...
How long did it take for the Manchus to take the rest of China?
{ "text": [ "seventeen years" ], "answer_start": [ 393 ] }
1
57312ede497a881900248c31
Qing_dynasty
The newly allied armies captured Beijing on June 6. The Shunzhi Emperor was invested as the "Son of Heaven" on October 30. The Manchus, who had positioned themselves as political heir to the Ming emperor by defeating the rebel Li Zicheng, completed the symbolic transition by holding a formal funeral for the Chongzhen E...
Who did the Manchus struggle against?
{ "text": [ "Ming loyalists" ], "answer_start": [ 421 ] }
1
57312f5805b4da19006bce68
Qing_dynasty
Han Chinese Banners were made up of Han Chinese who defected to the Qing up to 1644 and joined the Eight Banners, giving them social and legal privileges in addition to being acculturated to Manchu culture. So many Han defected to the Qing and swelled the ranks of the Eight Banners that ethnic Manchus became a minority...
Who made up the Han Chinese Banners?
{ "text": [ "Han Chinese" ], "answer_start": [ 36 ] }
1
57312f5805b4da19006bce69
Qing_dynasty
Han Chinese Banners were made up of Han Chinese who defected to the Qing up to 1644 and joined the Eight Banners, giving them social and legal privileges in addition to being acculturated to Manchu culture. So many Han defected to the Qing and swelled the ranks of the Eight Banners that ethnic Manchus became a minority...
What percent of bannermen did the Han represent?
{ "text": [ "75%" ], "answer_start": [ 383 ] }
1
57312f5805b4da19006bce6a
Qing_dynasty
Han Chinese Banners were made up of Han Chinese who defected to the Qing up to 1644 and joined the Eight Banners, giving them social and legal privileges in addition to being acculturated to Manchu culture. So many Han defected to the Qing and swelled the ranks of the Eight Banners that ethnic Manchus became a minority...
Who besides the Manchus and the Han made up the Eight Banners?
{ "text": [ "Mongol" ], "answer_start": [ 391 ] }
1
573130f305b4da19006bce6e
Qing_dynasty
The Qing showed that the Manchus valued military skills in propaganda targeted towards the Ming military to get them to defect to the Qing, since the Ming civilian political system discriminated against the military. The three Liaodong Han Bannermen officers who played a massive role in the conquest of southern China f...
Who were the three Liandong Han bannermen who were instrumental in the taking of southern China?
{ "text": [ "Shang Kexi, Geng Zhongming, and Kong Youde" ], "answer_start": [ 338 ] }
1
573130f305b4da19006bce6f
Qing_dynasty
The Qing showed that the Manchus valued military skills in propaganda targeted towards the Ming military to get them to defect to the Qing, since the Ming civilian political system discriminated against the military. The three Liaodong Han Bannermen officers who played a massive role in the conquest of southern China f...
What part of China did Kexi, Zhongming, and Youde rule?
{ "text": [ "southern China" ], "answer_start": [ 399 ] }
1
573130f305b4da19006bce70
Qing_dynasty
The Qing showed that the Manchus valued military skills in propaganda targeted towards the Ming military to get them to defect to the Qing, since the Ming civilian political system discriminated against the military. The three Liaodong Han Bannermen officers who played a massive role in the conquest of southern China f...
What was the three Han Bannermen position called?
{ "text": [ "viceroys" ], "answer_start": [ 430 ] }
1
5731320c497a881900248c41
Qing_dynasty
First, the Manchus had entered "China proper" because Dorgon responded decisively to Wu Sangui's appeal. Then, after capturing Beijing, instead of sacking the city as the rebels had done, Dorgon insisted, over the protests of other Manchu princes, on making it the dynastic capital and reappointing most Ming officials. ...
Who made Beijing his capital?
{ "text": [ "Dorgon" ], "answer_start": [ 188 ] }
1
5731320c497a881900248c42
Qing_dynasty
First, the Manchus had entered "China proper" because Dorgon responded decisively to Wu Sangui's appeal. Then, after capturing Beijing, instead of sacking the city as the rebels had done, Dorgon insisted, over the protests of other Manchu princes, on making it the dynastic capital and reappointing most Ming officials. ...
Whose capital was Beijing before the Manchu's?
{ "text": [ "Ming" ], "answer_start": [ 304 ] }
1
5731320c497a881900248c43
Qing_dynasty
First, the Manchus had entered "China proper" because Dorgon responded decisively to Wu Sangui's appeal. Then, after capturing Beijing, instead of sacking the city as the rebels had done, Dorgon insisted, over the protests of other Manchu princes, on making it the dynastic capital and reappointing most Ming officials. ...
Why did Dorgon keep Beijing as his capital?
{ "text": [ "stabilize the regime and sped up the conquest of the rest of the country" ], "answer_start": [ 548 ] }
1
573132e2a5e9cc1400cdbcd3
Qing_dynasty
Dorgon's controversial July 1645 edict (the "haircutting order") forced adult Han Chinese men to shave the front of their heads and comb the remaining hair into the queue hairstyle which was worn by Manchu men, on pain of death. The popular description of the order was: "To keep the hair, you lose the head; To keep you...
What did Dorgon declare in July of 1645?
{ "text": [ "the \"haircutting order\")" ], "answer_start": [ 40 ] }
1
573132e2a5e9cc1400cdbcd4
Qing_dynasty
Dorgon's controversial July 1645 edict (the "haircutting order") forced adult Han Chinese men to shave the front of their heads and comb the remaining hair into the queue hairstyle which was worn by Manchu men, on pain of death. The popular description of the order was: "To keep the hair, you lose the head; To keep you...
What was the peoples description of the haircutting order?
{ "text": [ "\"To keep the hair, you lose the head; To keep your head, you cut the hair.\"" ], "answer_start": [ 271 ] }
1
573132e2a5e9cc1400cdbcd5
Qing_dynasty
Dorgon's controversial July 1645 edict (the "haircutting order") forced adult Han Chinese men to shave the front of their heads and comb the remaining hair into the queue hairstyle which was worn by Manchu men, on pain of death. The popular description of the order was: "To keep the hair, you lose the head; To keep you...
How did the Ming's typically wear their hair>
{ "text": [ "top-knot" ], "answer_start": [ 793 ] }
1
573132e2a5e9cc1400cdbcd6
Qing_dynasty
Dorgon's controversial July 1645 edict (the "haircutting order") forced adult Han Chinese men to shave the front of their heads and comb the remaining hair into the queue hairstyle which was worn by Manchu men, on pain of death. The popular description of the order was: "To keep the hair, you lose the head; To keep you...
What city was massacred for not wearing the proper haircut?
{ "text": [ "Jiading" ], "answer_start": [ 1173 ] }
1
5731338e05b4da19006bcea6
Qing_dynasty
Although his support had been essential to Shunzhi's ascent, Dorgon had through the years centralised so much power in his hands as to become a direct threat to the throne. So much so that upon his death he was extraordinarily bestowed the posthumous title of Emperor Yi (Chinese: 義皇帝), the only instance in Qing history...
Who was a threat to Shunzhi's throne?
{ "text": [ "Dorgon" ], "answer_start": [ 61 ] }
1
5731338e05b4da19006bcea7
Qing_dynasty
Although his support had been essential to Shunzhi's ascent, Dorgon had through the years centralised so much power in his hands as to become a direct threat to the throne. So much so that upon his death he was extraordinarily bestowed the posthumous title of Emperor Yi (Chinese: 義皇帝), the only instance in Qing history...
What was Dorgon known as after death?
{ "text": [ "Emperor Yi" ], "answer_start": [ 260 ] }
1
5731338e05b4da19006bcea8
Qing_dynasty
Although his support had been essential to Shunzhi's ascent, Dorgon had through the years centralised so much power in his hands as to become a direct threat to the throne. So much so that upon his death he was extraordinarily bestowed the posthumous title of Emperor Yi (Chinese: 義皇帝), the only instance in Qing history...
Who was Shunzhi's oldest brother?
{ "text": [ "Hooge" ], "answer_start": [ 628 ] }
1
5731338e05b4da19006bcea9
Qing_dynasty
Although his support had been essential to Shunzhi's ascent, Dorgon had through the years centralised so much power in his hands as to become a direct threat to the throne. So much so that upon his death he was extraordinarily bestowed the posthumous title of Emperor Yi (Chinese: 義皇帝), the only instance in Qing history...
When did Shunzhi's death?
{ "text": [ "1661" ], "answer_start": [ 891 ] }
1
5731338e05b4da19006bceaa
Qing_dynasty
Although his support had been essential to Shunzhi's ascent, Dorgon had through the years centralised so much power in his hands as to become a direct threat to the throne. So much so that upon his death he was extraordinarily bestowed the posthumous title of Emperor Yi (Chinese: 義皇帝), the only instance in Qing history...
How old was Shunzhi at his death?
{ "text": [ "twenty-four" ], "answer_start": [ 910 ] }
1
57313458497a881900248c47
Qing_dynasty
The Manchus sent Han Bannermen to fight against Koxinga's Ming loyalists in Fujian. The Qing carried out a massive depopulation policy and seaban forcing people to evacuated the coast in order to deprive Koxinga's Ming loyalists of resources, this has led to a myth that it was because Manchus were "afraid of water". In...
Who did the Manchus send to battle Koxinga's troops?
{ "text": [ "Han Bannermen" ], "answer_start": [ 17 ] }
1
57313458497a881900248c48
Qing_dynasty
The Manchus sent Han Bannermen to fight against Koxinga's Ming loyalists in Fujian. The Qing carried out a massive depopulation policy and seaban forcing people to evacuated the coast in order to deprive Koxinga's Ming loyalists of resources, this has led to a myth that it was because Manchus were "afraid of water". In...
Where did the fight between Ming loyalists and Manchus occur?
{ "text": [ "Fujian" ], "answer_start": [ 76 ] }
1
57313458497a881900248c49
Qing_dynasty
The Manchus sent Han Bannermen to fight against Koxinga's Ming loyalists in Fujian. The Qing carried out a massive depopulation policy and seaban forcing people to evacuated the coast in order to deprive Koxinga's Ming loyalists of resources, this has led to a myth that it was because Manchus were "afraid of water". In...
What were the Manchus accused of being afraid of?
{ "text": [ "water" ], "answer_start": [ 310 ] }
1
5731350da5e9cc1400cdbce1
Qing_dynasty
The sixty-one year reign of the Kangxi Emperor was the longest of any Chinese emperor. Kangxi's reign is also celebrated as the beginning of an era known as the "High Qing", during which the dynasty reached the zenith of its social, economic and military power. Kangxi's long reign started when he was eight years old up...
How long was Kangxi Emperor in power?
{ "text": [ "sixty-one year" ], "answer_start": [ 4 ] }
1
5731350da5e9cc1400cdbce2
Qing_dynasty
The sixty-one year reign of the Kangxi Emperor was the longest of any Chinese emperor. Kangxi's reign is also celebrated as the beginning of an era known as the "High Qing", during which the dynasty reached the zenith of its social, economic and military power. Kangxi's long reign started when he was eight years old up...
Who had the longest rule of any emperor?
{ "text": [ "Kangxi" ], "answer_start": [ 32 ] }
1
5731350da5e9cc1400cdbce3
Qing_dynasty
The sixty-one year reign of the Kangxi Emperor was the longest of any Chinese emperor. Kangxi's reign is also celebrated as the beginning of an era known as the "High Qing", during which the dynasty reached the zenith of its social, economic and military power. Kangxi's long reign started when he was eight years old up...
What era did Kanxi's rule kick off?
{ "text": [ "High Qing" ], "answer_start": [ 162 ] }
1
5731350da5e9cc1400cdbce4
Qing_dynasty
The sixty-one year reign of the Kangxi Emperor was the longest of any Chinese emperor. Kangxi's reign is also celebrated as the beginning of an era known as the "High Qing", during which the dynasty reached the zenith of its social, economic and military power. Kangxi's long reign started when he was eight years old up...
How old was Kangxi when he took over?
{ "text": [ "eight" ], "answer_start": [ 302 ] }
1
5731350da5e9cc1400cdbce5
Qing_dynasty
The sixty-one year reign of the Kangxi Emperor was the longest of any Chinese emperor. Kangxi's reign is also celebrated as the beginning of an era known as the "High Qing", during which the dynasty reached the zenith of its social, economic and military power. Kangxi's long reign started when he was eight years old up...
Who ruled while Kangxi was young?
{ "text": [ "Oboi" ], "answer_start": [ 871 ] }
1
5731360e497a881900248c4d
Qing_dynasty
The early Manchu rulers also established two foundations of legitimacy which help to explain the stability of their dynasty. The first was the bureaucratic institutions and the neo-Confucian culture which they adopted from earlier dynasties. Manchu rulers and Han Chinese scholar-official elites gradually came to terms ...
What type of learning did the early Manchu leaders respect?
{ "text": [ "Confucian" ], "answer_start": [ 476 ] }
1
5731360e497a881900248c4e
Qing_dynasty
The early Manchu rulers also established two foundations of legitimacy which help to explain the stability of their dynasty. The first was the bureaucratic institutions and the neo-Confucian culture which they adopted from earlier dynasties. Manchu rulers and Han Chinese scholar-official elites gradually came to terms ...
What declaration solidified Confucian values?
{ "text": [ "Sacred Edict of 1670" ], "answer_start": [ 506 ] }
1
5731360e497a881900248c4f
Qing_dynasty
The early Manchu rulers also established two foundations of legitimacy which help to explain the stability of their dynasty. The first was the bureaucratic institutions and the neo-Confucian culture which they adopted from earlier dynasties. Manchu rulers and Han Chinese scholar-official elites gradually came to terms ...
Who did the Manchu appeal to?
{ "text": [ "Mongol, Tibetan and Uighur" ], "answer_start": [ 696 ] }
1
5731360e497a881900248c50
Qing_dynasty
The early Manchu rulers also established two foundations of legitimacy which help to explain the stability of their dynasty. The first was the bureaucratic institutions and the neo-Confucian culture which they adopted from earlier dynasties. Manchu rulers and Han Chinese scholar-official elites gradually came to terms ...
What Christians did Kangxi allow in his court?
{ "text": [ "Jesuit missionaries" ], "answer_start": [ 1209 ] }
1
573136ed497a881900248c5f
Qing_dynasty
Yet controlling the "Mandate of Heaven" was a daunting task. The vastness of China's territory meant that there were only enough banner troops to garrison key cities forming the backbone of a defense network that relied heavily on surrendered Ming soldiers. In addition, three surrendered Ming generals were singled out ...
Who was the most important Ming general?
{ "text": [ "Wu Sangui" ], "answer_start": [ 507 ] }
1
573136ed497a881900248c60
Qing_dynasty
Yet controlling the "Mandate of Heaven" was a daunting task. The vastness of China's territory meant that there were only enough banner troops to garrison key cities forming the backbone of a defense network that relied heavily on surrendered Ming soldiers. In addition, three surrendered Ming generals were singled out ...
What provinces did Sangui control?
{ "text": [ "Yunnan and Guizhou" ], "answer_start": [ 549 ] }
1
573136ed497a881900248c61
Qing_dynasty
Yet controlling the "Mandate of Heaven" was a daunting task. The vastness of China's territory meant that there were only enough banner troops to garrison key cities forming the backbone of a defense network that relied heavily on surrendered Ming soldiers. In addition, three surrendered Ming generals were singled out ...
Name the other two important Ming generals?
{ "text": [ "Shang Kexi and Geng Jingzhong" ], "answer_start": [ 584 ] }
1
573136ed497a881900248c62
Qing_dynasty
Yet controlling the "Mandate of Heaven" was a daunting task. The vastness of China's territory meant that there were only enough banner troops to garrison key cities forming the backbone of a defense network that relied heavily on surrendered Ming soldiers. In addition, three surrendered Ming generals were singled out ...
Which provinces did Kexi and Jingzhong receive?
{ "text": [ "Guangdong and Fujian" ], "answer_start": [ 625 ] }
1
5731378ba5e9cc1400cdbd0f
Qing_dynasty
As the years went by, the three feudal lords and their extensive territories became increasingly autonomous. Finally, in 1673, Shang Kexi petitioned Kangxi for permission to retire to his hometown in Liaodong province and nominated his son as his successor. The young emperor granted his retirement, but denied the hered...
When did Kexi retire?
{ "text": [ "1673" ], "answer_start": [ 121 ] }
1
5731378ba5e9cc1400cdbd10
Qing_dynasty
As the years went by, the three feudal lords and their extensive territories became increasingly autonomous. Finally, in 1673, Shang Kexi petitioned Kangxi for permission to retire to his hometown in Liaodong province and nominated his son as his successor. The young emperor granted his retirement, but denied the hered...
Who did Kexi thing should take over for him?
{ "text": [ "his son" ], "answer_start": [ 232 ] }
1
5731378ba5e9cc1400cdbd11
Qing_dynasty
As the years went by, the three feudal lords and their extensive territories became increasingly autonomous. Finally, in 1673, Shang Kexi petitioned Kangxi for permission to retire to his hometown in Liaodong province and nominated his son as his successor. The young emperor granted his retirement, but denied the hered...
What happened when Kexi, and the two other generals all retired?
{ "text": [ "all three fiefdoms to be reverted to the crown." ], "answer_start": [ 598 ] }
1
5731388f497a881900248c7b
Qing_dynasty
Faced with the stripping of their powers, Wu Sangui, later joined by Geng Zhongming and by Shang Kexi's son Shang Zhixin, felt they had no choice but to revolt. The ensuing Revolt of the Three Feudatories lasted for eight years. Wu attempted, ultimately in vain, to fire the embers of south China Ming loyalty by restori...
How long did the Revolt of the Three Feudatories last?
{ "text": [ "eight years" ], "answer_start": [ 216 ] }
1
5731388f497a881900248c7c
Qing_dynasty
Faced with the stripping of their powers, Wu Sangui, later joined by Geng Zhongming and by Shang Kexi's son Shang Zhixin, felt they had no choice but to revolt. The ensuing Revolt of the Three Feudatories lasted for eight years. Wu attempted, ultimately in vain, to fire the embers of south China Ming loyalty by restori...
Who declared himself emperor?
{ "text": [ "Wu" ], "answer_start": [ 229 ] }
1
5731388f497a881900248c7d
Qing_dynasty
Faced with the stripping of their powers, Wu Sangui, later joined by Geng Zhongming and by Shang Kexi's son Shang Zhixin, felt they had no choice but to revolt. The ensuing Revolt of the Three Feudatories lasted for eight years. Wu attempted, ultimately in vain, to fire the embers of south China Ming loyalty by restori...
When did the Qing regain power over southern China?
{ "text": [ "1681" ], "answer_start": [ 765 ] }
1
5731388f497a881900248c7e
Qing_dynasty
Faced with the stripping of their powers, Wu Sangui, later joined by Geng Zhongming and by Shang Kexi's son Shang Zhixin, felt they had no choice but to revolt. The ensuing Revolt of the Three Feudatories lasted for eight years. Wu attempted, ultimately in vain, to fire the embers of south China Ming loyalty by restori...
Who did the Qing think were the better soldiers to battle Han Chinese?
{ "text": [ "other Han people" ], "answer_start": [ 1269 ] }
1
5731388f497a881900248c7f
Qing_dynasty
Faced with the stripping of their powers, Wu Sangui, later joined by Geng Zhongming and by Shang Kexi's son Shang Zhixin, felt they had no choice but to revolt. The ensuing Revolt of the Three Feudatories lasted for eight years. Wu attempted, ultimately in vain, to fire the embers of south China Ming loyalty by restori...
How many Green Standard Army soldiers were on the Qing side?
{ "text": [ "400,000" ], "answer_start": [ 2136 ] }
1