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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?
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context-419_13_5.mp3
context-419_13.mp3
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Amy
Together, the two former enemies met and defeated Li Zicheng's rebel forces in battle on May 27, 1644.
Together, the two former enemies met and defeated Li Zicheng's rebel forces in battle on May twenty-seven, sixteen forty-four.
question-419_13_4.mp3
22,050
Joanna
When did the battle take place?
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?
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context-419_14_3.mp3
context-419_14.mp3
22,050
Kevin
However the process of conquering the rest of China took another seventeen years of battling Ming loyalists, pretenders and rebels.
However the process of conquering the rest of China took another seventeen years of battling Ming loyalists, pretenders and rebels.
question-419_14_0.mp3
22,050
Kevin
How long did it take for the Manchus to take the rest of China?
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?
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context-419_14_3.mp3
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22,050
Kevin
However the process of conquering the rest of China took another seventeen years of battling Ming loyalists, pretenders and rebels.
However the process of conquering the rest of China took another seventeen years of battling Ming loyalists, pretenders and rebels.
question-419_14_1.mp3
22,050
Joey
Who did the Manchus struggle against?
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?
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22,050
Kevin
The Shunzhi Emperor was invested as the "Son of Heaven" on October 30.
The Shunzhi Emperor was invested as the "Son of Heaven" on October thirty.
question-419_14_2.mp3
22,050
Joanna
When did the Shunzhi emperor become the Son of Heaven?
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?
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22,050
Kevin
The Shunzhi Emperor was invested as the "Son of Heaven" on October 30.
The Shunzhi Emperor was invested as the "Son of Heaven" on October thirty.
question-419_14_3.mp3
22,050
Joey
What was the Shunzi Emperor called?
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?
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context-419_14_0.mp3
context-419_14.mp3
22,050
Kevin
The newly allied armies captured Beijing on June 6.
The newly allied armies captured Beijing on June six.
question-419_14_4.mp3
22,050
Joey
When did Beijing fall?
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?
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context-419_15_1.mp3
context-419_15.mp3
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Olivia
So many Han defected to the Qing and swelled the ranks of the Eight Banners that ethnic Manchus became a minority, making up only 16% in 1648, with Han Bannermen dominating at 75% and Mongol Bannermen making up the rest.
So many Han defected to the Qing and swelled the ranks of the Eight Banners that ethnic Manchus became a minority, making up only sixteen percent in sixteen forty-eight, with Han Bannermen dominating at seventy-five percent and Mongol Bannermen making up the rest.
question-419_15_0.mp3
22,050
Matthew
What percent of bannermen did the Han represent?
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?
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context-419_15_0.mp3
context-419_15.mp3
22,050
Olivia
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.
Han Chinese Banners were made up of Han Chinese who defected to the Qing up to sixteen forty-four and joined the Eight Banners, giving them social and legal privileges in addition to being acculturated to Manchu culture.
question-419_15_1.mp3
22,050
Matthew
Who made up the Han Chinese Banners?
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?
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context-419_15_1.mp3
context-419_15.mp3
22,050
Olivia
So many Han defected to the Qing and swelled the ranks of the Eight Banners that ethnic Manchus became a minority, making up only 16% in 1648, with Han Bannermen dominating at 75% and Mongol Bannermen making up the rest.
So many Han defected to the Qing and swelled the ranks of the Eight Banners that ethnic Manchus became a minority, making up only sixteen percent in sixteen forty-eight, with Han Bannermen dominating at seventy-five percent and Mongol Bannermen making up the rest.
question-419_15_2.mp3
22,050
Joanna
Who besides the Manchus and the Han made up the Eight Banners?
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?
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context-419_16_1.mp3
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22,050
Matthew
The three Liaodong Han Bannermen officers who played a massive role in the conquest of southern China from the Ming were Shang Kexi, Geng Zhongming, and Kong Youde and they governed southern China autonomously as viceroys for the Qing after their conquests.
The three Liaodong Han Bannermen officers who played a massive role in the conquest of southern China from the Ming were Shang Kexi, Geng Zhongming, and Kong Youde and they governed southern China autonomously as viceroys for the Qing after their conquests.
question-419_16_0.mp3
22,050
Kevin
Who were the three Liandong Han bannermen who were instrumental in the taking of southern China?
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?
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context-419_16_1.mp3
context-419_16.mp3
22,050
Matthew
The three Liaodong Han Bannermen officers who played a massive role in the conquest of southern China from the Ming were Shang Kexi, Geng Zhongming, and Kong Youde and they governed southern China autonomously as viceroys for the Qing after their conquests.
The three Liaodong Han Bannermen officers who played a massive role in the conquest of southern China from the Ming were Shang Kexi, Geng Zhongming, and Kong Youde and they governed southern China autonomously as viceroys for the Qing after their conquests.
question-419_16_1.mp3
22,050
Kendra
What part of China did Kexi, Zhongming, and Youde rule?
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?
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context-419_16_1.mp3
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22,050
Matthew
The three Liaodong Han Bannermen officers who played a massive role in the conquest of southern China from the Ming were Shang Kexi, Geng Zhongming, and Kong Youde and they governed southern China autonomously as viceroys for the Qing after their conquests.
The three Liaodong Han Bannermen officers who played a massive role in the conquest of southern China from the Ming were Shang Kexi, Geng Zhongming, and Kong Youde and they governed southern China autonomously as viceroys for the Qing after their conquests.
question-419_16_2.mp3
22,050
Amy
What was the three Han Bannermen position called?
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?
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22,050
Emma
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.
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.
question-419_17_0.mp3
22,050
Ivy
Who made Beijing his capital?
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?
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context-419_17_1.mp3
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22,050
Emma
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.
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.
question-419_17_1.mp3
22,050
Joanna
Whose capital was Beijing before the Manchu's?
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?
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22,050
Emma
Keeping the Ming capital and bureaucracy intact helped quickly stabilize the regime and sped up the conquest of the rest of the country.
Keeping the Ming capital and bureaucracy intact helped quickly stabilize the regime and sped up the conquest of the rest of the country.
question-419_17_2.mp3
22,050
Olivia
Why did Dorgon keep Beijing as his capital?
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?
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context-419_18_0.mp3
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22,050
Salli
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.
Dorgon's controversial July sixteen forty-five 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.
question-419_18_0.mp3
22,050
Matthew
What did Dorgon declare in July of sixteen forty-five?
573132e2a5e9cc1400cdbcd4
Qing_dynasty
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What was the peoples description of the haircutting order?
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Salli
The popular description of the order was: "To keep the hair, you lose the head; To keep your head, you cut the hair." To the Manchus, this policy was a test of loyalty and an aid in distinguishing friend from foe.
The popular description of the order was: "To keep the hair, you lose the head; To keep your head, you cut the hair." To the Manchus, this policy was a test of loyalty and an aid in distinguishing friend from foe.
question-419_18_1.mp3
22,050
Kevin
What was the peoples description of the haircutting order?
573132e2a5e9cc1400cdbcd5
Qing_dynasty
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How did the Ming's typically wear their hair>
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22,050
Salli
The Classic of Filial Piety (Xiaojing) held that "a person's body and hair, being gifts from one's parents, are not to be damaged." Under the Ming dynasty, adult men did not cut their hair but instead wore it in the form of a top-knot.
The Classic of Filial Piety (Xiaojing) held that "a person's body and hair, being gifts from one's parents, are not to be damaged." Under the Ming dynasty, adult men did not cut their hair but instead wore it in the form of a top-knot.
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22,050
Justin
How did the Ming's typically wear their hair>
573132e2a5e9cc1400cdbcd6
Qing_dynasty
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What city was massacred for not wearing the proper haircut?
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22,050
Salli
Li Chengdong, a Han Chinese general who had served the Ming but surrendered to the Qing, ordered his Han troops to carry out three separate massacres in the city of Jiading within a month, resulting in tens of thousands of deaths.
Li Chengdong, a Han Chinese general who had served the Ming but surrendered to the Qing, ordered his Han troops to carry out three separate massacres in the city of Jiading within a month, resulting in tens of thousands of deaths.
question-419_18_3.mp3
22,050
Amy
What city was massacred for not wearing the proper haircut?
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?
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context-419_19_0.mp3
context-419_19.mp3
22,050
Kevin
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.
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.
question-419_19_0.mp3
22,050
Justin
Who was a threat to Shunzhi's throne?
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?
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22,050
Kevin
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 in which a Manchu "prince of the blood" (Chinese: 親王) was so honored.
So much so that upon his death he was extraordinarily bestowed the posthumous title of Emperor Yi (Chinese: Yi Huang Di ), the only instance in Qing history in which a Manchu "prince of the blood" (Chinese: Qin Wang ) was so honored.
question-419_19_1.mp3
22,050
Amy
What was Dorgon known as after death?
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?
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context-419_19.mp3
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Kevin
After a promising start, Shunzhi's reign was cut short by his early death in 1661 at the age of twenty-four from smallpox.
After a promising start, Shunzhi's reign was cut short by his early death in sixteen sixty-one at the age of twenty-four from smallpox.
question-419_19_2.mp3
22,050
Kevin
When did Shunzhi's death?
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?
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context-419_19_2.mp3
context-419_19.mp3
22,050
Kevin
Two months into Shunzhi's personal rule, Dorgon was not only stripped of his titles, but his corpse was disinterred and mutilated.[b] to atone for multiple "crimes", one of which was persecuting to death Shunzhi’s agnate eldest brother, Hooge.
Two months into Shunzhi's personal rule, Dorgon was not only stripped of his titles, but his corpse was disinterred and mutilated.[b] to atone for multiple "crimes", one of which was persecuting to death Shunzhi's agnate eldest brother, Hooge.
question-419_19_3.mp3
22,050
Amy
Who was Shunzhi's oldest brother?
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?
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context-419_19_4.mp3
context-419_19.mp3
22,050
Kevin
After a promising start, Shunzhi's reign was cut short by his early death in 1661 at the age of twenty-four from smallpox.
After a promising start, Shunzhi's reign was cut short by his early death in sixteen sixty-one at the age of twenty-four from smallpox.
question-419_19_4.mp3
22,050
Matthew
How old was Shunzhi at his death?
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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?
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context-419_20_0.mp3
context-419_20.mp3
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Ivy
The Manchus sent Han Bannermen to fight against Koxinga's Ming loyalists in Fujian.
The Manchus sent Han Bannermen to fight against Koxinga's Ming loyalists in Fujian.
question-419_20_0.mp3
22,050
Justin
Who did the Manchus send to battle Koxinga's troops?
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?
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context-419_20_0.mp3
context-419_20.mp3
22,050
Ivy
The Manchus sent Han Bannermen to fight against Koxinga's Ming loyalists in Fujian.
The Manchus sent Han Bannermen to fight against Koxinga's Ming loyalists in Fujian.
question-419_20_1.mp3
22,050
Joanna
Where did the fight between Ming loyalists and Manchus occur?
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?
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context-419_20_1.mp3
context-419_20.mp3
22,050
Ivy
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".
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".
question-419_20_2.mp3
22,050
Amy
What were the Manchus accused of being afraid of?
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?
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context-419_21_0.mp3
context-419_21.mp3
22,050
Salli
The sixty-one year reign of the Kangxi Emperor was the longest of any Chinese emperor.
The sixty-one year reign of the Kangxi Emperor was the longest of any Chinese emperor.
question-419_21_0.mp3
22,050
Matthew
How long was Kangxi Emperor in power?
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?
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context-419_21.mp3
22,050
Salli
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 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.
question-419_21_1.mp3
22,050
Emma
What era did Kanxi's rule kick off?
5731350da5e9cc1400cdbce2
Qing_dynasty
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Who had the longest rule of any emperor?
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context-419_21_0.mp3
context-419_21.mp3
22,050
Salli
The sixty-one year reign of the Kangxi Emperor was the longest of any Chinese emperor.
The sixty-one year reign of the Kangxi Emperor was the longest of any Chinese emperor.
question-419_21_2.mp3
22,050
Brian
Who had the longest rule of any emperor?
5731350da5e9cc1400cdbce4
Qing_dynasty
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How old was Kangxi when he took over?
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22,050
Salli
Kangxi's long reign started when he was eight years old upon the untimely demise of his father.
Kangxi's long reign started when he was eight years old upon the untimely demise of his father.
question-419_21_3.mp3
22,050
Ivy
How old was Kangxi when he took over?
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?
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22,050
Salli
However, as time passed, through chance and machination, Oboi, the most junior of the four, achieved such political dominance as to be a potential threat.
However, as time passed, through chance and machination, Oboi, the most junior of the four, achieved such political dominance as to be a potential threat.
question-419_21_4.mp3
22,050
Joanna
Who ruled while Kangxi was young?
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?
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context-419_22_4.mp3
context-419_22.mp3
22,050
Kendra
Imperial patronage of Kangxi Dictionary demonstrated respect for Confucian learning, while the Sacred Edict of 1670 effectively extolled Confucian family values.
Imperial patronage of Kangxi Dictionary demonstrated respect for Confucian learning, while the Sacred Edict of sixteen seventy effectively extolled Confucian family values.
question-419_22_0.mp3
22,050
Emma
What type of learning did the early Manchu leaders respect?
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?
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context-419_22_4.mp3
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22,050
Kendra
Imperial patronage of Kangxi Dictionary demonstrated respect for Confucian learning, while the Sacred Edict of 1670 effectively extolled Confucian family values.
Imperial patronage of Kangxi Dictionary demonstrated respect for Confucian learning, while the Sacred Edict of sixteen seventy effectively extolled Confucian family values.
question-419_22_1.mp3
22,050
Emma
What declaration solidified Confucian values?
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?
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context-419_22_5.mp3
context-419_22.mp3
22,050
Kendra
The second major source of stability was the Central Asian aspect of their Manchu identity which allowed them to appeal to Mongol, Tibetan and Uighur constituents.
The second major source of stability was the Central Asian aspect of their Manchu identity which allowed them to appeal to Mongol, Tibetan and Uighur constituents.
question-419_22_2.mp3
22,050
Brian
Who did the Manchu appeal to?
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?
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22,050
Kendra
The Kangxi Emperor also welcomed to his court Jesuit missionaries, who had first come to China under the Ming.
The Kangxi Emperor also welcomed to his court Jesuit missionaries, who had first come to China under the Ming.
question-419_22_3.mp3
22,050
Ivy
What Christians did Kangxi allow in his court?
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?
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context-419_23_3.mp3
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22,050
Kimberly
The chief of these was Wu Sangui, who was given the provinces of Yunnan and Guizhou, while generals Shang Kexi and Geng Jingzhong were given Guangdong and Fujian provinces respectively.
The chief of these was Wu Sangui, who was given the provinces of Yunnan and Guizhou, while generals Shang Kexi and Geng Jingzhong were given Guangdong and Fujian provinces respectively.
question-419_23_0.mp3
22,050
Matthew
Who was the most important Ming general?
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?
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context-419_23_3.mp3
context-419_23.mp3
22,050
Kimberly
The chief of these was Wu Sangui, who was given the provinces of Yunnan and Guizhou, while generals Shang Kexi and Geng Jingzhong were given Guangdong and Fujian provinces respectively.
The chief of these was Wu Sangui, who was given the provinces of Yunnan and Guizhou, while generals Shang Kexi and Geng Jingzhong were given Guangdong and Fujian provinces respectively.
question-419_23_1.mp3
22,050
Joey
What provinces did Sangui control?
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?
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context-419_23_3.mp3
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22,050
Kimberly
The chief of these was Wu Sangui, who was given the provinces of Yunnan and Guizhou, while generals Shang Kexi and Geng Jingzhong were given Guangdong and Fujian provinces respectively.
The chief of these was Wu Sangui, who was given the provinces of Yunnan and Guizhou, while generals Shang Kexi and Geng Jingzhong were given Guangdong and Fujian provinces respectively.
question-419_23_2.mp3
22,050
Joey
Name the other two important Ming generals?
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?
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context-419_23_3.mp3
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22,050
Kimberly
The chief of these was Wu Sangui, who was given the provinces of Yunnan and Guizhou, while generals Shang Kexi and Geng Jingzhong were given Guangdong and Fujian provinces respectively.
The chief of these was Wu Sangui, who was given the provinces of Yunnan and Guizhou, while generals Shang Kexi and Geng Jingzhong were given Guangdong and Fujian provinces respectively.
question-419_23_3.mp3
22,050
Emma
Which provinces did Kexi and Jingzhong receive?
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?
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context-419_24_1.mp3
context-419_24.mp3
22,050
Amy
Finally, in 1673, Shang Kexi petitioned Kangxi for permission to retire to his hometown in Liaodong province and nominated his son as his successor.
Finally, in sixteen seventy-three, Shang Kexi petitioned Kangxi for permission to retire to his hometown in Liaodong province and nominated his son as his successor.
question-419_24_0.mp3
22,050
Salli
When did Kexi retire?
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?
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context-419_24_1.mp3
context-419_24.mp3
22,050
Amy
Finally, in 1673, Shang Kexi petitioned Kangxi for permission to retire to his hometown in Liaodong province and nominated his son as his successor.
Finally, in sixteen seventy-three, Shang Kexi petitioned Kangxi for permission to retire to his hometown in Liaodong province and nominated his son as his successor.
question-419_24_1.mp3
22,050
Joanna
Who did Kexi thing should take over for him?
5731378ba5e9cc1400cdbd11
Qing_dynasty
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What happened when Kexi, and the two other generals all retired?
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context-419_24_4.mp3
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22,050
Amy
The move backfired as the young emperor called their bluff by accepting their requests and ordering that all three fiefdoms to be reverted to the crown.
The move backfired as the young emperor called their bluff by accepting their requests and ordering that all three fiefdoms to be reverted to the crown.
question-419_24_2.mp3
22,050
Joanna
What happened when Kexi, and the two other generals all retired?
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?
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22,050
Joey
The ensuing Revolt of the Three Feudatories lasted for eight years.
The ensuing Revolt of the Three Feudatories lasted for eight years.
question-419_25_0.mp3
22,050
Kendra
How long did the Revolt of the Three Feudatories last?
5731388f497a881900248c7c
Qing_dynasty
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Who declared himself emperor?
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context-419_25.mp3
22,050
Joey
Wu attempted, ultimately in vain, to fire the embers of south China Ming loyalty by restoring Ming customs, ordering that the resented queues be cut, and declaring himself emperor of a new dynasty.
Wu attempted, ultimately in vain, to fire the embers of south China Ming loyalty by restoring Ming customs, ordering that the resented queues be cut, and declaring himself emperor of a new dynasty.
question-419_25_1.mp3
22,050
Olivia
Who declared himself emperor?
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?
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context-419_25_5.mp3
context-419_25.mp3
22,050
Joey
By 1681, the Qing government had established control over a ravaged southern China which took several decades to recover.
By sixteen eighty-one, the Qing government had established control over a ravaged southern China which took several decades to recover.
question-419_25_2.mp3
22,050
Joanna
When did the Qing regain power over southern China?
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?
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context-419_25_7.mp3
context-419_25.mp3
22,050
Joey
The Qing thought that Han Chinese were superior at battling other Han people and so used the Green Standard Army as the dominant and majority army in crushing the rebels instead of Bannermen.
The Qing thought that Han Chinese were superior at battling other Han people and so used the Green Standard Army as the dominant and majority army in crushing the rebels instead of Bannermen.
question-419_25_3.mp3
22,050
Kimberly
Who did the Qing think were the better soldiers to battle Han Chinese?
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?
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context-419_25_12.mp3
context-419_25.mp3
22,050
Joey
400,000 Green Standard Army soldiers and 150,000 Bannermen served on the Qing side during the war.
four hundred thousand Green Standard Army soldiers and one hundred fifty thousand Bannermen served on the Qing side during the war.
question-419_25_4.mp3
22,050
Kimberly
How many Green Standard Army soldiers were on the Qing side?
573138f7a5e9cc1400cdbd3d
Qing_dynasty
The Qing forces were crushed by Wu from 1673-1674. The Qing had the support of the majority of Han Chinese soldiers and Han elite against the Three Feudatories, since they refused to join Wu Sangui in the revolt, while the Eight Banners and Manchu officers fared poorly against Wu Sangui, so the Qing responded with usin...
When did Wu destroy the Qing armies?
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context-419_26_0.mp3
context-419_26.mp3
22,050
Amy
The Qing forces were crushed by Wu from 1673-1674.
The Qing forces were crushed by Wu from sixteen seventy-three-sixteen seventy-four.
question-419_26_0.mp3
22,050
Joey
When did Wu destroy the Qing armies?
573138f7a5e9cc1400cdbd3e
Qing_dynasty
The Qing forces were crushed by Wu from 1673-1674. The Qing had the support of the majority of Han Chinese soldiers and Han elite against the Three Feudatories, since they refused to join Wu Sangui in the revolt, while the Eight Banners and Manchu officers fared poorly against Wu Sangui, so the Qing responded with usin...
How many soldiers did the Qing fight back with?
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context-419_26_1.mp3
context-419_26.mp3
22,050
Amy
The Qing had the support of the majority of Han Chinese soldiers and Han elite against the Three Feudatories, since they refused to join Wu Sangui in the revolt, while the Eight Banners and Manchu officers fared poorly against Wu Sangui, so the Qing responded with using a massive army of more than 900,000 Han Chinese (...
The Qing had the support of the majority of Han Chinese soldiers and Han elite against the Three Feudatories, since they refused to join Wu Sangui in the revolt, while the Eight Banners and Manchu officers fared poorly against Wu Sangui, so the Qing responded with using a massive army of more than nine hundred thousand...
question-419_26_1.mp3
22,050
Joanna
How many soldiers did the Qing fight back with?
573138f7a5e9cc1400cdbd3f
Qing_dynasty
The Qing forces were crushed by Wu from 1673-1674. The Qing had the support of the majority of Han Chinese soldiers and Han elite against the Three Feudatories, since they refused to join Wu Sangui in the revolt, while the Eight Banners and Manchu officers fared poorly against Wu Sangui, so the Qing responded with usin...
What happened to Wu's army?
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context-419_26_2.mp3
context-419_26.mp3
22,050
Amy
Wu Sangui's forces were crushed by the Green Standard Army, made out of defected Ming soldiers.
Wu Sangui's forces were crushed by the Green Standard Army, made out of defected Ming soldiers.
question-419_26_2.mp3
22,050
Kevin
What happened to Wu's army?
57313a17497a881900248c90
Qing_dynasty
To extend and consolidate the dynasty's control in Central Asia, the Kangxi Emperor personally led a series of military campaigns against the Dzungars in Outer Mongolia. The Kangxi Emperor was able to successfully expel Galdan's invading forces from these regions, which were then incorporated into the empire. Galdan wa...
Who did Kangxi fight?
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context-419_27_0.mp3
context-419_27.mp3
22,050
Matthew
To extend and consolidate the dynasty's control in Central Asia, the Kangxi Emperor personally led a series of military campaigns against the Dzungars in Outer Mongolia.
To extend and consolidate the dynasty's control in Central Asia, the Kangxi Emperor personally led a series of military campaigns against the Dzungars in Outer Mongolia.
question-419_27_0.mp3
22,050
Joanna
Who did Kangxi fight?
57313a17497a881900248c91
Qing_dynasty
To extend and consolidate the dynasty's control in Central Asia, the Kangxi Emperor personally led a series of military campaigns against the Dzungars in Outer Mongolia. The Kangxi Emperor was able to successfully expel Galdan's invading forces from these regions, which were then incorporated into the empire. Galdan wa...
When was Galdan killed?
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Qing_dynasty
To extend and consolidate the dynasty's control in Central Asia, the Kangxi Emperor personally led a series of military campaigns against the Dzungars in Outer Mongolia. The Kangxi Emperor was able to successfully expel Galdan's invading forces from these regions, which were then incorporated into the empire. Galdan wa...
Where did Kangxi lead an army?
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context-419_27_0.mp3
context-419_27.mp3
22,050
Matthew
To extend and consolidate the dynasty's control in Central Asia, the Kangxi Emperor personally led a series of military campaigns against the Dzungars in Outer Mongolia.
To extend and consolidate the dynasty's control in Central Asia, the Kangxi Emperor personally led a series of military campaigns against the Dzungars in Outer Mongolia.
question-419_27_2.mp3
22,050
Matthew
Where did Kangxi lead an army?
57313a17497a881900248c92
Qing_dynasty
To extend and consolidate the dynasty's control in Central Asia, the Kangxi Emperor personally led a series of military campaigns against the Dzungars in Outer Mongolia. The Kangxi Emperor was able to successfully expel Galdan's invading forces from these regions, which were then incorporated into the empire. Galdan wa...
When did Taiwan fall?
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context-419_27_3.mp3
context-419_27.mp3
22,050
Matthew
In 1683, Qing forces received the surrender of Taiwan from Zheng Keshuang, grandson of Koxinga, who had conquered Taiwan from the Dutch colonists as a base against the Qing.
In sixteen eighty-three, Qing forces received the surrender of Taiwan from Zheng Keshuang, grandson of Koxinga, who had conquered Taiwan from the Dutch colonists as a base against the Qing.
question-419_27_3.mp3
22,050
Ivy
When did Taiwan fall?
57313a17497a881900248c93
Qing_dynasty
To extend and consolidate the dynasty's control in Central Asia, the Kangxi Emperor personally led a series of military campaigns against the Dzungars in Outer Mongolia. The Kangxi Emperor was able to successfully expel Galdan's invading forces from these regions, which were then incorporated into the empire. Galdan wa...
What European country did Kangxi fight?
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context-419_27_7.mp3
context-419_27.mp3
22,050
Matthew
Winning Taiwan freed Kangxi's forces for series of battles over Albazin, the far eastern outpost of the Tsardom of Russia.
Winning Taiwan freed Kangxi's forces for series of battles over Albazin, the far eastern outpost of the Tsardom of Russia.
question-419_27_4.mp3
22,050
Matthew
What European country did Kangxi fight?
57313a71e6313a140071cd40
Qing_dynasty
After the Kangxi Emperor's death in the winter of 1722, his fourth son, Prince Yong (雍親王), became the Yongzheng Emperor. In the later years of Kangxi's reign, Yongzheng and his brothers had fought, and there were rumours that he had usurped the throne(most of the rumours believe that Yongzheng's brother Yingzhen (Kangx...
When did Kangxi die?
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context-419_28_0.mp3
context-419_28.mp3
22,050
Joey
After the Kangxi Emperor's death in the winter of 1722, his fourth son, Prince Yong (雍親王), became the Yongzheng Emperor.
After the Kangxi Emperor's death in the winter of seventeen twenty-two, his fourth son, Prince Yong (Yong Qin Wang ), became the Yongzheng Emperor.
question-419_28_0.mp3
22,050
Olivia
When did Kangxi die?
57313a71e6313a140071cd41
Qing_dynasty
After the Kangxi Emperor's death in the winter of 1722, his fourth son, Prince Yong (雍親王), became the Yongzheng Emperor. In the later years of Kangxi's reign, Yongzheng and his brothers had fought, and there were rumours that he had usurped the throne(most of the rumours believe that Yongzheng's brother Yingzhen (Kangx...
Who took Kangxi's place?
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context-419_28_0.mp3
context-419_28.mp3
22,050
Joey
After the Kangxi Emperor's death in the winter of 1722, his fourth son, Prince Yong (雍親王), became the Yongzheng Emperor.
After the Kangxi Emperor's death in the winter of seventeen twenty-two, his fourth son, Prince Yong (Yong Qin Wang ), became the Yongzheng Emperor.
question-419_28_1.mp3
22,050
Emma
Who took Kangxi's place?
57313a71e6313a140071cd42
Qing_dynasty
After the Kangxi Emperor's death in the winter of 1722, his fourth son, Prince Yong (雍親王), became the Yongzheng Emperor. In the later years of Kangxi's reign, Yongzheng and his brothers had fought, and there were rumours that he had usurped the throne(most of the rumours believe that Yongzheng's brother Yingzhen (Kangx...
How old was Yongzheng when he took over?
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context-419_28_3.mp3
context-419_28.mp3
22,050
Joey
When Yongzheng came to power at the age of 45, he felt a sense of urgency about the problems which had accumulated in his father's later years and did not need instruction in how to exercise power.
When Yongzheng came to power at the age of forty-five, he felt a sense of urgency about the problems which had accumulated in his father's later years and did not need instruction in how to exercise power.
question-419_28_2.mp3
22,050
Matthew
How old was Yongzheng when he took over?
57313b16e6313a140071cd50
Qing_dynasty
He moved rapidly. First, he promoted Confucian orthodoxy and reversed what he saw as his father's laxness by cracking down on unorthodox sects and by decapitating an anti-Manchu writer his father had pardoned. In 1723 he outlawed Christianity and expelled Christian missionaries, though some were allowed to remain in th...
Who did Yongzheng behead?
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context-419_29_1.mp3
context-419_29.mp3
22,050
Emma
First, he promoted Confucian orthodoxy and reversed what he saw as his father's laxness by cracking down on unorthodox sects and by decapitating an anti-Manchu writer his father had pardoned.
First, he promoted Confucian orthodoxy and reversed what he saw as his father's laxness by cracking down on unorthodox sects and by decapitating an anti-Manchu writer his father had pardoned.
question-419_29_0.mp3
22,050
Joey
Who did Yongzheng behead?
57313b16e6313a140071cd51
Qing_dynasty
He moved rapidly. First, he promoted Confucian orthodoxy and reversed what he saw as his father's laxness by cracking down on unorthodox sects and by decapitating an anti-Manchu writer his father had pardoned. In 1723 he outlawed Christianity and expelled Christian missionaries, though some were allowed to remain in th...
What religion did Yongzheng ban?
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context-419_29_2.mp3
context-419_29.mp3
22,050
Emma
In 1723 he outlawed Christianity and expelled Christian missionaries, though some were allowed to remain in the capital.
In seventeen twenty-three he outlawed Christianity and expelled Christian missionaries, though some were allowed to remain in the capital.
question-419_29_1.mp3
22,050
Justin
What religion did Yongzheng ban?
57313b16e6313a140071cd53
Qing_dynasty
He moved rapidly. First, he promoted Confucian orthodoxy and reversed what he saw as his father's laxness by cracking down on unorthodox sects and by decapitating an anti-Manchu writer his father had pardoned. In 1723 he outlawed Christianity and expelled Christian missionaries, though some were allowed to remain in th...
What did Yongzheng crack down on?
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context-419_29_6.mp3
context-419_29.mp3
22,050
Emma
When he began to realize that the financial crisis was even greater than he had thought, Yongzheng rejected his father's lenient approach to local landowning elites and mounted a campaign to enforce collection of the land tax.
When he began to realize that the financial crisis was even greater than he had thought, Yongzheng rejected his father's lenient approach to local landowning elites and mounted a campaign to enforce collection of the land tax.
question-419_29_2.mp3
22,050
Olivia
What did Yongzheng crack down on?
57313b16e6313a140071cd52
Qing_dynasty
He moved rapidly. First, he promoted Confucian orthodoxy and reversed what he saw as his father's laxness by cracking down on unorthodox sects and by decapitating an anti-Manchu writer his father had pardoned. In 1723 he outlawed Christianity and expelled Christian missionaries, though some were allowed to remain in th...
When did Yongzheng ban christianity?
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context-419_29_2.mp3
context-419_29.mp3
22,050
Emma
In 1723 he outlawed Christianity and expelled Christian missionaries, though some were allowed to remain in the capital.
In seventeen twenty-three he outlawed Christianity and expelled Christian missionaries, though some were allowed to remain in the capital.
question-419_29_3.mp3
22,050
Ivy
When did Yongzheng ban christianity?
57313b7c05b4da19006bcef2
Qing_dynasty
In 1725 Yongzheng bestowed the hereditary title of Marquis on a descendant of the Ming dynasty Imperial family, Zhu Zhiliang, who received a salary from the Qing government and whose duty was to perform rituals at the Ming tombs, and was also inducted the Chinese Plain White Banner in the Eight Banners. Later the Qianl...
Who did Yongzheng call Marquis?
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context-419_30_0.mp3
context-419_30.mp3
22,050
Kimberly
In 1725 Yongzheng bestowed the hereditary title of Marquis on a descendant of the Ming dynasty Imperial family, Zhu Zhiliang, who received a salary from the Qing government and whose duty was to perform rituals at the Ming tombs, and was also inducted the Chinese Plain White Banner in the Eight Banners.
In seventeen twenty-five Yongzheng bestowed the hereditary title of Marquis on a descendant of the Ming dynasty Imperial family, Zhu Zhiliang, who received a salary from the Qing government and whose duty was to perform rituals at the Ming tombs, and was also inducted the Chinese Plain White Banner in the Eight Banners...
question-419_30_0.mp3
22,050
Kendra
Who did Yongzheng call Marquis?
57313b7c05b4da19006bcef3
Qing_dynasty
In 1725 Yongzheng bestowed the hereditary title of Marquis on a descendant of the Ming dynasty Imperial family, Zhu Zhiliang, who received a salary from the Qing government and whose duty was to perform rituals at the Ming tombs, and was also inducted the Chinese Plain White Banner in the Eight Banners. Later the Qianl...
When did Yongzheng give this title?
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context-419_30_0.mp3
context-419_30.mp3
22,050
Kimberly
In 1725 Yongzheng bestowed the hereditary title of Marquis on a descendant of the Ming dynasty Imperial family, Zhu Zhiliang, who received a salary from the Qing government and whose duty was to perform rituals at the Ming tombs, and was also inducted the Chinese Plain White Banner in the Eight Banners.
In seventeen twenty-five Yongzheng bestowed the hereditary title of Marquis on a descendant of the Ming dynasty Imperial family, Zhu Zhiliang, who received a salary from the Qing government and whose duty was to perform rituals at the Ming tombs, and was also inducted the Chinese Plain White Banner in the Eight Banners...
question-419_30_1.mp3
22,050
Amy
When did Yongzheng give this title?
57313b7c05b4da19006bcef4
Qing_dynasty
In 1725 Yongzheng bestowed the hereditary title of Marquis on a descendant of the Ming dynasty Imperial family, Zhu Zhiliang, who received a salary from the Qing government and whose duty was to perform rituals at the Ming tombs, and was also inducted the Chinese Plain White Banner in the Eight Banners. Later the Qianl...
What was Zhu's job?
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context-419_30_0.mp3
context-419_30.mp3
22,050
Kimberly
In 1725 Yongzheng bestowed the hereditary title of Marquis on a descendant of the Ming dynasty Imperial family, Zhu Zhiliang, who received a salary from the Qing government and whose duty was to perform rituals at the Ming tombs, and was also inducted the Chinese Plain White Banner in the Eight Banners.
In seventeen twenty-five Yongzheng bestowed the hereditary title of Marquis on a descendant of the Ming dynasty Imperial family, Zhu Zhiliang, who received a salary from the Qing government and whose duty was to perform rituals at the Ming tombs, and was also inducted the Chinese Plain White Banner in the Eight Banners...
question-419_30_2.mp3
22,050
Amy
What was Zhu's job?
57313c06e6313a140071cd62
Qing_dynasty
Yongzheng also inherited diplomatic and strategic problems. A team made up entirely of Manchus drew up the Treaty of Kyakhta (1727) to solidify the diplomatic understanding with Russia. In exchange for territory and trading rights, the Qing would have a free hand dealing with the situation in Mongolia. Yongzheng then t...
When was the Treaty of Kyakhta written?
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context-419_31_1.mp3
context-419_31.mp3
22,050
Salli
A team made up entirely of Manchus drew up the Treaty of Kyakhta (1727) to solidify the diplomatic understanding with Russia.
A team made up entirely of Manchus drew up the Treaty of Kyakhta (seventeen twenty-seven) to solidify the diplomatic understanding with Russia.
question-419_31_0.mp3
22,050
Joey
When was the Treaty of Kyakhta written?
57313c06e6313a140071cd63
Qing_dynasty
Yongzheng also inherited diplomatic and strategic problems. A team made up entirely of Manchus drew up the Treaty of Kyakhta (1727) to solidify the diplomatic understanding with Russia. In exchange for territory and trading rights, the Qing would have a free hand dealing with the situation in Mongolia. Yongzheng then t...
Who was the partner in the Treaty of Kyakhta?
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context-419_31_1.mp3
context-419_31.mp3
22,050
Salli
A team made up entirely of Manchus drew up the Treaty of Kyakhta (1727) to solidify the diplomatic understanding with Russia.
A team made up entirely of Manchus drew up the Treaty of Kyakhta (seventeen twenty-seven) to solidify the diplomatic understanding with Russia.
question-419_31_1.mp3
22,050
Kimberly
Who was the partner in the Treaty of Kyakhta?
57313c06e6313a140071cd64
Qing_dynasty
Yongzheng also inherited diplomatic and strategic problems. A team made up entirely of Manchus drew up the Treaty of Kyakhta (1727) to solidify the diplomatic understanding with Russia. In exchange for territory and trading rights, the Qing would have a free hand dealing with the situation in Mongolia. Yongzheng then t...
What did the treaty give to the Russians?
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context-419_31_2.mp3
context-419_31.mp3
22,050
Salli
In exchange for territory and trading rights, the Qing would have a free hand dealing with the situation in Mongolia.
In exchange for territory and trading rights, the Qing would have a free hand dealing with the situation in Mongolia.
question-419_31_2.mp3
22,050
Kendra
What did the treaty give to the Russians?
57313c06e6313a140071cd65
Qing_dynasty
Yongzheng also inherited diplomatic and strategic problems. A team made up entirely of Manchus drew up the Treaty of Kyakhta (1727) to solidify the diplomatic understanding with Russia. In exchange for territory and trading rights, the Qing would have a free hand dealing with the situation in Mongolia. Yongzheng then t...
What did the Qing get from the Treaty of Kyakhta?
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context-419_31_2.mp3
context-419_31.mp3
22,050
Salli
In exchange for territory and trading rights, the Qing would have a free hand dealing with the situation in Mongolia.
In exchange for territory and trading rights, the Qing would have a free hand dealing with the situation in Mongolia.
question-419_31_3.mp3
22,050
Ivy
What did the Qing get from the Treaty of Kyakhta?
57313c97e6313a140071cd6a
Qing_dynasty
Qianlong's reign saw the launch of several ambitious cultural projects, including the compilation of the Siku Quanshu, or Complete Repository of the Four Branches of Literature. With a total of over 3,400 books, 79,000 chapters, and 36,304 volumes, the Siku Quanshu is the largest collection of books in Chinese history....
How many books were in the Siku Quanshu?
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context-419_32_1.mp3
context-419_32.mp3
22,050
Kevin
With a total of over 3,400 books, 79,000 chapters, and 36,304 volumes, the Siku Quanshu is the largest collection of books in Chinese history.
With a total of over three thousand, four hundred books, seventy-nine thousand chapters, and thirty-six thousand, three hundred four volumes, the Siku Quanshu is the largest collection of books in Chinese history.
question-419_32_0.mp3
22,050
Brian
How many books were in the Siku Quanshu?
57313c97e6313a140071cd6b
Qing_dynasty
Qianlong's reign saw the launch of several ambitious cultural projects, including the compilation of the Siku Quanshu, or Complete Repository of the Four Branches of Literature. With a total of over 3,400 books, 79,000 chapters, and 36,304 volumes, the Siku Quanshu is the largest collection of books in Chinese history....
How many volumes were in the Siku Quanshu?
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context-419_32_1.mp3
context-419_32.mp3
22,050
Kevin
With a total of over 3,400 books, 79,000 chapters, and 36,304 volumes, the Siku Quanshu is the largest collection of books in Chinese history.
With a total of over three thousand, four hundred books, seventy-nine thousand chapters, and thirty-six thousand, three hundred four volumes, the Siku Quanshu is the largest collection of books in Chinese history.
question-419_32_1.mp3
22,050
Olivia
How many volumes were in the Siku Quanshu?
57313c97e6313a140071cd6c
Qing_dynasty
Qianlong's reign saw the launch of several ambitious cultural projects, including the compilation of the Siku Quanshu, or Complete Repository of the Four Branches of Literature. With a total of over 3,400 books, 79,000 chapters, and 36,304 volumes, the Siku Quanshu is the largest collection of books in Chinese history....
Who created the Siku Quanshu?
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context-419_32_5.mp3
context-419_32.mp3
22,050
Kevin
Literary inquisition began with isolated cases at the time of Shunzhi and Kangxi, but became a pattern under Qianlong's rule, during which there were 53 cases of literary persecution.
Literary inquisition began with isolated cases at the time of Shunzhi and Kangxi, but became a pattern under Qianlong's rule, during which there were fifty-three cases of literary persecution.
question-419_32_2.mp3
22,050
Amy
Who created the Siku Quanshu?
57313c97e6313a140071cd6d
Qing_dynasty
Qianlong's reign saw the launch of several ambitious cultural projects, including the compilation of the Siku Quanshu, or Complete Repository of the Four Branches of Literature. With a total of over 3,400 books, 79,000 chapters, and 36,304 volumes, the Siku Quanshu is the largest collection of books in Chinese history....
How many literary persecutions were there under Qianlongs reign?
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context-419_32_5.mp3
context-419_32.mp3
22,050
Kevin
Literary inquisition began with isolated cases at the time of Shunzhi and Kangxi, but became a pattern under Qianlong's rule, during which there were 53 cases of literary persecution.
Literary inquisition began with isolated cases at the time of Shunzhi and Kangxi, but became a pattern under Qianlong's rule, during which there were fifty-three cases of literary persecution.
question-419_32_3.mp3
22,050
Justin
How many literary persecutions were there under Qianlongs reign?
57313d3d05b4da19006bcf16
Qing_dynasty
China also began suffering from mounting overpopulation during this period. Population growth was stagnant for the first half of the 17th century due to civil wars and epidemics, but prosperity and internal stability gradually reversed this trend. The introduction of new crops from the Americas such as the potato and p...
What crops helped the Chinese?
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context-419_33_2.mp3
context-419_33.mp3
22,050
Kendra
The introduction of new crops from the Americas such as the potato and peanut allowed an improved food supply as well, so that the total population of China during the 18th century ballooned from 100 million to 300 million people.
The introduction of new crops from the Americas such as the potato and peanut allowed an improved food supply as well, so that the total population of China during the eighteenth century ballooned from one hundred million to three hundred million people.
question-419_33_0.mp3
22,050
Salli
What crops helped the Chinese?
57313d3d05b4da19006bcf17
Qing_dynasty
China also began suffering from mounting overpopulation during this period. Population growth was stagnant for the first half of the 17th century due to civil wars and epidemics, but prosperity and internal stability gradually reversed this trend. The introduction of new crops from the Americas such as the potato and p...
What led to overpopulation in China?
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context-419_33_1.mp3
context-419_33.mp3
22,050
Kendra
Population growth was stagnant for the first half of the 17th century due to civil wars and epidemics, but prosperity and internal stability gradually reversed this trend.
Population growth was stagnant for the first half of the seventeenth century due to civil wars and epidemics, but prosperity and internal stability gradually reversed this trend.
question-419_33_1.mp3
22,050
Amy
What led to overpopulation in China?
57313d3d05b4da19006bcf18
Qing_dynasty
China also began suffering from mounting overpopulation during this period. Population growth was stagnant for the first half of the 17th century due to civil wars and epidemics, but prosperity and internal stability gradually reversed this trend. The introduction of new crops from the Americas such as the potato and p...
How many people lived in China at the start of the 18th century?
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context-419_33_2.mp3
context-419_33.mp3
22,050
Kendra
The introduction of new crops from the Americas such as the potato and peanut allowed an improved food supply as well, so that the total population of China during the 18th century ballooned from 100 million to 300 million people.
The introduction of new crops from the Americas such as the potato and peanut allowed an improved food supply as well, so that the total population of China during the eighteenth century ballooned from one hundred million to three hundred million people.
question-419_33_2.mp3
22,050
Matthew
How many people lived in China at the start of the eighteenth century?
57313d3d05b4da19006bcf19
Qing_dynasty
China also began suffering from mounting overpopulation during this period. Population growth was stagnant for the first half of the 17th century due to civil wars and epidemics, but prosperity and internal stability gradually reversed this trend. The introduction of new crops from the Americas such as the potato and p...
How many people lived in China at the end of the 20th century?
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context-419_33_2.mp3
context-419_33.mp3
22,050
Kendra
The introduction of new crops from the Americas such as the potato and peanut allowed an improved food supply as well, so that the total population of China during the 18th century ballooned from 100 million to 300 million people.
The introduction of new crops from the Americas such as the potato and peanut allowed an improved food supply as well, so that the total population of China during the eighteenth century ballooned from one hundred million to three hundred million people.
question-419_33_3.mp3
22,050
Kevin
How many people lived in China at the end of the twentieth century?
57313d3d05b4da19006bcf1a
Qing_dynasty
China also began suffering from mounting overpopulation during this period. Population growth was stagnant for the first half of the 17th century due to civil wars and epidemics, but prosperity and internal stability gradually reversed this trend. The introduction of new crops from the Americas such as the potato and p...
What was the last part of China with farmland left?
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context-419_33_4.mp3
context-419_33.mp3
22,050
Kendra
The Qianlong Emperor once bemoaned the country's situation by remarking "The population continues to grow, but the land does not." The only remaining part of the empire that had arable farmland was Manchuria, where the provinces of Jilin and Heilongjiang had been walled off as a Manchu homeland.
The Qianlong Emperor once bemoaned the country's situation by remarking "The population continues to grow, but the land does not." The only remaining part of the empire that had arable farmland was Manchuria, where the provinces of Jilin and Heilongjiang had been walled off as a Manchu homeland.
question-419_33_4.mp3
22,050
Matthew
What was the last part of China with farmland left?
57313da305b4da19006bcf2a
Qing_dynasty
However Qing rule saw an massively increasing amount of Han Chinese both illegally and legally streaming into Manchuria and settling down to cultivate land as Manchu landlords desired Han Chinese peasants to rent on their land and grow grain, most Han Chinese migrants were not evicted as they went over the Great Wall a...
Where did Hans go to to find land?
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context-419_34_0.mp3
context-419_34.mp3
22,050
Ivy
However Qing rule saw an massively increasing amount of Han Chinese both illegally and legally streaming into Manchuria and settling down to cultivate land as Manchu landlords desired Han Chinese peasants to rent on their land and grow grain, most Han Chinese migrants were not evicted as they went over the Great Wall a...
However Qing rule saw an massively increasing amount of Han Chinese both illegally and legally streaming into Manchuria and settling down to cultivate land as Manchu landlords desired Han Chinese peasants to rent on their land and grow grain, most Han Chinese migrants were not evicted as they went over the Great Wall a...
question-419_34_0.mp3
22,050
Kendra
Where did Hans go to to find land?
57313da305b4da19006bcf2b
Qing_dynasty
However Qing rule saw an massively increasing amount of Han Chinese both illegally and legally streaming into Manchuria and settling down to cultivate land as Manchu landlords desired Han Chinese peasants to rent on their land and grow grain, most Han Chinese migrants were not evicted as they went over the Great Wall a...
How much land did the Han cultivate?
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context-419_34_0.mp3
context-419_34.mp3
22,050
Ivy
However Qing rule saw an massively increasing amount of Han Chinese both illegally and legally streaming into Manchuria and settling down to cultivate land as Manchu landlords desired Han Chinese peasants to rent on their land and grow grain, most Han Chinese migrants were not evicted as they went over the Great Wall a...
However Qing rule saw an massively increasing amount of Han Chinese both illegally and legally streaming into Manchuria and settling down to cultivate land as Manchu landlords desired Han Chinese peasants to rent on their land and grow grain, most Han Chinese migrants were not evicted as they went over the Great Wall a...
question-419_34_1.mp3
22,050
Kevin
How much land did the Han cultivate?
57313da305b4da19006bcf2c
Qing_dynasty
However Qing rule saw an massively increasing amount of Han Chinese both illegally and legally streaming into Manchuria and settling down to cultivate land as Manchu landlords desired Han Chinese peasants to rent on their land and grow grain, most Han Chinese migrants were not evicted as they went over the Great Wall a...
What percent of the population in Manchuria was Han?
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context-419_34_0.mp3
context-419_34.mp3
22,050
Ivy
However Qing rule saw an massively increasing amount of Han Chinese both illegally and legally streaming into Manchuria and settling down to cultivate land as Manchu landlords desired Han Chinese peasants to rent on their land and grow grain, most Han Chinese migrants were not evicted as they went over the Great Wall a...
However Qing rule saw an massively increasing amount of Han Chinese both illegally and legally streaming into Manchuria and settling down to cultivate land as Manchu landlords desired Han Chinese peasants to rent on their land and grow grain, most Han Chinese migrants were not evicted as they went over the Great Wall a...
question-419_34_2.mp3
22,050
Emma
What percent of the population in Manchuria was Han?
57313e9a05b4da19006bcf30
Qing_dynasty
Han Chinese farmers were resettled from north China by the Qing to the area along the Liao River in order to restore the land to cultivation. Wasteland was reclaimed by Han Chinese squatters in addition to other Han who rented land from Manchu landlords. Despite officially prohibiting Han Chinese settlement on the Manc...
Where were starving Han sent by the Qing?
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context-419_35_2.mp3
context-419_35.mp3
22,050
Amy
Despite officially prohibiting Han Chinese settlement on the Manchu and Mongol lands, by the 18th century the Qing decided to settle Han refugees from northern China who were suffering from famine, floods, and drought into Manchuria and Inner Mongolia so that Han Chinese farmed 500,000 hectares in Manchuria and tens of...
Despite officially prohibiting Han Chinese settlement on the Manchu and Mongol lands, by the eighteenth century the Qing decided to settle Han refugees from northern China who were suffering from famine, floods, and drought into Manchuria and Inner Mongolia so that Han Chinese farmed five hundred thousand hectares in M...
question-419_35_0.mp3
22,050
Amy
Where were starving Han sent by the Qing?
57313e9a05b4da19006bcf31
Qing_dynasty
Han Chinese farmers were resettled from north China by the Qing to the area along the Liao River in order to restore the land to cultivation. Wasteland was reclaimed by Han Chinese squatters in addition to other Han who rented land from Manchu landlords. Despite officially prohibiting Han Chinese settlement on the Manc...
How much land did the Han farm in Inner Mongolia?
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context-419_35_2.mp3
context-419_35.mp3
22,050
Amy
Despite officially prohibiting Han Chinese settlement on the Manchu and Mongol lands, by the 18th century the Qing decided to settle Han refugees from northern China who were suffering from famine, floods, and drought into Manchuria and Inner Mongolia so that Han Chinese farmed 500,000 hectares in Manchuria and tens of...
Despite officially prohibiting Han Chinese settlement on the Manchu and Mongol lands, by the eighteenth century the Qing decided to settle Han refugees from northern China who were suffering from famine, floods, and drought into Manchuria and Inner Mongolia so that Han Chinese farmed five hundred thousand hectares in M...
question-419_35_1.mp3
22,050
Kendra
How much land did the Han farm in Inner Mongolia?
57313e9a05b4da19006bcf32
Qing_dynasty
Han Chinese farmers were resettled from north China by the Qing to the area along the Liao River in order to restore the land to cultivation. Wasteland was reclaimed by Han Chinese squatters in addition to other Han who rented land from Manchu landlords. Despite officially prohibiting Han Chinese settlement on the Manc...
What other types of land were the Han allowed to farm?
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context-419_35_4.mp3
context-419_35.mp3
22,050
Amy
Chinese tenant farmers rented or even claimed title to land from the "imperial estates" and Manchu Bannerlands in the area.
Chinese tenant farmers rented or even claimed title to land from the "imperial estates" and Manchu Bannerlands in the area.
question-419_35_2.mp3
22,050
Kendra
What other types of land were the Han allowed to farm?
57313e9a05b4da19006bcf33
Qing_dynasty
Han Chinese farmers were resettled from north China by the Qing to the area along the Liao River in order to restore the land to cultivation. Wasteland was reclaimed by Han Chinese squatters in addition to other Han who rented land from Manchu landlords. Despite officially prohibiting Han Chinese settlement on the Manc...
Who was the emperor in the later half of the 18th century?
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context-419_35_5.mp3
context-419_35.mp3
22,050
Amy
Besides moving into the Liao area in southern Manchuria, the path linking Jinzhou, Fengtian, Tieling, Changchun, Hulun, and Ningguta was settled by Han Chinese during the Qianlong Emperor's rule, and Han Chinese were the majority in urban areas of Manchuria by 1800.
Besides moving into the Liao area in southern Manchuria, the path linking Jinzhou, Fengtian, Tieling, Changchun, Hulun, and Ningguta was settled by Han Chinese during the Qianlong Emperor's rule, and Han Chinese were the majority in urban areas of Manchuria by eighteen hundred.
question-419_35_3.mp3
22,050
Salli
Who was the emperor in the later half of the eighteenth century?
57313e9a05b4da19006bcf34
Qing_dynasty
Han Chinese farmers were resettled from north China by the Qing to the area along the Liao River in order to restore the land to cultivation. Wasteland was reclaimed by Han Chinese squatters in addition to other Han who rented land from Manchu landlords. Despite officially prohibiting Han Chinese settlement on the Manc...
What ethnicity was the majority in urban Manchuria?
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context-419_35_6.mp3
context-419_35.mp3
22,050
Amy
To increase the Imperial Treasury's revenue, the Qing sold formerly Manchu only lands along the Sungari to Han Chinese at the beginning of the Daoguang Emperor's reign, and Han Chinese filled up most of Manchuria's towns by the 1840s according to Abbe Huc.
To increase the Imperial Treasury's revenue, the Qing sold formerly Manchu only lands along the Sungari to Han Chinese at the beginning of the Daoguang Emperor's reign, and Han Chinese filled up most of Manchuria's towns by the eighteen fortys according to Abbe Huc.
question-419_35_4.mp3
22,050
Salli
What ethnicity was the majority in urban Manchuria?
57313f7b497a881900248cd7
Qing_dynasty
However, the 18th century saw the European empires gradually expand across the world, as European states developed economies built on maritime trade. The dynasty was confronted with newly developing concepts of the international system and state to state relations. European trading posts expanded into territorial contr...
Which empires grew during the 18th century?
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context-419_36_0.mp3
context-419_36.mp3
22,050
Kevin
However, the 18th century saw the European empires gradually expand across the world, as European states developed economies built on maritime trade.
However, the eighteenth century saw the European empires gradually expand across the world, as European states developed economies built on maritime trade.
question-419_36_0.mp3
22,050
Joey
Which empires grew during the eighteenth century?
57313f7b497a881900248cd9
Qing_dynasty
However, the 18th century saw the European empires gradually expand across the world, as European states developed economies built on maritime trade. The dynasty was confronted with newly developing concepts of the international system and state to state relations. European trading posts expanded into territorial contr...
What country near China did the Europeans first control?
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context-419_36_2.mp3
context-419_36.mp3
22,050
Kevin
European trading posts expanded into territorial control in nearby India and on the islands that are now Indonesia.
European trading posts expanded into territorial control in nearby India and on the islands that are now Indonesia.
question-419_36_1.mp3
22,050
Salli
What country near China did the Europeans first control?
57313f7b497a881900248cda
Qing_dynasty
However, the 18th century saw the European empires gradually expand across the world, as European states developed economies built on maritime trade. The dynasty was confronted with newly developing concepts of the international system and state to state relations. European trading posts expanded into territorial contr...
What was the only city the Chinese allowed the Europeans into to trade?
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context-419_36_3.mp3
context-419_36.mp3
22,050
Kevin
The Qing response, successful for a time, was in 1756 to establish the Canton System, which restricted maritime trade to that city and gave monopoly trading rights to private Chinese merchants.
The Qing response, successful for a time, was in seventeen fifty-six to establish the Canton System, which restricted maritime trade to that city and gave monopoly trading rights to private Chinese merchants.
question-419_36_2.mp3
22,050
Emma
What was the only city the Chinese allowed the Europeans into to trade?
57313f7b497a881900248cd8
Qing_dynasty
However, the 18th century saw the European empires gradually expand across the world, as European states developed economies built on maritime trade. The dynasty was confronted with newly developing concepts of the international system and state to state relations. European trading posts expanded into territorial contr...
What were the economies of the European empires built on?
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context-419_36_0.mp3
context-419_36.mp3
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Kevin
However, the 18th century saw the European empires gradually expand across the world, as European states developed economies built on maritime trade.
However, the eighteenth century saw the European empires gradually expand across the world, as European states developed economies built on maritime trade.
question-419_36_3.mp3
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Brian
What were the economies of the European empires built on?
57313f7b497a881900248cdb
Qing_dynasty
However, the 18th century saw the European empires gradually expand across the world, as European states developed economies built on maritime trade. The dynasty was confronted with newly developing concepts of the international system and state to state relations. European trading posts expanded into territorial contr...
Which two European companies traded in Canton?
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context-419_36.mp3
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Kevin
The British East India Company and the Dutch East India Company had long before been granted similar monopoly rights by their governments.
The British East India Company and the Dutch East India Company had long before been granted similar monopoly rights by their governments.
question-419_36_4.mp3
22,050
Kendra
Which two European companies traded in Canton?
5731404f497a881900248ceb
Qing_dynasty
Demand in Europe for Chinese goods such as silk, tea, and ceramics could only be met if European companies funneled their limited supplies of silver into China. In the late 1700s, the governments of Britain and France were deeply concerned about the imbalance of trade and the drain of silver. To meet the growing Chines...
What products from China did Europeans want?
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context-419_37_0.mp3
context-419_37.mp3
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Brian
Demand in Europe for Chinese goods such as silk, tea, and ceramics could only be met if European companies funneled their limited supplies of silver into China.
Demand in Europe for Chinese goods such as silk, tea, and ceramics could only be met if European companies funneled their limited supplies of silver into China.
question-419_37_0.mp3
22,050
Emma
What products from China did Europeans want?
5731404f497a881900248cec
Qing_dynasty
Demand in Europe for Chinese goods such as silk, tea, and ceramics could only be met if European companies funneled their limited supplies of silver into China. In the late 1700s, the governments of Britain and France were deeply concerned about the imbalance of trade and the drain of silver. To meet the growing Chines...
What did the Chinese want in return?
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context-419_37_0.mp3
context-419_37.mp3
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Brian
Demand in Europe for Chinese goods such as silk, tea, and ceramics could only be met if European companies funneled their limited supplies of silver into China.
Demand in Europe for Chinese goods such as silk, tea, and ceramics could only be met if European companies funneled their limited supplies of silver into China.
question-419_37_1.mp3
22,050
Amy
What did the Chinese want in return?
5731404f497a881900248ced
Qing_dynasty
Demand in Europe for Chinese goods such as silk, tea, and ceramics could only be met if European companies funneled their limited supplies of silver into China. In the late 1700s, the governments of Britain and France were deeply concerned about the imbalance of trade and the drain of silver. To meet the growing Chines...
What were the British and French concerned about?
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context-419_37_1.mp3
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Brian
In the late 1700s, the governments of Britain and France were deeply concerned about the imbalance of trade and the drain of silver.
In the late seventeen hundreds, the governments of Britain and France were deeply concerned about the imbalance of trade and the drain of silver.
question-419_37_2.mp3
22,050
Salli
What were the British and French concerned about?
5731404f497a881900248cee
Qing_dynasty
Demand in Europe for Chinese goods such as silk, tea, and ceramics could only be met if European companies funneled their limited supplies of silver into China. In the late 1700s, the governments of Britain and France were deeply concerned about the imbalance of trade and the drain of silver. To meet the growing Chines...
What else did the Chinese want from the British?
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context-419_37_2.mp3
context-419_37.mp3
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Brian
To meet the growing Chinese demand for opium, the British East India Company greatly expanded its production in Bengal.
To meet the growing Chinese demand for opium, the British East India Company greatly expanded its production in Bengal.
question-419_37_3.mp3
22,050
Joey
What else did the Chinese want from the British?
5731404f497a881900248cef
Qing_dynasty
Demand in Europe for Chinese goods such as silk, tea, and ceramics could only be met if European companies funneled their limited supplies of silver into China. In the late 1700s, the governments of Britain and France were deeply concerned about the imbalance of trade and the drain of silver. To meet the growing Chines...
Where was opium made?
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context-419_37_2.mp3
context-419_37.mp3
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Brian
To meet the growing Chinese demand for opium, the British East India Company greatly expanded its production in Bengal.
To meet the growing Chinese demand for opium, the British East India Company greatly expanded its production in Bengal.
question-419_37_4.mp3
22,050
Joey
Where was opium made?
57314110e6313a140071cd84
Qing_dynasty
The First Opium War revealed the outdated state of the Chinese military. The Qing navy, composed entirely of wooden sailing junks, was severely outclassed by the modern tactics and firepower of the British Royal Navy. British soldiers, using advanced muskets and artillery, easily outmaneuvered and outgunned Qing forces...
Who fought the Qing in the First Opium War?
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context-419_38_1.mp3
context-419_38.mp3
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Joey
The Qing navy, composed entirely of wooden sailing junks, was severely outclassed by the modern tactics and firepower of the British Royal Navy.
The Qing navy, composed entirely of wooden sailing junks, was severely outclassed by the modern tactics and firepower of the British Royal Navy.
question-419_38_0.mp3
22,050
Kendra
Who fought the Qing in the First Opium War?
57314110e6313a140071cd85
Qing_dynasty
The First Opium War revealed the outdated state of the Chinese military. The Qing navy, composed entirely of wooden sailing junks, was severely outclassed by the modern tactics and firepower of the British Royal Navy. British soldiers, using advanced muskets and artillery, easily outmaneuvered and outgunned Qing forces...
When did the Qing surrender to the British?
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context-419_38_3.mp3
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Joey
The Qing surrender in 1842 marked a decisive, humiliating blow to China.
The Qing surrender in eighteen forty-two marked a decisive, humiliating blow to China.
question-419_38_1.mp3
22,050
Olivia
When did the Qing surrender to the British?
57314110e6313a140071cd86
Qing_dynasty
The First Opium War revealed the outdated state of the Chinese military. The Qing navy, composed entirely of wooden sailing junks, was severely outclassed by the modern tactics and firepower of the British Royal Navy. British soldiers, using advanced muskets and artillery, easily outmaneuvered and outgunned Qing forces...
What treaty marked the end of the First Opium War?
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Joey
The Treaty of Nanjing, the first of the unequal treaties, demanded war reparations, forced China to open up the five ports of Canton, Amoy, Fuchow, Ningpo and Shanghai to western trade and missionaries, and to cede Hong Kong Island to Britain.
The Treaty of Nanjing, the first of the unequal treaties, demanded war reparations, forced China to open up the five ports of Canton, Amoy, Fuchow, Ningpo and Shanghai to western trade and missionaries, and to cede Hong Kong Island to Britain.
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Joanna
What treaty marked the end of the First Opium War?