The Fall of the Qing Dynasty

The fall of the Qing Dynasty ended imperial rule in China, a turning point in its history. Internal conflicts, foreign interference, and social unrest weakened the dynasty, leading to its demise. In 1912, the last Qing emperor was abdicated, the Republic of China was established. This set the stage for profound transformations in politics, society, and culture.

This is the Fall of the Qing Dynasty with Hindsight.

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The Chinese Revolution of 1911 (Office of the Historian/US State Department)

The Fall of China's Qing Dynasty in 1911–1912 (ThoughtCo.)

Qing dynasty, 1644–1911 (National Museum of Asian Art)

[pingwojak]

Keep going. I believe in you.. goodluck hindsight

[mak]

There was no deal between the Qing Court and Britain. Opium was banned as early as the the late 1700's in China and any deals were illegal ones between local Qing officials and British merchants. The seizure of the opium was perfectly legal and the British demand for compensation completely baseless.

[NXEART]

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[jerolvilladolid]

The Qing dynasty fell because it had a 3 year old boy as absolute divine ruler. Just re-read that fact again. The dynasty rotted in the end of its life

[historyhongkong]

May I ask should Qing be considered as China or foreign sovernighty?

[sealzoneforfun]

Dude, why your map here is different from Wikipedia map of Qing Dynasty? Where is Taiwan in the map?

[billpaul]

The past 3 years old Manchurian Emperor of Qing Dynasty ended 2100 years of imperial China, thus born the Modern China, to regain its Super power status, such last more 1000 years from 400 years backward, ie 400AD to 1, 400 AD.

[kapriprin]

cina masuk di Indonesia sebelum Masehi.... peninggalan sejarah nya di Kerajaan Majapahit..

[Shineon]

….I think Great Britain might argue with your definition of the Qing Dynasty, in the late eighteenth Century, being “the largest & most prosperous empire” in the world (I know that the Chinese frequently trumpet this “fact, ” however, I fail to see by what metrics they make such claims)….

“Prosperity?”….Other than the Emperor, his Court & minions, and “officials” scattered throughout the land, I would argue that the “average” Chinese was quite a bit less prosperous than the average British citizen (and as for “greatness, ” pardon me if I stifle a laugh, but if you’ve ever read the Qing Emperor’s letter to King George III—in which he states that he’s certain that Great Britain was a “nice, little country, ” but that it could have nothing at all to teach China, as China was THE celestial kingdom)….And in terms of land mass, when Britain’s many colonies were factored in—including India—the fact that Qing rule was limited to only one country, makes it appear rather….constricted, by comparison….

China was “great” (certainly in its own eyes)—but at least 1-2 Centuries BEHIND the British in science, medicine—and certainly, in military advances & engineering….Chinese arrogance led to their undoing….At best, I MIGHT agree that China was the “most prosperous “ in ASIA AT THAT TIME, however, they were less “great” than Japan (whose people had -and have-a critical asset that the Chinese lack : the ability to quickly adapt, and reinvent themselves, whereas the Chinese cling to false visions of their supposed “grandeur”)….