Late Imperial China
1. Mongol Empire2. Ming Dynasty3. Trade and Tribute4. Foundations of the Qing Dynasty5. Europeans in China
Middle Imperial Periodca. 600-1400
Ming dynasty 明1368 - 1644
Post-Dynastic Period1911-present
Qing dynasty 清1644 - 1911
Republic of China 中華民國 1911-1949
People's Republic of China 中華人民共和國1949 - present
Late Imperial Periodca. 1400-1900
Song dynasty 宋960 - 1279
Yuan dynasty 元1279 - 1368
"Northern Zone"
ManchuriaMongoliaXinjiang
(E. Turkestan)
Tibetan PlateauChina Proper
Ordos
Northern SteppeMongolia
Junggar BasinXinjiang Autonomous Region
Pastoral NomadismInner Mongolia
Mongol Empire at its height
TemüjinChinggis (Genghis, Jenghis) Khan ca. 1162-1227
ManchuriaMongoliaXinjiang
(E. Turkestan)
Tibetan PlateauChina Proper
Ordos
Lake Baikal
"southerners"nanren 南人
"Han people"hanren 漢人
Khan Emperortanistry primogeniture
Divisions of Mongol Empiremid 13th century
Empireof the
Great Khan
Khubilai Khan1215-94
Yuan Dynasty1279 - 1368
Taizu
ShangduDadu (Beijing)
Karakorum
Capitals of the Yuan Dynasty
Khubilai Khanon horseback
Red Turban Rebellionmid. 14th century
White Louts SocietymillenarianismMaitreya cult
Population of China, 2 -1500 CE
1. Mongol Empire2. Ming Dynasty3. Trade and Tribute4. Foundations of the Qing Dynasty5. Europeans in China
Zhu Yuanzhang1328-1398
Ming Dynasty1368-1644明
The Hongwu EmperorMing Taizur. 1368-1398
Great Wall of China
1. Mongol Empire2. Ming Dynasty3. Trade and Tribute4. Foundations of the Qing Dynasty5. Europeans in China
Yongle EmperorZhu Dir. 1402-1424
Voyages of Zheng He1405-1433
Tribute system•center vs. periphery•cultural superiority•trade as ritualized exchange
1. Mongol Empire2. Ming Dynasty3. Trade and Tribute4. Foundations of the Qing Dynasty5. Europeans in China
Middle Imperial Periodca. 600-1400
Ming dynasty 明1368 - 1644
Post-Dynastic Period1911-present
Qing dynasty 清1644 - 1911
Republic of China 中華民國 1911-1949
People's Republic of China 中華人民共和國1949 - present
Late Imperial Periodca. 1400-1900
Song dynasty 宋960 - 1279
Yuan dynasty 元1279 - 1368
Manchus
JurchenJin dynasty(1125-1234)
Nurhacid. 1626
Manchu Banner system
8 Manchurian8 Mongol8 Chinese
Manchu writing system
JurchenManchuJin dynasty Qing dynasty (1644-1911)
Taiwan Fujian Prov.1683
Lhasa, Tibet1750-51
Xinjiang1768
queue=Manchu hairstyle
Machang Chasing an EnemyGiusppe Castiglione (1688-1766)
Six Ministries1. Civil Affairs2. Finance3. Rituals4. War5. Justice6. Public Works
Provincial Governor
Governor-General
Grand Council
Palace Memorial System
baojia system of mutual responsibility
jia=100 householdsbao=10 jia (=1,000 households)
Kangxi Emperorr. 1662-1722
Yongzheng Emperorr. 1722-1736
Qianlong Emperorr. 1736-1795
Kangxi Emperorr. 1662-1722
Repairing the dikes of the Yellow RiverEmperor Kangxi's Tour of the South (detail)
Kangxi Emperorr. 1662-1722
Yongzheng Emperorr. 1722-1736
Qianlong Emperorr. 1736-1795
evidential scholarshipkaozheng 考證
The Complete Books of the Four TreasuriesSiku quanshu, comp. late 18th c.
Population of China, 2 -2000 CE
1. Mongol Empire2. Ming Dynasty3. Trade and Tribute4. Foundations of the Qing Dynasty5. Europeans in China
Pearl River DeltaGuangdong Province
Guangzhou (Canton)
Hong KongMacao
Portuguese trading baseest. 1577
China Proper
Taiwan
Dutch trading baseest. 1624
Spanish trading baseest. 1626
Matteo Ricci1552-1610 Jesuit missionary
Celestial spheregold leaf, pearls and cloisonnéh. 82 cm. Qing dynasty
Tranquil SpringGiuseppe Castiglione (aka Lang Shining, 1688–1766)
Pine and CranesGiuseppe Castiglione andTang Dai (1673–1752)