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Philip
Philip d. AD 34, tetrarch of Ituraea, son of Herod the Great. He was perhaps the ablest of the Herod dynasty. He is mentioned in the Gospel of St. Luke. ... Read more
Karadjordjević
Karadjordjević or Karageorgevich , Serbian dynasty, descended from Karageorge (Karadjordje). Its ruling members were Alexander , prince of Serbia, and kings Peter I , Alexander , and Peter II of Yugoslavia. It was long involved in a feud with the Obrenović dynasty. The Karadjord... Read more
Herodians
Herodians , Jewish political party of the early 1st cent. AD, related to the dynasty of Herod . Some have supposed that they were largely Sadducees . In the New Testament the Herodians are referred to, with the Pharisees, as being in opposition to Jesus. ... Read more
Hoysala
Hoysala dynasty of S India, c.1110-1326. It had its origins in the last half of the 11th cent., when Vinayaditya (1047-98) ruled an an area centered on Dorasamudra (modern Halebid), which became the dynasty's capital. His grandson Bittiga (later called Vishnuvardhana; reigned c.1110-42) made extens... Read more
Khufu
Khufu or Cheops , fl. c.2680 BC, king of ancient Egypt, founder of the IV dynasty. He was king for 23 years and was famous as the builder of the greatest pyramid at Giza. ... Read more
Naboth
Naboth , in the Bible, Jezreelite stoned to death because he would not let King Ahab have his vineyard. Elijah's curse on the royal family for their treatment of Naboth forecast the downfall of the dynasty. ... Read more
Amorites
Amorites , a people of Canaan. There is evidence of them in Babylonia, where in the 19th cent. BC they established under their patronage the first dynasty at Babylon. The most powerful king of this dynasty, Hammurabi, put an end (18th cent. BC) to Amorite domination and issued a famous code of law, ... Read more
Maurya
Maurya , ancient Indian dynasty, c.325-c.183 BC, founded by Chandragupta (Chandragupta Maurya). He conquered the Magadha kingdom and established his capital at Pataliputra (now Patna). His son, Bindusara (d. c.273), and his grandson, Asoka , the most notable ruler of ancient India, for the first ... Read more
Yüan
Yüan , Mongol dynasty of China that ruled from 1271 to 1368. It was a division of the great empire conquered by the Mongols . Kublai Khan , who adopted the Chinese dynastic name Yüan in 1271, swept down from N China, which the Mongols had ruled since the 1230s, and finally defeated the S... Read more
Dynasties of Ancient Egypt
Dynasties of Ancient Egypt Dynasties of Ancient Egypt Old Kingdom (or Old Empire) Dynasty Years Famous Rulers I 3110-2884 BC Menes II 2884-2780 BC III 2780-2680 BC ... Read more

Encyclopedia entries related to "Qing dynasty"

Jiang Qing
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...difficulty of her early years taught Jiang Qing to hate the traditional Chinese society...of survival. The China into which Jiang Qing was born was in turmoil. The Manchu-Qing (Ch'ing) dynasty had fallen in 1912. The Chinese emperor...
Qing
Book article from: World Encyclopedia Qing (formerly Ch'ing ) Imperial Manchurian dynasty of China (1644–1911), established...not until the fall of Peking in 1644 that the Qing became the official ruling dynasty. The Qing emperors extended their influence, until by...
Sichuan (Szechuan) Cuisine
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Food and Culture ...eastern neighbor.) Tang Dynasty texts already reflect this...Warring States. Under the Han dynasty it retained considerable local...reached a peak during the Tang dynasty. Today, Yunnan is China...period between the Ming and Qing dynasties, and was repopulated largely...
Wa
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Cultures ...the records of the Tang dynasty (seventh to tenth centuries...Nanzhao Kingdom in the Tang dynasty, and to the rule of the Dali Kingdom in the Song dynasty (mid-tenth to thirteenth...the Yuan to the early Qing dynasties (mid-thirteenth to...
Drung
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Cultures ...dialects. Between the Tang and Song dynasties they were first a frontier people...Kingdom. From the Song until late Qing dynasties they were part of the domain of...became hereditary, and in late Qing much of the area was a part of the...
Tu
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Cultures ...sheep herders. As early as the Ming dynasty, though, some Tu adopted agriculture. During the Ming and Qing dynasties, tusi (enfeoffed native officials...Hat) Buddhism was encouraged by the Qing court, or possibly because Tibetans...
Koreans in China
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Cultures Supplement ...were dispersed and lost their identity. However, throughout the Yuan, Ming, and Qing dynasties of China, Koreans inhabited the region. Although the Qing government closed the Manchurian border, Koreans continued to migrate and cross the...
Tujia
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Cultures Supplement ...southern dialect. The northern dialect zone includes the Qing River in Hubei, the Youshui River in northwestern Hunan...Many forced migrations occurred during the Ming and Qing dynasties (1368-1911), both before and after Tujia areas were...
Manchu
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Cultures ...Chinese history as the rulers of the Qing dynasty. As a result of their long interaction...various parts of the empire during the Qing dynasty. At present, 80 percent...more successful, establishing the Qing dynasty (1644-1911), which ruled...
cloisonné
Book article from: World Encyclopedia ...coloured enamel paste and fired. The technique was developed in Mycenaean Greece, and was popular in Byzantine art of the 10th and 11th centuries. It flourished in China during the Ming and Qing dynasties and was also adopted in Japan.

Dictionary entries related to "Qing dynasty"

Qing
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable Qing a dynasty established by the Manchus that ruled China 1644–1912. Its overthrow in 1912 by Sun Yat-sen and his supporters ended imperial rule in China. Also Ch'ing .
Ch'ing dynasty
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History Ch'ing dynasty See QING .
China
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History ...and rule by non-Chinese dynasties such as the YUAN . Under strong dynasties such as the HAN and the TANG...influence. Barbarian invaders and dynasties usually adopted Chinese cultural...about the end of the SONG dynasty. However, after the MONGOL...1644, China was ruled by the QING ...
Examination Systems, China
Dictionary entry from: New Dictionary of the History of Ideas ...underestimated. The Manchu Qing dynasty was complicit in its...partners during the Mongol Yuan dynasty, when Song dynasty (960 – 1279) classical...1368 – 1644) and Qing (1644 – 1911) appropriations...interpreted and used in later dynasties as a political ...
Manchus
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History ...conquered China and established the QING dynasty in the 17th century. Previously vassals...origin, and in 1636 proclaimed the Da Qing (Great Pure) dynasty. Eight years...Nurhachi's grandson became the first Qing emperor of China. While the Manchus...
Taiping Rebellion
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History ...64) Revolt against the Chinese QING dynasty. Led and inspired by Hong Xiuquan...the most serious challenge to the Qing, bringing most of the central and...having died in the siege, but the Qing regime never really recovered from...
Wuchang Revolution
Book article from: A Dictionary of Contemporary World History ...secession of cities and provinces from the authority of the Qing dynasty, and by 4 December, Shanghai and Nanjing (Nanking...effectively ended the revolution. The victory over the Manchu Qing dynasty was complete when Yuan Shikai persuaded the child emperor...
Education: China
Dictionary entry from: New Dictionary of the History of Ideas ...906) and Song (960 – 1280) dynasties, when it created the first examination...fifteenth century often reflected the dynasty's interest in astrology, calendrical...reinstituted by the succeeding Manchu Qing dynasty (1644 – 1911). As before...
White Lotus Society
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History ...Buddha and of the establishment of a new dynasty. Its supporters, bound by blood ceremonies...century during the decline of the YUAN dynasty, and from 1796 to 1804, when they successfully...Manchu troops and the authority of the QING dynasty.
Most-Favored-Nation Principle
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History ...that Britain and France had wrested from the declining Qing dynasty. Most-favored-nation status would become a standard feature of imperialist treaties with the Qing for the remainder of the nineteenth century. Indeed...

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The end of an era.(FROM PAST TO PRESENT)(Qing Dynasty)
Magazine article from: Calliope; 2/1/2009; ; 700+ words ; ...the Ming in 1644, the new dynasty was the Qing. By 1908, when Puyi became emperor, the Qing. like the Ming, had weakened...state of chaos. In 1911, the Qing fell, ending imperial rule...Imperial Palace of the Ming and Qing dynasties," it is described as the...
Qing Dynasty vase expected to fetch record price
Newspaper article from: China Daily; 10/12/2005; ; 526 words ; ...is double the present record for ceramics from the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) HK$44.92 million (US$5.4...hardwood furniture from the Ming (1368-1644) and Qing dynasties," said the latest report of London-based Christie...
CatBecca.com Presents Spectacular Live Online Chinese Antiquities Auction, 'Treasures Of Fu-Ming-Fair', March 11-13; Estate of Internationally-Renowned Dealer and Collector Florence Eleanor Ueltzen Includes Qing and Ming Dynasty Artifacts; Auction Enabled by Firm's Unique Mobile Auction Service.
M2 Presswire; 2/28/2005; 700+ words ; ...Florence Eleanor Ueltzen Includes Qing and Ming Dynasty Artifacts; Auction Enabled...pieces dating from the Ming and Qing Dynasties, even from the palace of the...24,000-$30,000); a Qing dynasty blue and white double-gourd...
Pit of bones dates back to Ming-Qing dynasties
Newspaper article from: China Daily; 4/6/2002; ; 483 words ; ...China's Sichuan Province, this week are thought to originate some time between the late Ming Dynasty (1368- 1644) and the early Qing Dynasty (1644-1911). More bones are expected to be excavated at the already four-metre deep pit...
Collecting Qing dynasty textiles.(China, 1644-1911)
Magazine article from: The Magazine Antiques; 3/1/2001; ; 700+ words ; ...the power and magnificence of the Qing dynasty (1644--1911). Lost to internal...the defeated Manchu officials of the Qing dynasty from impoverishment, the...in China before the collapse of the Qing dynasty. When they were shipped out...
Qing dynasty vase dismissed as a fake sells for Pounds 3m at auction
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London; 11/8/2007; ; 677 words ; ...rare Chinese vase dating back to the Qing dynasty had been gathering dust in the wardrobe...new auction record for a piece of Qing dynasty blue-and-white porcelain...previous auction record for a piece of Qing dynasty blue-and-white porcelain...
Qing Dynasty Imperial Steles Found in Hebei
Newspaper article from: Xinhua English Newswire; 9/16/1996; 378 words ; ...800 imperial steles from the Qing Dynasty (1644- 1911) have been found...s Hebei Province, where Qing's imperial tombs and a large...province, which rings the Qing capital, Beijing, was the...differ from those of previous dynasties, which often consist of a...
ART REVIEW; Fashion of Qing dynasty rules at MFA
Newspaper article from: The Patriot Ledger Quincy, MA; 1/22/2004; ; 700+ words ; ...set of Louis Vuitton luggage. In Qing dynasty China, every detail, down to your...theirs to the closet. Clothes in the Qing dynasty, which ruled from 1644 to...a sense of development through the Qing dynasty." Many of the pieces come...
Qing Dynasty navy school opens to visitors
News Wire article from: Xinhua News Agency; 6/4/2004; 276 words ; Qing Dynasty navy school opens to visitors WEIHAI, June...schools set up by the government of the Qing Dynasty opened to the public Thursday to...broke out in 1894. The war ended with the Qing Dynasty's defeat and an unequal treaty...
China's Qing Dynasty exhibition opens in London
News Wire article from: Xinhua News Agency; 11/9/2005; 646 words ; China's Qing Dynasty exhibition opens in London LONDON, Nov...inspired by the sumptuous decorations of the Qing Dynasty, including those from the emperors...will present imperial treasures of the Qing Dynasty. Drawn largely from the remarkable...