History Of The Qing Dynasty

The Qing (or Manchu) Dynasty was a dynasty to be remembered throughout the ages. One of China’s most long- lasting and successful dynasties, the Qings were powerful in comparison to other dynasties. They were eventually defeated due to the fact that they didn’t accept modern technology, but they were the longest lasting dynasty in China. The Qing dynasty had great rulers and were very successful but stuck to all the basic rules and were defeated not only because they were weak but because all great dynasties and countries fall and it was inevitable. But one question remains. Would the Qing dynasty have lasted even longer if they had better emperors and more technological advances?

At the start of the Qing dynasty in 1644, a boy named Shunzi was proclaimed the first emperor of the Qings. He was only six years old at the time so the government still had most of the power and still made the rules. A new rule made was that every man should shave his forehead and wear a pigtail in the back. This was a way to test if the people would be loyal to the Qings or not. Those who refused to shave their heads would be executed within ten days. This rule lasted for 3000+ years all the way until the end of the Qing dynasty in 1911.

Over the entire period of the Qing dynasty, there have been many other rules and reforms. Some of those rules had to do with education. In China at that time, the main subject in schools was the “Sayings of Confucius”. These “sayings” had to be memorized and were taught almost every day. Other subjects, that were taught at schools in other countries, included math, science, logic, and foreign languages. Those subjects were forbidden in the Qing dynasty. The people weren’t really learning anything. Books weren’t given ...

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...nd because they cut the rest of the world off, no one was there to help them learn. All they had to learn from was other dynasties. If they would have had more allies, they could have adopted new ways of farming, building, and building their economy.

By the time the Qing dynasty ended, the rest of the world basically hated the Chinese. They looked down on other countries that they considered “poor and dirty” and also looked down on merchants and farmers. The Qings control over China was weakened over time due to the series of wars, conflicts, and rebellions over the years. The “good emperors” all died out and eventually the dynasty fell. They lasted a good 3000+ years, much longer than any other dynasty in Chinese history. But without aid from allies and with people attacking constantly, the Qings could no longer take it and the dynasty ended.