qing dynasty

Let's say in 1793, Catherine the Great is convinced by her lover to make an attempt to conquer China. Russia mobilizes 40,000-50,000 men and storms Outer Manchuria. Qing totally underestimates the Russians and only send a small army and it is wiped out. By then Qing's military was in severe...

IOTL, after the defeat of the Dungan Revolt in the late 1860's, Qing China was in the process of reoccupying Xinjiang. One surprisingly stretched incident (lasting 9 to 10 years) was the Russian occupation of the Ili River region in western Xinjiang, serving to secure Russia's foothold in...

Inspired by Hendryk's Superpower Empire China. The premise of it is about what if Imperial China survives into modern-day Post-1900s, whether be it survival of the Qing Dynasty today or replaced by Han Chinese dynasty at one point how looked like and fares in times of modernity? How it'll...

Like the title says, what would be the best case scenario for the Qing Dynasty in the 19th century? China under the times of Early Qing were at the most powerful at their zenith under Kangxi, Yongzheng and Qianlong. After Qianlong, Qing China is no longer the great empire it once used to be and...

In other words: what if the 17th century Chinese Rites controversy went the other way? The big issues apparently were: the correct Chinese terminology for "God," the practice of Confucian seasonal rituals, and the practice of offering incense in veneration of dead ancestors. Suppose the...

The Qing dinasty was the biggest Chinese Dinasty that ever existed, being the 5 biggest empire in world history, conquering places that were never before part of China, like Manchuria. But it could have been bigger. What territories could have the Qing possibly have conquered and what...

Hong Xiuquan's combination of heterodox christianity and social reforms created a massive following, and his rebellion captured most of central China at one point. If he managed to defeat the Qing, would he found a new dynasty or create a theocratic republic with himself as supreme leader?

In an alternate scenerio, what if the Kingdom of Tungning was never annexed you the Qing Dynasty, and survives into the beginning of the 19th century. Few questions: How would the Kingdom of Tungning react the changing times? How would they react to the First and Second Opium Wars? Or...

What if Yuan Shikai overthrew the Qing Dynasty in a Coup détat around during or after the Boxer Rebellion, and declare himself Emperor. How would Foreign Powers react to this Coup? Would Yuan Shiaki modernize his new Empire of China like Japan Would he create a constitutional monarchy?

With no PoDs prior to 1661, how can this trade policy of the Qing be avoided, or at least delayed 75 years or more; and what would be the effects, on the Chinese economy and the world at large?

The Taiping rebellion brought the Qing to its knees, however, it ultimately failed due to it being a Christian rebellion. While many fighting for the Taiping didn't really care for it being Christian, it failed to turn into a Han revolution because it was not based on Confucianism. In fact, many...

If Cixi didn't die in 1908 and let Puyi as her successor, how would she react to the general discontent of government rule during the revolution? Would she decide to abdicate power or try to fight the rebellion?

I wanted to enhance my knowledge of the Qing Dynasty, and I looked up some books, but I wanted to make sure I got the best possible Book about the Qing history from 1644, to 1911. I know AH.com might not be the most appropriate place, considering people know a good amount of Qing history here...

Okay this is probably not world changing but I thought it would still be interesting considering current Sino-Japanese relations. So before Akihito married Michiko, there was the possibility that he would marry Aisin-Gioro Huisheng, who was the daughter of Pujie, younger brother of China’s last...

Find a way to get an alliance between the United States of America, and the Qing Dynasty any time either After American Independence, to the end of the Qing Dynasty, or around that period.

Cheng Sao I was the most successful pirate in history. For a little context, watch these videos. So, What if the Qing learned from their mistakes, and took their navy more seriously? And they decide to do pull a Meiji on their military to get it modernized.

The last emperor of China was swept away from his throne as a child, and conspired with the imperial Japanese to try to reclaim it. Doesn’t matter what POD you use, whether it be the survival of the Qing Dynasty or a restoration, make Puyi emperor again!

So how many possible nations can get in on the Boxer rebellion and get Chinese concessions? From Brazil to Ethiopia, from the Ottomans to Siam, your goal is to come up with the absolute MAXIMUM of members in the 8 nation alliance.

So in an Axis victory, what would be the fate of Pu Yi, and Manchukuo. I was always thinking Pu Yi would have the ambition after the Japanese victory to try to unify China under the Qing, as a sort of Qing restoration. that's just my opinion. But in an Axis victory, what do you think would...

So the title of Sick man is used to describe a nation who declined or is declining slowly. The title has been used to describe the Ottoman empire in the 1850s. So since we have the Ottoman empire as a Sick man, how many of these Sick men where there? Mainly Sick men from each continent. I only...