qing dynasy

  1. Britain sacks Beijing in Second Opium War

    Initially the Qing Dynasty only accepted silver in trade. To bypass this the British East India Company smuggled Opium into China. In 1839 China burned the company's Opium store house. The Company retailed with the world' first Iron steam-warship Nemesis. It captured Nanjing in 1842 and...

  2. A Prosperous Qing Dynasty: 1875 - 1900

    1875 - 1883 In 1875, shortly after the accession of the Guangxu Emperor, Empress Dowager Cixi becomes severely ill from liver problems and then dies. This left Empress Dowager Ci'an by herself, so she appointed Prince Gong to rule by her side as co-regent. Gong took his job seriously to the...

  3. Qing Dynasty: A Different Path

    Note: I picture the Qing Dynasty modernizing somewhat in sync with Meiji era Japan with the only differences being China coming in a month or so after Japan. Of course, there could be situations where China would beat Japan in who modernizes first. If there's anything about this timeline that...
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