The Qing dynasty lasted over 250 years ... But many people in China could not read, and in the late Qing period, many Europeans were starting to arrive who couldn’t read the language either.

dynasty (1368 - 1644) to become one of China’s most successful dynasties. They ruled from from 1644 to 1911. From the late 1600s to the early 1800s, the Qing was one of largest, wealthiest ...

China's transition from the 19th century into the 20th century ... rebellions and political movements sprang up in the late 1800s to reject this state of affairs and the weakness of the Qing dynasty.

By the mid-19th century, the western powers had forced ... and pushed ahead with reforms and an open-door policy, but it was too late. Japan soon won major victories in its wars against the Qing ...