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The Qing Dynasty began in 1644 and ended in 1911, preceding the Chinese Imperial Rule.
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Emperor Sunzhi ruled from 1644 - 1661
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The first Emperor of the Qing Dynasty, Emperor Shunzhi began the Qing Dynasty.
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Two Jesuits (members of the Soceity of Jesus), Martino Martini and Ferdinand Verbiest visit China. The second time for Martino.
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Emperor Kangxi ruled from 1662 - 1721
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The Siege ended with the Dutch East India Trading Company's surrender of Taiwan to Koxinga
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The Revolt of the Three Feudatories occurred
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Antoine Thomas, the Jesuit, arrives in China
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The Nerchinsk Treaty with Russia occurred in 1689
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The Thirteen Factories, the area where foreign trade first occurred.
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The Papal Legate (represantative of the Pope to foreign nations) Charles-Thomas Maillard De Tournon arrives in China.
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A trading post for the British East India Company is erected in Guangzhou.
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Due to the Chinese Rites Controversy, the Kangxi Emperor bans Christian Preaching in response to a papal bull by Pope Clement XI.
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Emperor Yongzheng ruled from 1725 - 1732
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The French Jesuit Jean Joseph Marie Amiot is sent to China
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Emperor Qianlong ruled from 1750-1793
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The initiation of the Canton System, a system that served as a means for the Chinese to lower Europeans according to Chinese racial order.
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The first British envoy to Beijing is hosted by Qianlong's confidant Heshen
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Emperor Jiaqing ruled from 1796-1807
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Robert Morrison, the first Protestant Missionary in China arrives.
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Emperor Daoguang ruled from 1823-1850
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The first of the Opium Wars began. The first Opium War was fought between the U.K and China due to conflicting opinions on diplomatic relations, the topic being the control of the spread of Opium.
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An Enequal Treaty was formed in China, these being Treaties where the Western civilisation has forced the Treaty upon the other Nation. The Treaty of Najing was formed this year also.
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Wey Yuan published a book on the interest to learn more about Western Civilisation and the dangers that it posed.
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Emperor Xianfeng ruled from 1851-1861
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This Opium War involved the British and the Second French Empire against China for much the same reasons as the First Opium War
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Prince Gong establishes a Foreign Office.
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Emperor Tongzhi ruled from 1862-1873
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The Taiping Rebels are finally defeated. It was the first time that European tactics and officers were part of the fight.
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Emperor Guangxu ruled from 1876-1901
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The British press for additional concessions after the murder of Augustus Raymond Margary in the 'Margary Affair'.
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This War between China and France was to decide who would preside over Tonkin.
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The Boxer Rebellion was a reform against foreign Imperialism and Christianity.
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The Boxer Protocol was a putting down of the Boxer Rebellion and often regarded as one of the Unequal Treaties.
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Emperor Xuantong ruled from 1910-1911
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Emperor Xuantong is the final Emperor of the Qing Dynasty as the Dynasty falls in 1911