Qing China (Manchu)
The Qing were established
The Manchu were a nomadic tribe with high Asabiyyah
Eight Banner System
Use of gunpowder weapons and artillery
Incorporated other nomadic groups, like Mongols, into their force
How to build loyalty
Qing Imperial Portraits
Last longer
Approaching the delicate balance
No forced Assimilation
have different policies
No intermixing
View the border as troops
Chinese core – soft
Core of Colonial Affairs
Continue the Ming Policy, including taxes
Silver trade continues + economic issue later.
Kangxi and Qianlong (Diff aspects)
Kangxi: Expansion (Military force and centralism) Golden age of expansion
Qianlong: Expanded in Xingjiang and Mongolia
Brudle, Barbarians
Power sharing
Share power with the board provinces
Pull the soldiers
Prevent inter-marriage
Prevent the Chinese core from the borders.
Borderlands allowed some privileges.
Mughal (India)
Diverse
Linguistically diverse
Loosely connect with Asia nomads
Babur – Founder of the Mughal Dynasty
Religious divide
Akhbar, build loyalty
Created his own religion: Divine Faith
Aurangzeb ended the policy of tolerance, which led to increased instability and revolt.
Large buildings, Monumental buildings are a way (e.g., Taj Mahal)
Zamindar tex collection
Mansbdar
Pulled local nobles, pay for trubes
Power Share
Rely on local nobles
Power sharing because of religious toleration