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Later Chin

Manchu dynasty [1616–1644]

Also known as: Hou Chin

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In China: The rise of the Manchu
…banners were created as the Manchu conquered new regions, and eventually there were Manchu, Mongol, and Chinese banners, eight for each ethnic group. By 1648 less than one-sixth of the bannermen were actually of Manchu ancestry. The Manchu conquest was thus achieved with a multiethnic army led by Manchu nobles…
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