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The Empire and Its Discontents<br />
ManChu iMperiaL deCree, early 19th century<br />
david Barrett papers, hoover institution archives<br />
乾隆皇帝滿文詔書<br />
Chinese characters, Manchu script, and an english translation <strong>of</strong> a Chinese imperial decree <strong>of</strong> the early nineteenth<br />
century. Manchu had been the primary language <strong>of</strong> the Qing dynasty imperial court, but as Manchu <strong>of</strong>ficials became<br />
increasingly sinicized, many lost that language. thus the use <strong>of</strong> Manchu for <strong>of</strong>ficial documents declined; later most<br />
imperial documents were drafted in both Chinese and Manchu.<br />
BoxerS’S Beheading, 1900<br />
Joshua B. powers collection, hoover institution archives<br />
庚子拳亂期間義和拳亂民遭斬首<br />
12 Hoover Institution<br />
A <strong>Century</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Change</strong>: <strong>China</strong> <strong>1911</strong>–<strong>2011</strong><br />
滿清傾覆前的局勢<br />
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