Timeline of the Qing dynasty

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  Major Mongol and Jurchen rulers on the eve of the Jurchen unification and conquest (early 17th century)
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  Mainland East Asia in 1616
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  Chahar-Jurchen War (1619-1634)
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  Battle of Sarhū (1619)
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  Northeast Asia (1620-1630)
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  Battle of Ningyuan in 1626
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  Later Jin invasion of Joseon in 1627
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  Qing invasion of Joseon in 1636
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  Battle of Shanhai Pass in 1644
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  Southern Ming in November 1644
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  Russian-Qing border conflicts (1652-1686)
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  Dzungar Khanate (1634–1758) and Khoshut Khanate (1642–1717)
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  Revolt of the Three Feudatories (1673–1681)
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  Taiwan in the 17th century prior to the Qing conquest in 1683
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  Mainland East Asia in 1688
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  Dzungar–Qing Wars (1687–1757)
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  Mainland East Asia in 1757
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  Changes in Russian-Chinese borders from the Treaty of Nerchinsk in 1689 to the Convention of Peking in 1860
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  First Opium War (1839–1842)
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  Taiping Rebellion (1850– 1864)
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  Nian Rebellion (1851–1868)
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  Yellow River course change in 1855
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  Dungan Revolt (1862–77)
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  Sino-French War (1884–1885)
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  Boxer Rebellion (1900-1901)
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  Mutual Protection of Southeast China in 1900

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