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The White Lotus War

Rebellion and Suppression in Late Imperial China

By Yingcong Dai

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The White Lotus War (1796–1804) in central China marked the end of the Qing dynasty’s golden age and the fatal weakening of the imperial system itself. What started as a local...

The Sichuan Frontier and Tibet

Imperial Strategy in the Early Qing

By Yingcong Dai

During China's last dynasty, the Qing (1644-1911), the empire's remote, bleak, and politically insignificant Southwest rose to become a strategically vital area. This study of the imperial government's handling of the southwestern frontier illuminates issues...