The Manchu conquest of China is arguable the greatest historical event of the 17th century, both for the changes it engendered within Asia and for its far-reaching implications in world history. This talk will focus on the process of formation of Manchu power in northeast Asia and on local, regional, and even global dimensions of the rise of the Manchus.

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