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Manchuria is a term that refers to a region in northeast Asia encompassing the entirety of present-day northeast China, and historically parts of the modern-day Russian Far East, often referred to as Outer Manchuria.
1 mar 2018 · A Manchurian candidate is a person, especially a politician, being used as a puppet by an enemy power. The term comes from a 1959 novel and film about a brainwashed assassin, and is often used to accuse someone of disloyalty or corruption.
"Manchu" is a name introduced by Hong Taiji of the Qing dynasty in 1636 for the Jurchen people, a Tungusic people. The population grew from about 1 million in 1750 to 5 million in 1850 and to 14 million in 1900, largely because of the immigration of Han farmers.
4 wrz 2024 · Manchuria, historical region of northeastern China. Strictly speaking, it consists of the modern provinces (sheng) of Liaoning (south), Jilin (central), and Heilongjiang (north). Often, however, the northeastern portion of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region also is included.
A Manchu family name usually has two portions: the first is "Mukūn" (ᠮᡠᡴᡡᠨ, Abkai: Mukvn) which literally means "branch name"; the second, "Hala" (ᡥᠠᠯᠠ), represents the name of a person's clan.
28 wrz 2024 · Manchu are a people who originated in northeastern Manchuria and ruled China as the Qing dynasty for 250 years. Learn about their history, language, culture, and relation to China and other ethnic groups.
17 sty 2020 · The Manchu are a Tungistic people — meaning "from Tunguska " — of Northeastern China. Originally called "Jurchens," they are the ethnic minority for whom the region of Manchuria is named. Today, they are the fifth-largest ethnic group in China, following the Han Chinese, Zhuang, Uighurs, and Hui.
