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  2. History of Manchuria - Wikipedia

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    Manchuria is the homeland of the Manchu people. "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.

  3. Manchuria - Wikipedia

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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.

  4. 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.

  5. Manchuria - New World Encyclopedia

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    The history of Manchuria before the seventeenth century was shaped by three converging ethnic groups: the Chinese, the Tungus, and the Mongols and Proto-Mongols. The Tungu, known at different periods as Su-shen, Ulchs, and Hezhen (also known as the Goldi and Nanai).

  6. A Brief History of Manchuria - ThoughtCo

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    Manchuria is the traditional land of the Manchu (formerly called the Jurchen), the Xianbei (Mongols), and the Khitan peoples. It also has long-standing populations of Korean and Hui Muslim people. In total, the Chinese central government recognizes 50 ethnic minority groups in Manchuria.

  7. Manchuria - Imperialism, Japanese Occupation, Cold War |...

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    Manchuria was a land under Japanese colonial rule from 1932 to 1945. After the fall of Manchuria, many former Manchurian soldiers, aided by armed civilians, cooperated with the Chinese communist underground in organizing a vast anti-Japanese guerrilla movement.

  8. Manchuria summary | Britannica

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    Manchu, people who lived for many centuries mainly in Manchuria (now Northeast) and adjacent areas of China and who in the 17th century conquered China and ruled for more than 250 years. The term Manchu dates from the 16th century, but it is certain that the Manchu are descended from a group of.

  9. Outer Manchuria - Wikipedia

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    "Manchuria" was coined in the 19th century to refer to the northeastern part of the Qing Empire, the traditional homeland of the Manchu people. After the Amur Annexation by the Russian Empire, the ceded areas were known as "Outer Manchuria" or "Russian Manchuria".

  10. The History of Manchuria, 1840-1948 - Cambridge University Press...

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    In The History of Manchuria, 1840-1948, Ian Nish describes the turbulent times which the three Northeastern Provinces of China experienced in the last two centuries. The site of three serious wars in 1894, 1904 and 1919, the territory rarely enjoyed peace though its economy progressed because of the building of arterial railways.

  11. Manchuria in Modern East Asia, 1600s–1949 | Oxford Research ...

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    Manchuria is an English geographical term that, in the past three centuries or so, has referred to the region that approximately overlaps the region of Northeast China (Liaoning, Jilin, and Heilongjiang provinces) in the People’s Republic of China.