The Qing dynasty’s own unique problem of the foreign ‘invasion’ and modernization incentive would eventually lead to the end of China’s last empire. Prince Gong struggled to entice change within China; he understood that only could only hold fast the decaying empire through foreign influence and modernization. Though not dissimilar to the Ming leaders attempt at change, the Qing’s dealing with foreign powers made their own decline unique to itself. In conclusion, there are various similarities and differences that could be identified between the Ming and Qing Dynasty. However like their predecessor, they were portrayed by both prosperity and corruption, as identified in our class lecture notes and readings. However, the politics, economy and social issues of the two dynasties are vastly different. The Ming dynasty was seen a Han Chinese empire while the Qing was seen as an occupational dynasty. The two dynasties similar in nature, struggled to maintain their massive amounts of land, population and rebellions that were defining features in their
The Qing dynasty’s own unique problem of the foreign ‘invasion’ and modernization incentive would eventually lead to the end of China’s last empire. Prince Gong struggled to entice change within China; he understood that only could only hold fast the decaying empire through foreign influence and modernization. Though not dissimilar to the Ming leaders attempt at change, the Qing’s dealing with foreign powers made their own decline unique to itself. In conclusion, there are various similarities and differences that could be identified between the Ming and Qing Dynasty. However like their predecessor, they were portrayed by both prosperity and corruption, as identified in our class lecture notes and readings. However, the politics, economy and social issues of the two dynasties are vastly different. The Ming dynasty was seen a Han Chinese empire while the Qing was seen as an occupational dynasty. The two dynasties similar in nature, struggled to maintain their massive amounts of land, population and rebellions that were defining features in their