#254 - Qing 1: Build Me An Army Worthy of Manchu

The History of China

Chris Stewart

History

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🗓️ 21 May 2023

⏱️ 33 minutes

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As the newly enthroned Khan of the Manchus, Hong Taiji has a lot of plates to keep spinning. Conquest of Joseon Korea to the east, conquest of the Chahar Mongols to the west, and continuing to pound against the ever-weakening Ming Dynasty to the south. But he still has time for aesthetic considerations, such as the fact that names like "Jurchen" and "Jin" are so passé, while names like "Manchu" and "Qing" are the new hotness. Time Period Covered: 1626-1643 CE Major Historical Figures: Qing: Hong Taiji (Emperor Taizong of Qing) [r. 1626-1643] Prince Amin [1585-1640] Prince Haoge [1609-1648] Prince Dorgon [1612-1650] Prince Fulin (The Shunzi Emperor) [r. 1643-1661] Ming: Gen. Mao Wenlong [1576-1629] Gen. Yuan Chonghuan [1584-1630] Gen. Zu Dashou [d. 1656] Gen. Hong Chenchou [1593-1665] Gen. Wu Sangui [1612-1678] Joseon: King Injo [r. 1623-1649] Northern Yuan: Ligdan Khan [r. 1603-1634] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	You're listening to an AirWave Media Podcast.
0:10.0	Hello, this is Matt from the Explorers Podcast.
0:12.7	I want to invite you to join me on the voyages and journeys of the most famous explorers
0:16.6	in the history of the world.
0:18.6	These are the thrilling and captivating stories of Magellan, Shackleton, Lewis and Clark,
0:23.2	and so many other famous and not-so-famous adventures from throughout history.
0:27.6	Go to ExplorersPodcast.com or just look us up on your podcast app.
0:31.6	That's the Explorers Podcast.
0:34.6	Hello and welcome to the history of China.
0:47.6	Episode 254.
0:49.6	Build me an army worthy of munchew.
0:53.6	Neither is your Ming ruler a descendant of the Song, nor are we heir to the Jin.
1:01.6	That was another time.
1:04.6	Our country used to consist of munchew, hada, ula, yehe, and huaifah.
1:10.6	Those who did not know better called us Jurchet.
1:14.6	Hong Taiji, Emperor Tai Zhong of Qing, 1635.
1:22.6	Chapters are funny things.
1:24.6	In many senses, they're necessary, useful writing contrivances that help to break a story
1:29.0	into useful and more easily digestible parts.
1:31.6	Overall, I would say, I think my own breakdown of China's history into these episodic chapters,
1:36.9	as well into their larger, domestic volumes that they make up, as it continues to work
1:41.0	rather well for the most part.
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