To ease their transition into power, the first Qing emperor Shunzhi kept many Ming officials and systems in place. He pacified the people by burying the last Ming emperor with honours and gave ...

Ironically, the imperial edict announcing the abdication of the last Qing emperor, Puyi, on December 25, 1911, was issued by Empress Dowager Longyu in the traditional fashion. No finer mockery of ...