Conference

Manchu in Global History: A Research Language for Qing Historians

University of Göttingen, KWZ 1.601

Keynote lecture: Manchu Sources and the Problem of Translation

Prof. Dr. Mark Elliott, Harvard University

KWZ 1.601, Wed 20 Sept, 4.15-5.45 pm

As an ‘ethnic minority’ with origins in the semi-nomadic civilisations of northeast Asia (Manchuria), the Manchus successfully ruled Han-dominated China and extended the territory of the “Great Qing” (1636/1644-1912) far into Inner Asia, including Mongolia, Tibet, and East Turkestan (Xinjiang). Thereby, they created a wide corridor, connecting many different peoples and cultures under their rule and beyond.