Qing China

After the Collapse of the Ming Dynasty, the last ruling Han Chinese Dynasty of China, the Jurchen Manchus of Northeastern China also known as Manchuria conquered the collapsing Ming. Nurhaci, the Khan of the Later Jin Khanate united other Jurchen tribes. Nurhaci then waged war against the weakening Ming Dynasty and invaded mainland China. After Nurhaci died in 1626 his eighth son Hong Taiji finished rivaling tribes in Mongolia, Outer Mongolia, and Northeastern China eliminating all threats to the new monarch, Hong Taiji is known for changing the Jurchen name into the "Manchu" people. In 1635, Hong Taiji renamed the "Later Jin" into the "Great Qing" thus establishing the Qing Dynasty in 1636.

Hong Taiji died in 1643 leaving his fifth child, the five year old son, Fulin, as Emperor of the Qing Dynasty, Fulin was then given the title of Shunzhi Emperor (Important: the ruling Emperors of the Qing were given Era names of their rule). Qing Court Official Dorgon ruled the Qing Dynasty until Fulin came of age, Dorgon moved the capital of the Qing from Mukden to Beijing. When Fulin came of age he soon became the first Emperor of the Qing Dynasty to rule over China Proper, meaning that mainland China was now under Qing rule. The Qing Dynasty soon went into a period of peace and prosperity known as the "High Qing Era" under both the Kangxi and Qianlong Emperors of the Qing Dynasty. However, soon went into a very long period of decline after decades of corruption within the Qing Court and many Rebellions. The Qing Dynasty fought against British Empire during the First Opium War (1839 - 1842), Second Opium War (1856 - 1860), and during the Boxer Rebellion fought the Eight-Nation Alliance (1899 - 1901). The dynasty was further fragmented by Han Nationalism which they think isn't compatible with a Manchu-led dynasty, as well as being exposed to Western values, cultures, and ideas. The Qing Dynasty ended in 1912 after the Xuantong Emperor or known famously in history as Puyi was ousted during the Xinhai Revolution which gave way for the establishment of Republic of China by Sun Yat-sen

Ingame Description
Once a great asian superpower ruled by the Jurchen Manchus of Northern China, Now weakened due to European influence, internal pressures and a weak central government. As they fail to modernize, one can only wonder what the future of Qing China is. Shall they modernize and use their massive population to form a formidable army or will they collapse under the pressure?

Trivia

 * The Great Wall of China can be seen, which runs from near Mongolia, to Korea.
 * Qing China is the biggest empire at game start