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The Qing Dynasty is a formable of 
China and 
Manchuria. It is located in East Asia 
, consisting of the core territories of China, 
Mongolia, 
Taiwan and 
Hong Kong along with partial cities of bordering neighbors: 
Russia, 
Kazakhstan, and 
Kyrgyzstan.
It borders the countries of Russia, 
North Korea, 
Vietnam, 
Laos, 
Burma, 
India, 
Bhutan, 
Nepal, 
Pakistan, 
Afghanistan, 
Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan and 
Macau.
Upon forming the Qing Dynasty as China, the player will receive the "China Modern" skin.
Background
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The Qing dynasty, officially the Great Qing, was the last dynasty in the imperial history of China. It was established in 1636 and ruled China from 1644 to 1912, with a brief restoration in 1917. It was preceded by the Ming dynasty and succeeded by the 
Republic of China. The multiethnic Qing empire lasted for almost three centuries and assembled the territorial base for modern China. It was the largest Chinese dynasty and in 1790 the fourth largest empire in world history in terms of territory. With a population of 432 million in 1912, it was the world's most populous country.
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In the late sixteenth century, Nurhaci, leader of the House of Aisin-Gioro and a Ming vassal, began organizing "Banners" which were military-social units that included Manchu, Han, and Mongol elements. Nurhaci united clans to create a Manchu ethnic identity and officially proclaimed the Later Jin dynasty in 1616. His son Hong Taiji declared a new dynasty, the Qing, in 1636. As Ming control disintegrated, peasant rebels led by Li Zicheng conquered the Ming capital Beijing in 1644, but Ming general Wu Sangui opened the Shanhai Pass to the armies led by the regent Prince Dorgon, who defeated the rebels and seized the capital. Resistance from the Ming loyalists in the south and the Revolt of the Three Feudatories delayed the complete conquest until 1683. The Kangxi Emperor (1661–1722) consolidated control and carried out the early Qing emperors' program of maintaining Manchu identity, supporting Tibetan Buddhism, while presenting themselves as ideal Confucian rulers. They governed using Confucian bureaucratic institutions, retaining the imperial examinations to recruit Han Chinese to work under or in parallel with the Manchu officials. They also adapted the ideals of the Chinese tributary system in asserting superiority over peripheral countries such as Korea and Vietnam, while extending control over Tibet and Mongolia. The height of Qing glory and power was reached in the reign of the Qianlong Emperor (1735-1796). He led the Ten Great Campaigns that extended Qing control into Inner Asia and personally supervised Confucian cultural projects. After his death, the dynasty faced changes in the world system, internal revolts, population growth, economic disruption, official corruption, and the reluctance of Confucian elites to change their mindsets. With peace and prosperity, the population rose to some 400 million, but taxes and government revenues were fixed at a low rate, soon leading to fiscal crisis. Following China's defeat in the Opium Wars, European powers led by Great Britain imposed "unequal treaties", free trade, extraterritoriality and treaty ports under foreign control. The Taiping Rebellion (1850–1864) and the Dungan Revolt (1862–1877) in Central Asia led to the death of over 20 million people, from famine, disease, and war. The Tongzhi Restoration of the 1860s brought vigorous reforms and the introduction of foreign military technology in the Self-Strengthening Movement. Defeat in the First Sino-Japanese War of 1895, led to loss of suzerainty over Korea and cession of Taiwan to Japan. The ambitious Hundred Days' Reform of 1898, backed by Emperor Guangxu proposed fundamental change, but Empress Dowager Cixi (1835–1908), who had been the dominant voice in the imperial court for more than three decades (and will be, till the end if her life), turned it back in a coup. In 1900 anti-foreign "Boxers" killed many Chinese Christians and foreign missionaries under the slogan “Support the Qing and defeat the Westerners”, in retaliation, the foreign powers, which included the British Empire, Fourth French Republic, the German Empire, Austria-Hungary, the Russian Empire, the United States of America, the Empire of Japan and the Italian Empire, also known as the Eight Nation Alliance invaded China and imposed a punitive Boxer Indemnity. In response, the government initiated unprecedented fiscal and administrative reforms, including elections, a new legal code, and abolition of the examination system. Sun Yat-sen and other revolutionaries worked to overthrow the dynasty, while Emperor Guangxu, reform officials and constitutional monarchists such as Kang Youwei and Liang Qichao worked to transform the Manchu Empire into a modern Han Chinese nation. Unfortunately, the attempted reformation only lasted 100 days (which gave the name “100 Days of Reformation) before being cancelled by Empress Dowager Cixi. After the deaths of the Guangxu Emperor and Cixi in 1908, Manchu conservatives at court blocked reforms and alienated reformers and local elites alike. The Wuchang Uprising on 10 October 1911 led to the Xinhai Revolution. The abdication of Puyi, the last emperor, on 12 February 1912, brought the dynasty and two thousand years of imperial rule to an end. General Yuan Shikai became President of the Republic of China but his attempt to become Emperor ushered in a period of prolonged instability: the Warlord Era. |
Base Statistics
The Qing Dynasty has a total population of 381,717,522 people once formed. Many of this population are spread out in cities typically numbering over 1m people. The Qing Dynasty has the second largest economy after being formed compared to other countries. It also boasts a humongous $17,000,000 income, $14.9 million comes from taxes, while the remaining $2.1 million comes from resources. And this is only when you don't improve upon your economy. If you develop all of your cities, especially the urban ones, and improve your research tree, you will become the strongest country in the world if you are not already.
The Qing Dynasty also has one of the largest manpower pools in the world, with a manpower cap (2%) of 7,606,023. With this, you can take out almost any country with ease.
List of Resources
The Qing Dynasty's resources mostly come from the mainland. It is full of resources but it lacks a few critical strategic resources, namely titanium, chromium, phosphate, and oil. However, with China's massive economy and military strength, aggressive expansion, and trade can easily make up the gaps. Phosphate and titanium exist in abundance in Siberia and Kazakhstan, while chromium can be obtained in the 
Philippines, Kazakhstan, India, Pakistan, and 
Iran. Oil can be found easily in the surrounding countries, especially in Central Asia and Russia. Taiwan also gives 6 units of oil, and if you build mines all over Taiwan, you will get a sweet additional 12 units of oil. Building mines and researching economic resource production bonuses will also help increase Qing's resource base. Communism will provide a hefty resource extraction bonus once you enact the "Forced Labor for Dissidents" Policy. With all of these bonuses it will be more than sufficient to make up the gaps with a healthy surplus.
| Aluminum | Copper | Diamond | Gold | Iron | Oil | Titanium | Tungsten | Uranium |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +12 | +20.5 | +1 | +13.86 | +17.83 | +21.99 | +2 | +13 | +1 |
Military
| Disarmed | Volunteer | Limited | Extensive | Required |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3,817,176 | 7,634,351 | 19,085,877 | 38,171,753 | 95,429,381 |
Stability
Mismanaging national balance could erupt war exhaustion and deflate stability at an uncontrollable rate, which is prevalent when declaring war against many countries simultaneously. However, low stability and high war exhaustion can slowed down through various factors during war-time: minimizing military losses, selecting Socialism or Communism ideologies, increasing government spending, researching stability, and obtaining Consumer Goods. Regardless, there is no guaranteed immunity against national issues, as it permanently remains as an underlying threat if uncareful.
Geography
Terrain
The Qing Dynasty has much terrain diversity. The eastern plains and southern coasts of the country consist of fertile lowlands and foothills. They are the location of most of China's agricultural output and human population. The southern areas of the country (South of the Yangtze River) consist of Hilly terrain. The west and north of the country are dominated by sunken basins (such as the Gobi and the Taklamakan), rolling plateaus, and towering massifs. It contains part of the highest tableland on earth, the Tibetan Plateau, and has much lower agricultural potential and population. The terrain in Taiwan is divided into two parts: the flat to gently rolling plains in the west, where 90% of the population lives, and the mostly rugged forest-covered mountains in the eastern two-thirds.
Biome
There are two biomes in the formable besides the normal one, Arid and Jungle. Arid obviously encompasses the Gobi and Taklamakan Deserts. The Jungle biome is located in the southern half of Taiwan, 
Fujian, and the central-southern half and the east of 
Guangxi.
Cities
The Qing Dynasty increases China's city and population count to 437 cities with a total population of 381,717,522 population in-game by forming. The biggest city is Shanghai, with a total population of around 15 million people. Other large and important cities include Beijing, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Hong Kong, Wuhan, Tianjin, Taipei (which is part of Taiwan) Chongqing, Shenyang, Dongguan, Chengdu, Xian, and Nanjing.
Threats
- The Qing Dynasty's only threats will most likely be the major powers surrounding you. These nations include an India, Russia, and
Japan player. - A major threat before forming will be Taiwan if it is a player. These players are normally very skilled and knows just how to use and counter a navy and knows when to counter all your invasions, they can also invade you to form the Republic of China.
- If forming as Manchuria, any surrounding nation such as North Korea, Japan or even Mongolia can be a huge threat. China reintegrating you is also common.
Strategy
As China
- Mongolia: for Mongolia, you should select most of the cities near the Mongolian border and make 40k infantry. It should take little money and manpower. Justify on Mongolia and auto-capture if with all troops you made near the border. it should be easy given Mongolia's weak state, and the fact that it is rarely played.
- Taiwan: Take the home guards in Guangzhou and its nearby city. Justify on Taiwan and then once war is declared, move them to the Pescadores Islands (there should be a city there.) Once the Taiwanese home guard is lured, stay entrenched. Due your entrenchment bonus, and the fact their units are on troop transports, their home guard will be easily destroyed. Split the 460k units into units of 110k and 120k. Auto-capture Taiwan, then you're done conquering Taiwan.
- Several cities in Russia, Kazakhstan, and Kyrgyzstan: This will be harder than the previous nations. Either ally powerful nations such as the
United States or India or just any other nation that can help you take on Russia or negotiate with them over ceding the territory you need. Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan will be much easier to deal with if Russia has not taken them already. If you decide to prepare for an invasion of Russia, it is recommended to ally a powerful European nation as they will be able to invade Russia from the west. Build up lots of tanks and infantry and train them for winter specialization and make sure your allies are also prepared for the war. Once everyone is prepared, declare war. You're going to have to do a lot of improvising here and be prepared for a long, slow war of attrition. Make sure none of your allies take your required cities.
As Manchuria
Start by making electronic factories, buy the needed resources from any nation except Russia as they might go to war with you for land and a better economy. Sell them to AI nations, there is a guide on how many electronics an AI player will accept which will be here. After the justification of 
Anhui, capture Anhui before someone becomes it or captures it, you had to be fast capturing states before someone becomes one. At this point someone is probably a Chinese state, justify them (if you're bordering them and are attacking another Chinese state) once the justification of that nation is done, while they're busy invading another Chinese state, immediately declare war on that state and auto capture it. they will probably try to fight back or just leave because of your troops capturing fast. if they do fight back, use your units to kill their newly created troops, if that Chinese state is 
Shanxi. You're basically the dominant state of the Chinese realm. After you take them it's time to go the rest of Chinese states, justify on Shanxi and Fujian (if you defeated other Chinese state) and make some steel and motor factories and use tanks to capture both of them. After that, justify on Guangxi (if you defeated other Chinese state). This state might be easy to take, so use your tanks to capture them. After that, declare war on China. if they had troops then use artillery or if you just disbanded them for some reason, then capture them. Don't forget about Taiwan. After you get eastern China, you can rush western China and Mongolia.
After you conquer them, you can now claim the Mandate of Heaven!
Trivia
- Before the March 29, 2023 update, the Qing Dynasty could only be formed by China.
- The Qing Dynasty formerly required
Djibouti upon its release, however it was eventually patched and removed around half an hour. - China is currently planned to be removed from forming the Qing Dynasty, as new Chinese formables are considered to be implemented in the future.
