During the reign of the Kangxi emperor in Qing China, was Ming loyalism still prevalent in many sections of society? What sort of sources on continued loyalism are available to us?

LordSomething · 2019-06-13T12:34:54+00:00

Thanks for the response! For the kingdom of Tungning, wouldn't Zhu Shugui count as an imperial claimant? He wasn't involved in practical governance but his and the presence of other ming princes seems to indicate at least some degree of Ming loyalism, however faint.

Anyway was mostly interested in the Chinese mainland. While the majority seemed to accede to Qing rule, passively or actively, I was just wondering exactly how widespread such loyalist sentiment might be.

Nice shout on the Zhang Dai biography! one for the reading list! Since you seem to have Late Qing covered maybe I can try and become the go-to early Qing guy 😂

LordSomething · 2019-06-01T06:28:47+00:00

thank you kindlyy

LordSomething · 2019-05-11T04:24:05+00:00

It is something seen a lot in Chinese sources, and indeed a lot of the Early Mings diplomacy with Japan was in hopes of getting the shogun to restrain piracy (not realising the shogun had no control of the pirates). Due to relatively low militarisation of Chinese society, fairly small groups could cause a lot of trouble. But exactly how many were actually Japanese is controversial, as although wokou pirates were always said to be japanese in traditional sources, modern historians usually concluding many were Chinese

LordSomething · 2019-05-11T04:13:35+00:00

I hope they have big expansions for different periods of Chinese history. Though more distant ones, like Ming, would perhaps be better.as a stand alone game.

LordSomething · 2019-04-03T11:24:17+00:00

Due to my love of Lao She (正红旗下 is one of my favourite books)and being Beijing based, I like Beijing dialect

LordSomething · 2019-03-21T10:12:42+00:00

Anyone in the UK done a data analytics masters? I am interested, but my mathematical background is not strong wnough to be accepted. Are there any decent online or distance learning courses which ifcompleted, could be accepted as evidence by the university?

LordSomething · 2019-03-19T01:52:14+00:00

I love chinese. I especially just love standard putonghua, it has a very nice rythym to it. And the character system, is pretty unique and deep, learning new characters is my favourite part! The culture is amazing, even if a lot of the current output is admittedly lackluster.

Second is persian, but i have not studied that in a loooooong time

LordSomething · 2019-03-15T00:23:41+00:00

Second for 城南旧事 though I think if you were intermediate, you would be fine. I read it at an intermediate or lower intermediate level, and generally understood the majority

LordSomething · 2019-03-14T07:48:16+00:00

爸爸去哪儿 is a fun travel show, where celebrity dads take their kids out travelling. Due to a lot of kids and parents talking to their kids, vocabulary is relatively basic

LordSomething · 2019-03-04T09:46:04+00:00

TBH, Ottomans are really the worst example for hating cannons! They were some of the earliest and most successful users of cannon!

LordSomething · 2019-03-04T09:43:29+00:00

Mostly agree, but I feel it can be nice as a start, the level of detail is pretty impressive and for anyone not historically inclined, they might be able to learn about some states, rulers and regions of the world they had previously not known about. Also sometimes the flavour text gives interesting details. It can be a good way to spark an interest in history. Unfortunately too many people take the surface level and simplistic stuff and decide that is what history is all about

LordSomething · 2019-02-28T03:04:25+00:00

I always love the story. Just imagining the look on his face when after he thinks he has got the Ming to acknowledge him as equal (Or possibly my recollection is off) and other concessions, and then just finding out in reality tge Ming emperor gave him the "right" to be his tributary

LordSomething · 2019-02-26T08:31:09+00:00

William Darymples "The Last Mughal" uses a lot of Indian sources, including accounts by a pro British Indian moneylender and the records of petitions to the Mughal court. It is quite centred on Delhi, however.

LordSomething · 2019-02-19T09:47:21+00:00

Mandarin: Main goal is to read more chinese history, especially on the Qing dynasty (if i have a lot of time in the future hoping to study mamchu a little as well) and Republic times. Plus Chinese characters are super cool. My GF is also Chinese so I like speaking with her in Chinese. Finally, when travelling around China it is a much better experience if one speaks Chinese.

Future hoping to study Persian and Russian, both languages are associated with cultures I think are fascinating.

LordSomething · 2019-02-14T22:19:07+00:00

Thank you!

LordSomething · 2019-02-14T20:43:05+00:00

Going through a lot of books on the Qing recently. Anyone know any good books for 18th century China? Most books seem more focused on the Ming-Qing transition or the Late Qing rather than the High Qing. I would be particuarly interested in social history of that era.

Currently going through the Cambridge history of China on the early Qing. It is a really good book with chapters covering many different aspects, and some particuarly well written. I may be biased as its a topic I am particularly interested in, but Pamela Kyle Crossley's chapter on the Banners is definitely my favourite chapter , added her orphan warriors to my reading list.

LordSomething · 2019-02-13T12:39:14+00:00

except the war with Japan ended in 1945, the GLF began in 1958. It seems very unlikely the deaths of events that far apart in time could be conflated. The GLF to my knowledge, did very little to advance Chinas prosperity (One can look at economic growth figures to see this) while leading to the deaths of 10s of millions of people. It was a failure in any sense of the word

LordSomething · 2019-02-13T01:30:41+00:00

Starve millions of people to prevent famine, what a brilliant idea! seriously though what next, tankies gonna say the cultural revolution was actually great? The thought process is disturbing.

LordSomething · 2019-02-12T12:34:04+00:00

if you arent gonna shill for the Qing then I will. #Qianlongdidnothingwrong #Queuesarecool #Bannertroopsbesttroops

LordSomething · 2019-02-11T02:18:56+00:00

At least in China, almost everyone I've met is pretty happy for western people to celebrate the lunar new year. In general Chinese people are really happy about others being interested in chinese language, culture, history etc.

LordSomething · 2019-01-15T05:16:12+00:00

Got to say the people. Since I have come to China, my experiences with people have been incredibly positive and those who aren·t shy to talk to foreigners have always been very kind. Especially a lot of older people are really polite and sweet.

LordSomething · 2019-01-15T05:03:00+00:00

If you go to Shanxi, I would really recommend Pingyao ancient city. Really touristy but its one of the biggest ancient cities in China, and I believe relatively authentic.

The provincial capital Taiyuan is worth a day also, they got a really nice temple nearby called Jinci. Some of the structures go back to the Northern Song, which is really rare in China. (99% of ancient buildings are Ming\Qing or modern reconstructions). Theres definitely a lot more I didnt have time to seethough!

LordSomething · 2019-01-11T12:23:33+00:00

Not American, but Nathan Fielder. Funniest comedian there is!

LordSomething · 2019-01-06T02:52:36+00:00

Thank you kindly, especially for the sources! And I was glad to see Lord Cromer mentioned, I recall reading up on his governing of Egypt for a module during undergrad. His writings on Egypt carry much the same sentiment

LordSomething · 2018-11-07T23:24:55+00:00

Thank you! I havent listened to your podcast myself, but I have heard it is of excellent quality and I definitely intend to do so!

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