@columbiaup.bsky.socialNow available! Synthesizing maritime, commodity, environmental, and imperial history, THE CAMPHOR WAR complicates static notions of empire and reveals Taiwan’s importance in nineteenth-century East Asia. buff.ly/y7RbmxG #CamphorWar #QingDynasty #BritishEmpire #TaiwanHistory #EastAsiaHistory
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@thedailyhistorian.bsky.socialThe Wuchang Uprising began as an improvised response to the exposure of a revolutionary conspiracy. Its success revealed how far the Qing dynasty had lost the loyalty of its own military.
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@luciafernandez99.bsky.socialYin Chang watched from the shadows as the Forbidden City erupted into chaos, the Xuantong Emperor's edict issued in a desperate bid to quell the Wuchang Uprising, but panic gripped the court and the old order… https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FVBL31XD #QingDynasty
@luciafernandez99.bsky.socialEmpress Dowager Cixi resided at the Summer Palace, her influence still enormous, when conservatives arrived to implore her to intervene in the emperor's reforms. She replied calmly, "I have heard the emperor… https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FVBL31XD #QingDynasty
@luciafernandez99.bsky.socialJapan moved with brutal speed in Korea, occupying the capital, dissolving the pro-China cabinet, and forcing King Gojong to accept a pro-Japanese government, putting Seoul under Tokyo's control. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FVBL31XD #QingDynasty
@luciafernandez99.bsky.socialZuo Zongtang shifted his camp from Lanzhou to Suzhou, preparing for a major western campaign, as he aimed to take the north of Xinjiang first, then move south to secure the region. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FVBL31XD #QingDynasty
@julianzhao.bsky.socialYuan Shikai set about organizing the Beiyang New Army into its Six Towns, the modernized divisions that would form his real base of authority, consolidating power under his control in Zhili. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FVBL31XD #QingDynasty
@luciafernandez99.bsky.socialShen Baozhen hurriedly dispatched to organize defenses and negotiate with Japanese forces following the 1871 Mudan Incident, which saw Ryukyuan sailors killed on Taiwan's southern coast. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FVBL31XD #QingDynasty
@julianzhao.bsky.socialEmpress Cixi received a false report that the foreigners demanded she restore power to the Guangxu Emperor, and without verifying it, she took it at face value, recalling her earlier contemplation of deposing… https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FVBL31XD #QingDynasty
@luciafernandez99.bsky.socialYixin hurriedly composed a petition and sent it to Chengde, requesting permission to pay respects to the emperor, but the document fell into Sushun's hands, who suppressed it, fearing a coup. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FVBL31XD #QingDynasty
@julianzhao.bsky.socialLi Hongzhang sat at the negotiating table, his face set in a mixture of anger and helplessness, as Ito Hirobumi's sharp tone and icy refusal met every argument. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FVBL31XD #QingDynasty
@hui4wang.bsky.socialEmpress Dowager Cixi watched as the dynasty's foundations crumbled, her reforms failing to quell the growing unrest in the provinces and along the frontiers. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FVBL31XD #QingDynasty
@daniel9brook.bsky.socialEmperor Guangxu died, and the old Empress Dowager Cixi followed a day later, leaving the Qing court reeling. A toddler, AisinGioro Puyi, was hastily proclaimed the Xuantong Emperor, with adults taking control… https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FVBL31XD #QingDynasty
