Most of all, it was caused by a combination of factors including military deterioration and internal rebellions, the White Lotus Rebellion and early Western contact. By 1800, there were already signs of decline in the Qing Dynasty, including military ineffectiveness of the leading forces, corruption of the top bureaucracy and difficulties of livelihood among the ever-growing population (Fairbank and Reischauer)
Under Manchu leadership, the nation expanded to include the largest area from before or ever since. In addition, Qing emperors received tribute from the various border states (Gernet)
This motivated even more people to enter the revolutions. (Major)
At first the Qing administration sent its poorly trained and ineffectual forces to fight these ill-organized rebels. In 1799, however, Emperor Chia Ch'ing used more force and overthrew these rebels and restored discipline and morale (Roberts)
In fact, throughout the course of its rule, "the Qing dynasty (1644-1911) was forced to rely on chieftainship administrative space and its tribal inhabitants as unreliable bulwarks against incursions by 'wild' tribals and Myanmar primarily because Han Chinese vulnerability to malaria precluded a more stable and direct Qing official presence." (Bello, 283) And yet, all of the ingredients which maintained this unlikely balance would ultimately conspire to the end of the imperial rule
The city's residents, like many modern urbanites, showed great susceptibility to new medical fads." (Hansen, 20) In this context, with confidence in the Qing shaken, infrastructure and settlements devastated and individual opportunities becoming more apparent, the Qing had seen its own influence subside to the din of new voices
When Qianlong became emperor of the Qing Empire, he continued the autocratic traits of the government established by his father, and during his early years as emperor, the Grand Council took on new dimensions by disallowing the imperial princes proper seats on the council and replacing them with members of the Manchu, exclusively composed of foreigners from Manchuria. In some respects, "this bold move allowed for greater consolidation, yet as the Grand Council gradually became a very effective governmental body, the emperor's influence within this body became severely depleted" (Wakeman, 167)
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