The Qing Dynasty

The Qing Dynasty

The Qing dynasty was the last in China, and it fell in 1911-1912, which marked the end of the imperial history of the country. The death of the regime was contributed to by the external and internal forces that led to the miscalculations of the dynasty‘s leaders (Zhang, 2013). The external forces that led to its downfall were western technology, the power of the Asian and European imperial ambitions, which the leader of the Qing dynasty underestimated. The other reason that contributed to the collapse was the internal series of devastating rebellion that caused an inner turmoil. The white lotus rebellion of 1794 and the boxer rebellion in 1899-1901 contributed to the uprise that caused the downfall of the dynasty.

The transition of the governing system in china from a monarchy to a constitutional republic was not easy for the country, and it contributed to warlords and division of the country. The reasons behind the creation of the division and warlordism were due to the division from nationalism to regionalism. The disintegration of the military hierarchy from what it was to the new system which changed the power and levels of the military leaders (Zhang, 2013). The extortion and violence that happened in the transition period contributed to division and warlordism in china after the collapse of the Qing dynasty.