}}The '''Qing dynasty''', pronounced "ching" and sometimes known as the [[Manchu]] dynasty, was the last dynastic house to rule Imperial [[History of China|China]]. The Qing dynasty succeeded the [[Ming]] in 1644, and was itself replaced by the [[Republic of China]] in 1912. | }}The '''Qing dynasty''', pronounced "ching" and sometimes known as the [[Manchu]] dynasty, was the last dynastic house to rule Imperial [[History of China|China]]. The Qing dynasty succeeded the [[Ming]] in 1644, and was itself replaced by the [[Republic of China]] in 1912. |