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New light on the origins of the Manchus

Harvard journal of Asiatic studies • 50 (1) • Published In 1990 • Pages: 239-282

By: Huang, Pei.

Abstract

This is a comprehensive examination of the literature, including Chinese historical archives and Chinese and Western scholarship, for information about the origins and ancestral line of the Manchu, beginning with Shang Dynasty sources up to the adaptation of the name "Manchu" by the Jurchen tribal leader Nurgaci in 1635. The author also discusses various translations and meanings of the name itself. The history is as complicated as the origin and meaning of the name are mysterious.

HRAF PubDate

2012

Region

Asia

Sub Region

East Asia

Document Type

article

Evaluation

Creator Type

Historian

Document Rating

4: Excellent Secondary Data

Analyst

Ian Skoggard; 2012

Field Date

no date

Coverage Date

3000 BCE - 1777 CE

Coverage Place

northeast China

Notes

Pei Huang

Includes bibliographical references

LCCN

38029295

LCSH

Manchus