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===Qing dynasty===
The [[Qing dynasty]] was an imperial dynasty that ruled [[China]] between 1636 and 1912; it was founded by [[Manchu people]], not by [[Han Chinese]]. The Manchu-led dynasty exerted [[Minoritarianism|minoritarian]] rule over the majority-Han Chinese population, and in the 17th and 18th centuries incorporated the regions of present-day [[Mongolia]], [[Tibet]] and [[Xinjiang]] into the empire through military expansionism. This effectively made China a multi-ethnic empire, with different regions having varying degrees of autonomy under Qing rule.