Shah Jahan's Central Asian Campaign, 1645-1647

[amoy]

It's ironic that you mention this, because most of the current territorial claims of the Two Chinas (ROC has even more extravagant territorial claims than the PRC) are based on the extent of the Qing Dynasty, which was a not a native, Han Chinese dynasty, but of foreign, Manchu descent. Manchuria is a part of China today, but this is a comparatively modern development.

The Manchus in fact had an apartheid policy with regards to the Han Chinese, aimed at preventing the "corruption" of their blood. Intermarriage was generally forbidden between the two groups. The Mughals and other Sultanates had no such policy with regards to the native Indians, and regularly intermarried with powerful Indian families.

Jurchen (Manchu) were subjects of Ming Dynasty (how do u define "native" or "foreign"? more earlier dynasties ever ruled Jurchens along with other tribes). Aishin Gioro Nurhaci stated " Ten Reasons" for his uprising against Ming such as maltreating his ancestors and himself despite their loyalty to Ming. Ming had played aort of "divide and rule" gimmick. In folklores Nurhaci was an aide to Ming governor and had an affair with his wife who assisted his escape.

Qing Dynasty was not the 1st Jurchen dynasty. Jurchen's Jin Dynasty ruled North China for hundreds of years until Mongols conquered both Jin (north) and Song Dynasty (south) and founded Yuan.

During early conquest Jurchen (Manchu) absorbed lots of Mongol, Korean and Han elements and enrolled into "banners". Manchu rulers deliberately intermarried with only Mongols as they were a pillar of Qing's reign (imagine the vast Outer & Inner Mongolia plus Tibet under Mongols control then. not really apartheid IMO).

Manchuria was not of only Manchu alone nor is it a "modern day" thing as part of China!

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