In 1900, Chinese insurgents known as the Righteous Fists of Harmony (and dubbed the Boxers by foreigners) rose against both the Qing dynasty and Western influences.

The Boxers, who were anti-Western and anti-dynastic, also turned against the Qing Dynasty, which they blamed for China’s perceived weakness. The dynasty’s behavior angered the Chinese, who saw foreign ...

The Boxers, bolstered by Qing Imperial troops, set fire to stables and took control of nearby buildings. Halliday, commanding 20 men, led a daring counterattack to reclaim the area - breaking through ...

The loss of Taiwan and other territory was a blow to the Qing dynasty, which was facing rebellions on the mainland (notably the Boxer Uprising of 1900).

However, when she found those reforms conflicted with her own interests or those of the Qing dynasty, she was arguably obstructive or too slow to act and she has been personally blamed for some of ...

German museums have begun to research the provenance of their vast collections of imperial Chinese artefacts in an attempt to identify items that were looted amid the chaos of the Boxer war.

But as the Qing Dynasty weakened after several notable military losses, including the First Sino-Japanese War (1894-1895) and Boxer Rebellion of 1900, caricatures of the dragon began to be used as ...

Ultimately, Li Hongzhang was one of the most internationally savvy politicians of the late Qing dynasty, but the domestic and international pressures tearing China apart during the late 19th century ...

The Qing Dynasty in China, after over 250 years, crumbled in 1912. An international research team has pinpointed key reasons behind the collapse, revealing parallels to modern instability and ...

As the Qing dynasty collapsed, the U.S. sent numerous landing forces to guard American property and to protect cable stations.