China proper, also called Inner China, are terms used primarily in the West in reference to the traditional "core" regions of China centered in the southeast...

Without proper rendering support, you may see question marks, boxes, or other symbols instead of Manchu alphabet. For most of its history, China was organized...

contiguous land empire in history. His grandson Kublai Khan conquered China proper and established the Yuan dynasty. After the collapse of the Yuan, the...

two millennia. During the Han dynasty, territory of China was extended to most of the China proper and to areas far west. Confucianism was officially elevated...

After conquering China proper, the Manchus identified their state as "China", equivalently as Zhōngguó (中國; 'middle kingdom') in Chinese and Dulimbai Gurun...

A city proper is the geographical area contained within city limits. The term proper is not exclusive to cities; it can describe the geographical area...

Han dynasty, ancient Chinese scholars used the term Huaxia (華夏; 华夏; Huáxià) in texts to describe China proper, while the Chinese populace were referred...

to China proper. Usage by the United States on government maps in the 1940s as a political term included territories claimed by the Republic of China that...

Dabashan ranges form a major north–south divide across China Proper, the traditional core area of China. Southeast of the Tibetan Plateau and south of the...

consolidating the rule of the Qing dynasty over all of China proper. Under Qing rule, China's borders extended beyond the walls and Mongolia was annexed...

Hexi Corridor was the most important trade route in Northwest China. It linked China proper to the historic Western Regions for traders and military incursions...

Khwarizmian Mahmud Yalavach and Kublai were sent to China proper. Kublai received the viceroyalty over northern China and moved his ordo to central Inner Mongolia...

situation in China in 1929: After the Northern Expedition, the KMT had direct control over east and central China, while the rest of China proper as well as...

western and northern "frontier" of China proper and as being bounded by East Asia proper, which consists of China proper, Japan and Korea. The extent of...

Without proper rendering support, you may see question marks, boxes, or other symbols. In 1271, Kublai Khan imposed the name Great Yuan (Chinese: 大元; pinyin:...

the PRC and ROC. China portal Mainlander Greater China Additional Articles of the Constitution of the Republic of China China proper Constitution of the...

first appeared in China upon the arrival of John of Montecorvino in China proper during the Yuan dynasty; he was the first Catholic missionary in the...

populations. Tibetan Buddhism and its clergy, the lamas, were introduced in China proper since the 7th century; its emphasis on ritual action was a shared element...

emperor of the Qing dynasty and the fifth Qing emperor to rule over China proper. He was the 15th son of the Qianlong Emperor. During his reign, he prosecuted...

Manchuria, Mongolia, Xinjiang (Chinese Turkestan), and Tibet, along with China proper separated by lines, as part of the "Chinese Empire" in published maps...

emperor of the Qing dynasty and the fourth Qing emperor to rule over China proper. He reigned officially from 1735 until his abdication in 1796, but retained...

among the Mongols as a way of keeping them distracted from invading China proper.[citation needed] In the 12th century, Genghis Khan was able to unite...

Chinese (simplified Chinese: 汉语; traditional Chinese: 漢語; pinyin: Hànyǔ; lit. 'Han language' or 中文; Zhōngwén; 'Chinese writing') is a group of languages...

Taizu of Song (r. 960–976) spent sixteen years conquering the rest of China proper, reuniting much of the territory that had once belonged to the Han and...

territories from Zhongguo, which he defined as the 17 provinces of "China proper" plus the Manchu homelands in the Northeast. By the late 19th century...

proper names are proper nouns: Peter and Africa are both proper names and proper nouns; but Peter the Great and South Africa, while they are proper names...

revolt surged across China proper during the 14th century, Zhu rose to command the Red Turban Rebellion that conquered China proper, ending the Mongol-led...

of the wall-building dynasties, the Ming, as rulers of China proper. The Great Wall of China visible today largely dates from the Ming dynasty, as they...

20 million. Shanghai is China's most populous urban area while Chongqing is its largest city proper, the only city in China with a permanent population...

emperor of the Qing dynasty, and the first Qing emperor to rule over China proper. Upon the death of his father Hong Taiji, a committee of Manchu princes...