Etymology "Manchu" (Manchu: ᠮᠠᠨᠵᡠ, Möllendorff: manju, Chinese: 滿洲) was adopted as the official name of the people by Emperor Hong Taiji in 1635, replacing the earlier name "Jurchen".

Nov 1, 2025 · Manchu, people who lived for many centuries mainly in Manchuria (now Northeast) and adjacent areas of China and who in the 17th century conquered China and ruled for more …

May 13, 2025 · The Manchu are a Tungistic people — meaning "from Tunguska " — of Northeastern China. Originally called "Jurchens," they are the ethnic minority for whom the …

Aug 7, 2025 · The Man ethnic minority (also called Manchu) has a profound and brilliant history of nearly 1,400 years, tracing back to the Sui (581 - 618) and Tang (618 - 907) Dynasties.

Jan 18, 2025 · The Manchu are an ethnic group originally from Manchuria (modern-day Northeast China) and its surrounding areas, who played a pivotal role in Chinese history. They …

The Manchu Foundation exists to advance the knowledge on Manchu and the Manchus, both specialized as well as bringing it to the widest possible audience. We are interested in all …

Manchu is one of the Tungusic languages, of which it is the major and best-documented representative. Though it has for practical purposes died out in its original homeland, Manchu …

The Manchu language belongs to the Manchu-Tungus Branch of the Altaic Language Family. The Manchu script, which was developed in the sixteenth century, is a modified borrowing from …

Like most Siberian languages, Manchu is an agglutinative language that demonstrates limited vowel harmony. It has been demonstrated that it is derived mainly from the Jurchen language …

The Manchus are Mongol-like-horsemen-turned-merchants from Manchuria whose homeland was originally centered around what is now the city of Shenyang in northeast China. From the 17th …