marched south and entered Beijing. Their progress was aided by Ming collaborators and peasants who were dissatisfied with the Ming’s financial incompetence. With a Manchu takeover of Beijing imminent, the last Ming ruler, the Chongzhen Emperor, hanged himself in a tree near the Forbidden City....
(Night Moves (fb) ) - Over 50 years ago, Fu Manchu created a bio-engineered man, Lee Min, at his Honan retreat. Lee became a devout follower of Fu Manchu, the Celestial One. (The Island of Fu Manchu) <1941> - Claiming to be "Damballa" and employing a resurrected Fah Lo Suee...
China - Manchu Dynasty, Expansion, Cultural Revolution: After 1683 the Qing rulers turned their attention to consolidating control over their frontiers. Taiwan became part of the empire, and military expeditions against perceived threats in north and wes