Without the Qing Dynasty in history, how big would the territory of China be?

Without the Qing Dynasty in history, how big would the territory of China be?

I think this question is easy to answer, because in ancient times, there was not much concept of territory at all, as long as there was cultural identity. That is to say, if our region has no cultural identity, it is not our region, so the concept of ancient territory is very confusing. Especially in the early Qing dynasty, there was no concept of territory at all.

So at this time, many regimes that surrendered to us were brought into our territory, which made our territory very vast, but on the whole, formal education was indeed a dynasty with a relatively large territory in our history. Moreover, these territories of the Qing Dynasty also laid a certain foundation for our present territory. Because if the territory of the Qing dynasty had not expanded at that time, I'm afraid the territory would not be what we see now.

So I think if we understand it according to the concept of territory, I'm afraid the territory of the Qing Dynasty is not too big. In many cases. If you think about the territory of China in Qing Dynasty, I'm afraid the territory of Yuan Dynasty is the largest. But in the Yuan Dynasty, because Hellman was broad, there was not much difference in the whole concept. Therefore, according to the territory really controlled, the territory of the Qing Dynasty can be said to be the largest, because no matter where it is now, it seems to be within the effective jurisdiction of the Qing Dynasty, and even some areas in Northeast China and Xinjiang and Tibet are under its control.

So I think his territory is really vast, and it is precisely because of his vast territory that our territory has laid a good foundation. Moreover, the Qing dynasty gradually declined in the middle and late period, especially in the early Qing dynasty. At this time, it is not too simple to establish our own territory, because there are some forces against him in the grasslands in the north, west and northeast, so Emperor Kangxi and Emperor Qianlong of Yong Zhengdi at that time finally evaluated these areas into our territory after many conquests.

Therefore, the present layout is based on a great foundation they made during the Qianlong period of Yongzheng. But some crises broke out in the middle and late Qing Dynasty. For example, some areas began to break away from the control of the Qing dynasty, and some areas began to move closer to western powers. So these areas are gradually lost, and our control finally retains most of them. I think this is gratifying. So I think these maps and territories were laid bit by bit, not formed at once.

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