Who are the bannermen of the Qing Dynasty? Are they Manchu nobles? So what are Manchus?

Banner is the abbreviation for themselves by the people in the Eight Banners after Nurhaci unified all the tribes in Jianzhou in 1591 and later established the Eight Banners system. Bannermen fought in wartime and produced in peacetime. The Eight Banners broke the original split and made Nurhaci directly in charge of the Eight Banners. The bannermen at that time had a certain status.

The Manchus are the Manchus, an ethnic minority in northern China. The Manchu people have a long history. It is speculated that the earliest history of the Manchu people can be traced back to the Sushen Xinkailiu Culture and Chaah Chong Culture periods 7,000 years ago. Sushen, Yilou, Wuji, Mohe, Bohai and Jurchen are the ancestors of the modern Manchu people. Heishui Mohe is the direct ancestor of the Manchu people and later developed into the Jurchen people. The Manchus are the only ethnic minority to have established the Central Plains dynasty twice in Chinese history.

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The difference between Manchus and Han people:

1. First of all, from a racial perspective, Manchus and Hans belong to different races. There are obvious differences in human physique (it may not be possible to definitely tell the difference between the Manchus and the northern Han from their appearance, but the differences do exist). For example, the most obvious feature of the Manchus is their facial features.

2. Secondly, in terms of living customs, there are obvious differences between the Manchu and Han people. People today always compare the Manchus’ living customs in history with today’s Manchus, saying that the Manchus used to have braids but no longer have them. The Manchus’ previous clothes were different from today’s, and their eating habits are also different from those of the Qing Dynasty. , so the Manchus were "Chinese".

Reference materials: Baidu Encyclopedia--Manchu

Baidu Encyclopedia--Han