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  1. Last ruling dynasty in China, from 1644 until
  2. their overthrow in 1912; their last emperor
  3. was the infant P'u-i. Originally a nomadic
  4. people from Manchuria, they established power
  5. through a series of successful invasions from
  6. the north, then granted trading rights to the
  7. USA and Europeans, which eventually brought
  8. strife and the Boxer Rebellion.
  9.