Christopher’s Reviews > Imperial China, 900–1800 > Status Update

Finally beginning on the Qing. This last chapter greatly expanded my understanding of 雪妃娘娘和包鲁嘎汗 I've been reading, but which unfortunately isn't on Goodreads, dealing with the rise of the Manchu under Nurhaci. Might need to find a book specifically on that topic now, it is incredibly interesting.

One of the great frustrations with this book is his tendency to be inconsistent in Romanization. Sometimes he writes of Jiangsi and Sinkiang, but most other names are given in Pinyin. 11 uses of Jiangsi and 30ish of Jiangxi. 3 of Sinkiang, dozens of Xinjiang. I understand names can become standardized in transliteration even when systems change, but this is just lazy.