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Early Qing Ritual Codification and Manchu-Han Coexistence

Type Event Region China Time 1662

Around 1662, the Qing court systematically codified rites of capping, marriage, mourning, sacrifice, and court audiences under the Board of Rites, bl…

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  1. 1662Board of Rites, Beijing · Beijing MunicipalityBy imperial order the Board of Rites compiled Ming ritual works such as the Collected Rites of the Great Ming along with precedents since the conquest, organizing entries on court audiences, sacrifices, and investitures as the base texts for the new dynasty's ritual codification.
  2. 1662China · ChinaIn areas of dress, court greetings, mourning, and sacrifice, the Qing court retained Manchu customs alongside Han rites—for example preserving hair and dress regulations while following Ming frameworks in sacrifices and court ceremonies to win gentry support.
  3. 1662China · ChinaThe codified ritual regulations were transmitted to the provinces through the Board of Rites, standardizing local sacrifices, weddings and funerals, and school ceremonies, gradually unifying the Manchu-Han ritual order across the empire.

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