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Michael CarricoMichael Carrico
Updated:Apr 23, 2026
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Bonded Labor, Servitude, and Slavery in Ming–Qing China (1368–1912)

Bonded Labor, Servitude, and Slavery in Ming–Qing China (1368–1912)

  1. Hongwu founds Ming dynasty

    Labels: Hongwu Emperor, Ming dynasty, Household nubi

  2. Great Ming Code reaches final form

    Labels: Great Ming, Ming law, Da Ming

  3. Ming falls; Qing takes Beijing

    Labels: Ming dynasty, Qing conquest, Banner system

  4. Imperial Household Department reorganized under Qing

    Labels: Imperial Household, Neiwufu, Thirteen Yamen

  5. Coastal Evacuation Order (Great Clearance) begins

    Labels: Great Clearance, Qing edict, coastal evacuation

  6. Thirteen Yamen abolished; Neiwufu re-established

    Labels: Thirteen Yamen, Neiwufu, Imperial Household

  7. Great Clearance lifted in many areas

    Labels: Great Clearance, Qing policy, coastal return

  8. Qing defeat Tungning; coastal depopulation ends

    Labels: Battle of, Tungning kingdom, coastal resettlement

  9. Yongzheng begins reign; administrative consolidation

    Labels: Yongzheng Emperor, Qing dynasty, administrative reforms

  10. Policy shifts on Banner populations and bondservants

    Labels: Yongzheng policies, Banner populations, Han Banner

  11. Qianlong orders Han Army Banner “exodus”

    Labels: Qianlong Emperor, Han Army, Banner exodus

  13. Prohibition of Buying and Selling Human Beings drafted

    Labels: Anti-slavery ordinance, Prohibition draft, legal reformers

  14. Qing rescript abolishes slavery across empire

    Labels: Imperial rescript, Qing abolition, New Policies

  15. Qing imperial abdication ends dynastic rule

    Labels: Abdication Edict, Republic transition, Qing abdication