Internal problems leading to the Collapse of the Manchu Dynasty
No single reason can be attributed to the collapse of the Manchu dynasty. However one may be forgiven for thinking that Empress Cixi was a key contributor and was the master of her own doom. What is certain is that the collapse was fuelled by Western Intervention, and compounded by internal dilemmas which in turn weakened the dynasty and left them unable to adapt leading to their inevitable demise.
There were many internal problems in China leading up to and after the Boxer Rebellion in 1899.…
