Recent Posts
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The Librairie Française and the Manchu books at Capital Library, Beijing
Mårten Söderblom Saarela, Ph.D. Candidate, Princeton University As the former imperial capital, Beijing is home to many of the greatest collections of Manchu literature in China. Students of Qing history…
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The Righteous Elephants
Donjina by David Porter Ph.D. Candidate, Harvard University The author of the story that follows was a Daur man originally from Qiqihar named Donjina. Donjina lived from sometime around 1860…
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Annual Meeting
Dear friends, The Manchu Studies Group would like you invite you all to participate in our annual meeting at the Association for Asian Studies. This meeting provides an opportunity for…
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Xinjiang’s Xibe Authors
Xinjiang’s Xibe Authors: Inspired by “Language of Exile” that has Outlived Manchu Ironically, thanks perhaps to a centuries-old separation from its origins in northeast Asia, the Xibe language (锡伯语)—closely related…
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MSG Interview: Evelyn Rawski
MSG is pleased to have had the opportunity to ask Evelyn Rawski, University Professor at the University of Pittsburgh, a few questions about her career as a historian of Qing…
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How much decline?
A recent article from PRI entitled “The Manchus ruled China into the 20th century, but their language is nearly extinct” describes the gradual decline of the Manchu language in China.…
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Not All Khans Are Equal
Greg Afinogenov, Ph.D. Candidate, Harvard University In the fourth chapter of Sungyun’s famous Emu tanggu orin sakda-i sarkiyan—the Stories of 120 Old Men–which deals with “outer territory” affairs and Russia…
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Turco-Manjurica: The Turki Translation of Shunzhi’s Moral Exhortations to the People
Eric Schluessel Ph.D. Candidate, Harvard University I have just had the pleasure of opening a Turkic-language translation of the Shunzhi emperor’s Moral Exhortations to the People (Ch. Yuzhi quan shan…
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Back from Vacation
Greetings gucuse! MSG has returned from our summer hiatus. This autumn will be a period of major development. Back issues of Saksaha will finally arrive on the website and an…
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Illuminating the Shadow Economy of the Banner Garrison: Manchu Language Contracts as Sources for Qing Social History
Illuminating the Shadow Economy of the Banner Garrison: Manchu Language Contracts as Sources for Qing Social History Tristan G. Brown Ph.D. Candidate, Columbia University Though relatively understudied, Manchu-language commercial contracts…