QingThedynasties that followed the Tang's collapse were all very weak. It wasn'tuntil the Ming Dynasty (1368–1644) hundreds of yearslater that another dynasty rule over the Chinese heartland without majorthreats or issues. However, the Ming is considered to be one of the worstChinese dynasties, as China suffered a period of intellectual, political, and economicsterility under its rule.TheMing were followed by the Qing, China's last and one of its greatest dynasties, ruling from 1644 to 1911.This may seem puzzling since the Qing are often blamed for allowing the Chinesesystem to collapse and for the country to be humiliated by the West. Thesethings did happen during Qing but it doesn't diminishfrom their achievements. Indeed, China today maintains borders far beyond itstraditional heartland, losing comparatively little territory compared to otherempires and their modern successor states (like Turkey and Iran) and this featcan be attributed to the policies and conquests of the Qing.TheQing Dynasty was actually not Chinese in origin. They were Manchus who afterestablishing a state in Manchuria, were let into China through the Great Wallby a dissident Ming general. They then proceeded to conquer or co-opt the restof the country. Unlike the Mongols, the Qing established a lastingChinese-style state. The introduction of new crops from the Americas alsohelped China's population grow to around 400 million.