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DESCRIPTION:Early Modern Service Elites: The Qing Banner System and Its Eur
 asian Counterparts\n\nThe Eight Banners\, the Qing (1636-1912) empire's he
 reditary military/administrative elite\, are often defined by their connec
 tion to Manchu identity. But by conceiving of the people of the banners in
 stead as a multi-ethnic 'service elite' whose position was based on an exc
 hange of service to the ruling dynasty for institutionalized privilege\, w
 e can see clear institutional similarities to other ruling elites in early
  modern Eurasia. The creation of service elites\, whether the Qing banners
 \, the Japanese samurai\, the Russian service nobility\, or the Ottoman ja
 nissaries\, enabled Eurasian dynasties of the 15th-19th centuries to engag
 e in substantial state expansion and bureaucratization\, while maintaining
  the loyalty of their core supporters.\n\nBio: David Porter is faculty lec
 turer in the departments of History and Classical Studies and East Asian S
 tudies at McGill. He specializes in the history of the Qing dynasty\, and 
 the use of Manchu language materials. His current book project is tentativ
 ely titled: 'Slaves of the Emperor: The Qing Eight Banners as Service Elit
 e.'\n
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SUMMARY:RGGA and RGTGM talk by David Porter
URL:https://www.mcgill.ca/channels/channels/event/rgga-and-rgtgm-talk-david
 -porter-337810
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