八旗

bā qí

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Definitions

1. Eight Banners, military organization of Manchu later Jin dynasty 後金|后金[hòu jīn] from c. 1600, subsequently of the Qing dynasty

Eight Banners system, the military and social organization of the Manchus between c. 1500 and 1911

child of a Manchu bannerman family (nobility)