Eight Banners
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| Founders | Nurhaci |
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| Chines | 八旗 |
| Manchu script | ᠵᠠᡴᡡᠨ ᡤᡡᠰᠠ |
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| ID | 4335826 |
About Eight Banners
The Eight Banners were administrative and military divisions under the Later Jin and Qing dynasties of China into which all Manchu households were placed. In war, the Eight Banners functioned as armies, but the banner system was also the basic organizational framework of all of Manchu society.