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    The Imperial Guards of the Qing dynasty were responsible for guarding the Forbidden City in Beijing, the emperor, and the emperor's family. They were divided into three groups: the Guard, the Vanguard, and the Imperial Bodyguard. The Guard, consisting of about 10,000 men, protected the imperial palace. The Vanguard of about 1,500 men marched ahead of the emperor when he left the palace. The Imperial Bodyguard of also about 1,500 men protected the emperor at all times, with membership restricted to Manchu bannermen.

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    The Imperial Guards of the Qing dynasty were responsible for guarding the Forbidden City in Beijing, the emperor, and the emperor's family. They were divided into three groups: the Guard, the Vanguard, and the Imperial Bodyguard. The Guard, consisting of about 10,000 men, protected the imperial palace. The Vanguard of about 1,500 men marched ahead of the emperor when he left the palace. The Imperial Bodyguard of also about 1,500 men protected the emperor at all times, with membership restricted to Manchu bannermen.

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    Imperial Guards (China)

    1 Guard
    The Guard (Manchu: bayara; simplied Chinese:
    ; traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: hjn) corps was
    assigned to protect the imperial palace. Soldiers from
    the Manchu and Mongol banners could join. The Guard
    corps was about ten times the size of the Vanguard and
    Imperial Bodyguard.* [2]

    2 Vanguard
    The Vanguard (Manchu: gabsihiyan; simplied Chinese:
    ; traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: qinfng) corps
    was assigned to march ahead of the emperor when he left
    the palace. Soldiers from the Manchu and Mongol banners could join. The Vanguard consisted of about 1500
    men.* [2]

    3 Imperial Bodyguard
    The Imperial Bodyguard (Manchu: hiya; simplied Chinese: ; traditional Chinese: ; pinyin:
    lngshwi) corps was assigned to protect the emperor
    at all times. Only Manchu bannermen could join, and
    most members came from the upper three banners. Like
    the Vanguard, the Imperial Bodyguard consisted of about
    1500 men.* [2]

    4 See also
    Manchukuo Imperial Guards

    Portrait of the Imperial Bodyguard Zhanyinbao (1760)

    Shuai jiao
    Wu Chien-ch'uan
    Wu Quanyou
    Yang Luchan
    The Imperial Guards (Chinese: ; pinyin: shwi)
    of the Qing dynasty were a select detachment of Manchu
    and Mongol bannermen responsible for guarding the
    Forbidden City in Beijing, the emperor, and the emperor's family. The Imperial Guards were divided into
    three groups:* [1] the Guard, the Vanguard, and the Imperial Bodyguard.* [2]

    5 References
    [1] Rawski 1998, p. 82.
    [2] Elliott 2001, p. 81.

    5
    Elliott, Mark C. (2001), The Manchu Way: The
    Eight Banners and Ethnic Identity in Late Imperial China, Stanford University Press, ISBN
    9780804746847
    Rawski, Evelyn S. (1998), The Last Emperors: A Social History of Qing Imperial Institutions, University
    of California Press, ISBN 9780520926790

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