Manchus
a people of Tungusic (Siberian Mongolian) origin, whose representatives held the throne of China from 1644 to 1912. Before the conquest of China they were a rough, energetic, warlike people who after assuming the government of the empire showed determination and efficiency. Their original home, it is believed, was the base of the Long White Mountains north of Korea (Chosen), from whence commanded by a chieftain, Nurhachu (born 1559), they conquered almost all of Manchuria. In MANDAN INDIANS (United States) a once famous tribe of Siouan origin now settled in the Fort Berthold Reser energetic people when first discovered in the 18th century, they are now reduced to about 200. Though frequently migrating, they were not a nomadic people but lived in stockaded villages of round, log houses. They were agrarian and had regular seasons for hunting. They tattoed face and breast and were noted for elaborate ceremonies and rites, which included self-torture.
MANDARIN (-rēn'), a general term applied by foreigners to Chinese officers of every grade; derived from the Portuguese mandar, "to command."