The standard historical account places the adoption of a Manchu writing system under Nurhaci in 1599, based on the Mongolian alphabet, and associates the later pointed script with reforms in the early 1630s traditionally linked to Dahai. Modern scholarship has revisited details of that narrative, so careful pages distinguish a traditional account from questions still debated.
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A three-part visual reference covering 57 writing examples.
Manchu calligraphy, Manchu–Chinese combined calligraphy, Manchu seal script and contemporary cross-script work.