Can you explain how the pigtail became a political symbol under the Qing dynasty?


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Manchu males had the custom of braiding hair into a pigtail. During the Qing Dynasty, the Manchus enforced this custom onto the Han population, and any male who was seen without pigtail outdoors was to be beheaded. ChaCha!

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