| SUNYATSEN | Revolutionary who overthrew the Qing dynasty and set up the Republic of China (3,3-3) |
| OPIUMWARS | Conflicts between the Qing dynasty and Western Powers, named after a narcotic (5,4) |
| RUFFLE | Bite top off sweet and set up the feathers (6) |
| ALEXANDER | ____ the Great, king of ancient Macedonia who overthrew the Persian empire (9) |
| VESPASIAN | Roman emperor who founded the Flavian dynasty and began the construction of the Colosseum (9) |
| OPIUMWAR | Second _ _, colonial conflict of 1856-60, between the British and French empires and the Qing dynasty of China (5,3) |
| FEARLESS | 2006 film based on the life of a martial artist in the last years of the Qing dynasty |
| ASIANART | Focus of galleries showcasing statues of Vishnu and vases of the Qing dynasty, e.g. |
| FORBIDDEN | Former palace for China's Ming and Qing dynasties, the ... City |
| TAIWANESE | From the Republic of China (9) |
| TRUSTFUND | Investment secured, we hear, and set up with zero loss (5,4) |
| STEPHANIE | First name of Ms Beacham, Sable Colby in Dynasty and Phyl Oswyn in Bad Girls (9) |
| JOHNJAMES | American actor best known for playing Jeff Colby in Dynasty and its spin-off series The Colbys (4,5) |
| ESTABLISH | His stable design and set up (9) |
| REINSTALL | Check booth and set up again (9) |
| INSTALLED | Put in and set up for use (9) |
| BOXER | Rebellion during the last years of the Qing dynasty (5) |
| QIANLONG | Emperor who ruled the Qing dynasty for more than six decades |
| YAT | Sun ___-sen, overthrower of the Qing dynasty |
| CHIANGKAISHEK | Chinese Nationalist politician and revolutionary; former leader of the Republic of China (6,3-4) |
