Under the Qing Dynasty, all male subjects were required to wear what specific hairstyle, characterized by a shaved forehead and a long, braided ponytail?
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Queue
Qing rulers imposed the queue on Han Chinese men as a visible sign of submission to Manchu rule, and defiant refusal could be punished by death. By the dynasty's final years, cutting off the queue had become a potent symbol of resistance to Qing rule.