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" Manchuria " is a translation of the Manchu word Manju ( Chinese language: Mǎnzhōu ).

According to the Manchu Veritable Records, the name Manju was originally given by the legendary dynastic founder Bukūri Yongšon to the country he established when he united the three warring clans of Odoli, at the location of the modern city of Dunhua in Jilin province.

This name was used in Chinese documents until the early 20th century, when Manchuria was converted into three provinces by the late Qing government.

Since then, the " Three Eastern Provinces " ( 東三省 ) was officially used by the Qing government in China to refer to this region, and the post of Viceroy of Three Northeast Provinces ( 東三省總督 ) was established to take charge of these provinces.

After the 1911 revolution, which resulted in the collapse of the Manchu-established Qing Dynasty, the name of the region where the Manchus originated was known as the Northeast in official documents in the newly founded Republic of China, in addition to the " Three Northeast Provinces ".