The Yongzheng Emperor's stylings:
https://bsky.app/profile/thoc.bsky.social/post/3lnvmogqntk2g
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With the passing of his titan of a father, the Kangxi Emperor's 4th curviving son Prince Yinzheng, will assume the Dragon Throne amidst a tumultuous succession. Amid betrayals and backstabbings, this unlikely monarch will ultimately find himself sandwiched between his father and his son - two uncontestable pillars of Chinese history. And yet, he'll still find ways to shine through, all his own...
Time Period Covered:
1722~1728 CE
Major Historical Figures:
Manchu:
The Yongzheng Emperor (Aisin-Gioro Yinzhen) [r. 1723-35], Kangxi's 11th (4th surviving) Son
Empress Dowager Xiaogongren [1660-1723]
Longkodo, Commandant of the Capital Gendarmerie [d. 1728]
Prince Yunzhi, Kangxi's 10th (3rd) Son [1677-1732]
Prince Yinsi, Kangxi's 16th (8th) Son [1681-1726]
Prince Yintang, Kangxi's 17th (9th) Son [1683-1726]
Prince Yinxiang, Kangxi's 22nd (13th) Son [1686-1730]
Prince Yunti, Kangxi's 23rd (14th) Son [1688-1755]
O'er'tai [1680-1745]
Hanjun:
Chen Menglei [1650-1741]
Nian Genglao, Sichuan-Shaanxi Governor-General [1679-1726]
Zeng Qing [1679-1736]
Yue Zhongqi [1686-1784]
Lü Liuliang [1629-1683]
Jiang Tingxi [1669-1732]
Zhang Tingyu [1672-1755]
Li Wei [1687-1738]
Tian Wenjing [1662-1732]
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The History Of China Podcast/POA Crossover!| Puttin on Airs w/ Trae Crowder & Corey Ryan Forrester
I'm on with Trae Crowder & Cory Ryan Forrester to talk wild & crazy stories about China.Please forgive the tech difficulties!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cKVpUmzGr8o
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#290 - Qing 25: The End of a (Kangxi) Era
Beginning in Beijing, and then expanding out all the way to the "New Frontier" of Dzungaria, we take a survey-altitude view of the final decade-ish of the Kangxi Emperor's life & reign over the Qing Empire
Time Period Covered:
~1700-1722 CE
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Special: Barbarians At the Gates - A Conversation with Jeremiah Jenne
Original publication: 03/21/2025
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#289 - Qing 24: Kangxi's Five Stelae of Victory
In the wake of the Kangxi Emperor's flawless victory + fatality of Galdan Khan, he erects his own definitive version of "The Way Things Happened" - five stone stelae monuments as an everlasting tribute to his greatness, and his side of the story literally written in stone.
But even one so mighty as the Lord of Great Qing is not above the twist of fate's knife. For he has been receiving highly disturbing reports about his son and heir, Crown Prince Yinreng...
Time Period Covered:
1697-1707 CE
Major Historical Figures:
Great Qing:
The Kangxi Emperor (Aisin-Gioro Xuande) [r. 1654-1722]
Crown Prince Yunreng [1674-1725]
Prince Yinxu
Minister Songgotu [1636-1703]
Minister Maci [1652-1739]
Jesuits/Catholic Church:
Pope Clement XI [r. 1700-1721]
Bishop Charles-Thomas Maillard De Tournon [1668-1710]
Fr. Joachim Bouvet [1656-1730]
Jean-Francois Gerbillon, Puritan Missionary
Tómas Pereira, Puritan Missionary
Kingdom of France:
King Louis XIV, "The Sun King" [r. 1643-1715]
Major Works Cited:
Perdue, Denis. China Marches West: The Qing Conquest of Central Eurasia.
Shelly, Percy Bysshe. "Ozymandias."
Spence, Jonathan D. Emperor of China: Self-Portrait of K’ang-hsi.
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