#294 - Qing 29: The Conquest of Qinghai
While the Yongzheng Emperor attempts to get his domestic policy ducks in a row from the Forbidden City, out on the Western Frontiers, change is the only constant. Between squabbling Tibetan lamas, restless Kokonor Khans, and the ever-dangerous Dzungar Empire still on the loose out there, the new successor of the late, great Kangxi Emperor has some very big combat-boots to fill...
Time Period Covered:
ca. 1722-1728 CE
Major Historical Figures:
Qing Empire:
Kangxi Emperor (Aisin-Gioro Xuanye) [r. 1661-1722]
Yongzheng Emperor (Aisin-Gioro Yinzhen) [r. 1722-1735]
Prince Yinti, the Fuyuan Daijiangjun [1688-1755]Governor Nian Gengyao [1679-1726]Governor-General Yue Zhongqi [1686-1754]General Erentei [d. 1718]Funingga [d. 1728]
Dzungar Khanate:
Tsewang Rabdan, Khong Tayiji [r. 1697-1727]
Galdan Tseren, Khong Tayiji [r. 1727-1745]
General Tsering Dondup
Tibetan Gelupa/“Yellow Hats”:
5th Dalai Lama[r. 1642-1682]
6th Dalai Lama [r. 1697]
7th Dalai Lama [r. 1720-1757]
sDe-pa Sangya Gyatso [1652-1705]
Polhanas (Polhané Sönam Topgyé) [1689-1747]
Kokonor Mongols (Khoshots):
Güshi Khan (Torbaikhu) [r. 1642-1655]
Lhazang Khan [r. 1700-1717]
Prince Lobzang Danjin, Dalai Hongtaiji [d.
1731]
Sources Cited:Perdue, Peter C. China marches west: the Qing conquest of Central Eurasia.Rowe, William T. China's last empire: the great Qing.
Zelin, Madeline. “The Yung-chung reign” in The Cambridge History of China, Vol. 9: The Ch'ing Dynasty, Part 1: To 1800.
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