#299 - Qing 34: Remember to Remember to Forget You Forgot Me

#299 - Qing 34: Remember to Remember to Forget You Forgot Me

The History of China · 2025-07-19

This was no peace borne of reconciliation; this was silence, enforced by amnesia.



Time Period Covered:

~ 1739-1759 CE



Major Historical Figures:

Qing Empire:

The Qianlong Emperor (Aisin Gioro Hongli) [r. 1735–1796]

Minister Fuheng

General Bandi [d. 1755]

General Yongchang

Khalka Mongols:

Prince Erinchindorj [d. 1756]

Prince Chingünjav [d. 1757]

Dzungar Mongols:

Amursana [d. 1757]



Major Sources Cited:

Perdue, Peter C. China Marches West: The Qing Conquest of Central Eurasia.

Woodside, Alexander. "The Ch'ien-Lung Reign" in The Cambridge History of Vol. 9: The Ch'ing Dynasty, Part 1: To 1800.

Woodside, Alexander. Lost Modernities: China, Vietnam, Korea, and the Hazards of World History.
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