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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