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:

Dzungar Khanate:

Galdan Tseren, Khong Tayiji [r. 1727-1745]

Tibetan Gelupa/“Yellow Hats”:

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]

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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