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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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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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