Qianlong's empire shines as a beacon of both martial might and cultural splendor, yet its mirrored glory hides truths too fragile for celestial ambitions.

Time Period Covered:

~1770-1799CE

Major Historical Figures:

Qing Empire:

The Qianlong Emperor (Aisin-Gioro Hongli) [r. 1735–1796, d. 1799]

Grand Councillor Heshen [1750-1799]

Great Britain:

Lord George Macartney (1737-1806)

Major Sources Cited:

Bland, J.O.P. and Lord Edmund Backhouse. Annals and Memoirs of the Court at Peking.

Fairbank, John King, and Denis Twitchett, eds. The Cambridge History of China, Volume 9, Part 1: The Ch'ing Empire to 1800.

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

Woodside, Alexander. The Qing in the Age of Confucian Empire.

Yuan, Wei. Shengwu ji (Sacred Military Achievements).

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