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The Qianlong Emperor in Ceremonial Armour on Horseback, by Italian Jesuit Giuseppe Castiglione (known as Lang Shining in Chinese) (1688–1766) Qianlong Emperor hunting. The Qianlong Emperor was a successful military leader. Immediately after ascending the throne, he sent armies to suppress the Miao rebellion.
The Qianlong Emperor launched four invasions of Burma between 1765 and 1769. The war claimed the lives of over 70,000 Qing soldiers and four commanders, [ 6 ] and is sometimes described as "the most disastrous frontier war that the Qing dynasty had ever waged", [ 7 ] and one that "assured Burmese independence and probably the independence of ...
The name of the future emperor was sealed in a casket that was hidden behind a panel in the rafters of the Qianqing Palace inside the Forbidden City. [9] As successor, the Yongzheng Emperor chose his fourth son Hongli (1711–1799), the Qianlong Emperor, who himself selected his 15th son Yongyan, the Jiaqing Emperor (r. 1796–1820).
Heshen's hold on the Qianlong Emperor was further strengthened when in 1790, his own son was married to the emperor's tenth and favorite daughter, Hexiao. Once secure of the Qianlong Emperor's favor and approbation, Heshen enjoyed great freedom of action. He became openly corrupt and practiced extortion on a grand scale. His supporters within ...
The Yongzheng Emperor died on 8 October 1735 and was succeeded by Hongli, who was enthroned as the Qianlong Emperor. On 23 January 1738, Lady Fuca, as the new emperor's primary consort, was instated as empress. She was assisted by the now Noble Consort Gao in managing the palace at large and caring for Empress Dowager Chongqing.
Articles relating to the Qianlong Emperor (1711–1799, reigned 1735-1796) and his reign. Subcategories. This category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 2 ...
During the reign of the Yongzheng Emperor (r. 1722–1735): Lady Yehe Nara (from 7 July 1728) During the reign of the Qianlong Emperor (r. 1735–1796): Noble Lady (貴人; from 23 March 1741 [1]), sixth rank consort; Concubine Shu (舒嬪; from December 1741 or January 1742 [2]), fifth rank consort
The Qianlong Garden is currently undergoing restoration in a new partnership between the Palace Museum in Beijing and the New York-based World Monuments Fund.To tackle the myriad challenges of such a unique restoration, including assessing the Qianlong Emperor's idiosyncratic mixture of Han, Manchu, and European materials and techniques and battling centuries of dust and decay, the project ...