Supreme Ruler in Prosperous Times - Kangxi, the Sacred Ancestor of the Qing Dynasty: Kangxi, the Sacred Ancestor of the Qing Dynasty

Author: Luo Henglian
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Publish Date: 2003-05-01
Features: This book is part of the "Chinese Emperors Series" and focuses on the Qing Emperor Kangxi (Aisin Gioro Xuanye). Among China's nearly 200 emperors, one star shines exceptionally bright—Kangxi the Great Emperor. He achieved several remarkable accomplishments as an emperor; his reign lasted the longest, sixty-one years and eleven months; he skillfully resolved territorial disputes with powerful neighbors, achieving victory before peace; he was highly proficient in astronomy and mathematics, even surpassing contemporary experts; he swiftly dismantled the faction led by the powerful official Ao Ba; he demonstrated strategic wisdom in suppressing the Revolt of the Three Feudatories and the Dzungar Rebellion; he unified Taiwan, establishing prefectures and counties there early on; among emperors, he made the fewest major mistakes; and he had the most children among emperors. This book, with seven real events and three fictionalized ones, vividly depicts the most spectacular events in Kangxi the Great Emperor's life.