Biography of Emperor Kangxi

Author: Xiang Si
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Publish Date: 2005-05-01
Features: Although he was not favored by his father-emperor in his childhood, he unexpectedly ascended the throne of the emperor; He was diligent and studious, with lofty aspirations, and at the age of 14, he eliminated the powerful minister Ao Ba and regained control of the court; He commanded the suppression of the "Three Feudatories Rebellion," the recapture of Taiwan, and the resistance against Russian invasion, consolidating the unity of the feudal state; He valued the well-being of the people, visited the Jiangnan region six times to inspect the Yellow River, and reformed the tax and labor system, allowing the economy, which had been destroyed by wars during the Ming-Qing transition, to recover; He was praised by historians both at home and abroad as the greatest wise emperor.