Listen "#297 - Qing 32: Tea, Trade, & Thunder"
Episode Synopsis
The Qianlong Emperor of Great Qing's conquest of Dzungaria did not begin with any kind of cannon-fire or musketry. Instead, it began like many wars end: with a funeral...
Time Period Covered:
1735-1740 CE
Major Historical Figures:
Great Qing:
The Qianlong Emperor (Aisin-Gioro Hongli) [r. 1735-1796, d. 1799]
Prince Yinxing [1686-1730]
General Longkedo [1648-1728]
Governor-General Qingfu
Governor-General Yinjishan
Dzungar Khanate:
Galdan Tseren, Khan of the Dzungars [r. 1727-1745]
Tsewang Dorji Namjal, Hongtaiji of the Dzungars [1746-1750]
Princess Ulan Bayar
Lama Darja/Dorji
Dawaci [d. 1759]
Time Period Covered:
1735-1740 CE
Major Historical Figures:
Great Qing:
The Qianlong Emperor (Aisin-Gioro Hongli) [r. 1735-1796, d. 1799]
Prince Yinxing [1686-1730]
General Longkedo [1648-1728]
Governor-General Qingfu
Governor-General Yinjishan
Dzungar Khanate:
Galdan Tseren, Khan of the Dzungars [r. 1727-1745]
Tsewang Dorji Namjal, Hongtaiji of the Dzungars [1746-1750]
Princess Ulan Bayar
Lama Darja/Dorji
Dawaci [d. 1759]
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