#299 - Qing 34: Remember to Remember to Forget You Forgot Me

19/07/2025 39 min
#299 - Qing 34: Remember to Remember to Forget You Forgot Me

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Episode Synopsis

This was no peace borne of reconciliation; this was silence, enforced by amnesia.


Time Period Covered:
~ 1739-1759 CE


Major Historical Figures:
Qing Empire:
The Qianlong Emperor (Aisin Gioro Hongli) [r. 1735–1796]
Minister Fuheng
General Bandi [d. 1755]
General Yongchang

Khalka Mongols:
Prince Erinchindorj [d. 1756]
Prince Chingünjav [d. 1757]

Dzungar Mongols:
Amursana [d. 1757]


Major Sources Cited:
Perdue, Peter C. China Marches West: The Qing Conquest of Central Eurasia.
Woodside, Alexander. "The Ch'ien-Lung Reign" in The Cambridge History of Vol. 9: The Ch'ing Dynasty, Part 1: To 1800.
Woodside, Alexander. Lost Modernities: China, Vietnam, Korea, and the Hazards of World History.