When he ascended to the throne, Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) inherited an affluent monarchy from his ...

Jesuits are members of the Roman Catholic Society of Jesus. Yongzheng's father the Kangxi Emperor did not clearly designate a successor, and there was much competition among the princes as to who ...

The series covers the years between 1718 and 1755, during the reigns of the Kangxi Emperor, Yongzheng Emperor, and Qianlong Emperor of the Qing Dynasty. The show blends elements of historical ...

Emperor Yongzheng. Qianlong was in his mid-20s at the time. The country he was to reign was politically stable and economically well developed, and so besides fulfilling his duties as a ruler ...