#284 - Qing 23: Frozen Ashes


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Galdan is dead. Kangxi's victory is total. It's all over but the crying.

... and the executions via slow-slicing... and the crushing of his bones... and the punishment of his family... and the writing him out of history...


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Time Period Covered:

1697-8 CE


Major Historical Figures:

Qing Dynasty:

The Kangxi Emperor (Aisin-Gioro Xuanye) [r. 1654-1722]

Jean-Francois Gerbillon, Puritan Missionary

Tómas Pereira, Puritan Missionary

Gen. Fiyanggu

Gen. Sunsike


Dzungar Mongols:

Galdan, the Boshugtu Khan [r. 1679-1697]


Lamist Tibetans:

The Sixth Dalai Lama, Tsangyang Gyatso [1683- after 1706]

sDe-pa Desi Sangye Gyampo [1653-1705]


Major Sources Cited:

Perdue, Denis. China Marches West: The Qing Conquest of Central Eurasia.

Spence, Jonathan D. Emperor of China: Self-Portrait of K’ang-hsi.

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