#293 - Qing 28: Three Treks Across Eurasia
05/24/25 • 37 min
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Leaving behind the imperial court of Beijing, we return to the far frontiers of the northwest, where China, Tibet, Mongolia, and Russia all converge and vie for power. Glory and riches to the victors, subjugation or death for those destined to lose. Into this mix, we follow the travels of three emissaries as they cross deserts, mountains, words, and wits to ensure their sovereign emerges on top.
Time Period Covered:
~1712~1724 CE
Major Historical Figures:
Dzungar Khannate:
Tsewang Rabdan
Tsarist Russia:
Tsar Peter I
Leon Vasielevich Izmailov
Captain Ivan Unkovskii
John Bell
Governor Gragarin of Siberia
Glazunov
Great Qing Empire:
The Kangxi Emperor [r. -1722]
The Yongzheng Emperor [r. 1722-17]
Tulisen
Mongols:
Ayuki Khan of the Torghuts [r. 1673-1724]
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Leaving behind the imperial court of Beijing, we return to the far frontiers of the northwest, where China, Tibet, Mongolia, and Russia all converge and vie for power. Glory and riches to the victors, subjugation or death for those destined to lose. Into this mix, we follow the travels of three emissaries as they cross deserts, mountains, words, and wits to ensure their sovereign emerges on top.
Time Period Covered:
~1712~1724 CE
Major Historical Figures:
Dzungar Khannate:
Tsewang Rabdan
Tsarist Russia:
Tsar Peter I
Leon Vasielevich Izmailov
Captain Ivan Unkovskii
John Bell
Governor Gragarin of Siberia
Glazunov
Great Qing Empire:
The Kangxi Emperor [r. -1722]
The Yongzheng Emperor [r. 1722-17]
Tulisen
Mongols:
Ayuki Khan of the Torghuts [r. 1673-1724]
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#292 - Qing 27: The Wonder Years
The Yongzheng Emperor brings Peace, Justice, & Security to his new Empire.
Time Period Covered:
1723-1728 CE
Major Works Cited:
Perdue, Peter C. China marches west: the Qing conquest of Central Eurasia.
Qin, Han Tang (秦漢唐). 不同於戲裡說的雍正皇帝 [A different Yongzheng from the work of fiction]
Rowe, William T. China's last empire: the great Qing.
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#294 - Qing 29: The Conquest of Qinghai
While the Yongzheng Emperor attempts to get his domestic policy ducks in a row from the Forbidden City, out on the Western Frontiers, change is the only constant. Between squabbling Tibetan lamas, restless Kokonor Khans, and the ever-dangerous Dzungar Empire still on the loose out there, the new successor of the late, great Kangxi Emperor has some very big combat-boots to fill...
Time Period Covered:
ca. 1722-1728 CE
Major Historical Figures: Qing Empire: Kangxi Emperor (Aisin-Gioro Xuanye) [r. 1661-1722] Yongzheng Emperor (Aisin-Gioro Yinzhen) [r. 1722-1735] Prince Yinti, the Fuyuan Daijiangjun [1688-1755]
Governor Nian Gengyao [1679-1726]
Governor-General Yue Zhongqi [1686-1754]
General Erentei [d. 1718]
Funingga [d. 1728]
Dzungar Khanate: Tsewang Rabdan, Khong Tayiji [r. 1697-1727]
Galdan Tseren, Khong Tayiji [r. 1727-1745] General Tsering Dondup
Tibetan Gelupa/“Yellow Hats”: 5th Dalai Lama[r. 1642-1682] 6th Dalai Lama [r. 1697]
7th Dalai Lama [r. 1720-1757]
sDe-pa Sangya Gyatso [1652-1705]
Polhanas (Polhané Sönam Topgyé) [1689-1747]
Kokonor Mongols (Khoshots):
Güshi Khan (Torbaikhu) [r. 1642-1655]
Lhazang Khan [r. 1700-1717] Prince Lobzang Danjin, Dalai Hongtaiji [d. 1731]
Sources Cited:
Perdue, Peter C. China marches west: the Qing conquest of Central Eurasia.
Rowe, William T. China's last empire: the great Qing.
Zelin, Madeline. “The Yung-chung reign” in The Cambridge History of China, Vol. 9: The Ch'ing Dynasty, Part 1: To 1800.
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