Nian Gengyao quickly issued orders to his newly appointed officials in the northwest, coordinating responses to the ongoing rebellion in Qinghai. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FTW9WSPX #QingDynasty

Yinreng, the troubled Crown Prince, plotted to hasten his father's fall and seize the throne, as Emperor Kangxi led an expedition against Galdan in the 29th year of his reign, July 1690. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FTW9WSPX #QingDynasty

Kangxi rode out to garrison at Boluo River Tun, where the Dzungar forces regrouped and moved on to Ulan Butong, near the Salin River, in early August of his twenty-ninth year (1690). https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FTPWLKJM #QingDynasty

Yinzhi rose early, his mild manner and easy warmth commanding a broad, loyal following among ministers, courtiers, and princes, who saw him as a strong contender for the vacant heirship. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FTW9WSPX #QingDynasty

Shang Kexi diligently served the Qing dynasty, but a family crisis erupted when his son Shang Zhixin sided with Wu Sangui, surrounding his father's residence and seizing authority over Guangdong. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FTPWLKJM #QingDynasty

Kangxi Emperor rose early, before dawn, to the inner city, where he summoned his confidential secretaries, Zhang Ying and Gao Shiqi, to the Nanshufang study-office, located near the Palace of Heavenly Purity. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FTPWLKJM #QingDynasty

Nalan Mingzhu navigated the treacherous court politics with calculated precision, marrying into the imperial house and rising to the position of Grand Secretary during the Revolt of the Three Feudatories. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FTW9WSPX #QingDynasty

Nan Huairen, a Flemish missionary, supervised the casting of hundreds of guns for the Qing household and army, beginning in the 1670s, at the Forbidden City. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FTPWLKJM #QingDynasty

Kangxi Emperor sat at his desk in the Nanshufang, a quiet study in the Palace of Heavenly Purity, reviewing the nominations for the Boxuehongruke category, a special route for renowned literary and historical… https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FTPWLKJM #QingDynasty

Ebilun drifted between Oboi and Suksaha, trying to mediate as the two ministers argued over a parcel swap between the Bordered Yellow and Plain White Banners, a long-standing grievance that had roots in… https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FTPWLKJM #QingDynasty

Kangxi understood all too well that the Dzungar threat was not an ordinary rebellion. He would not allow his dynasty to suffer the fate of earlier northern regimes. Though the campaign would mean marching in… https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FTPWLKJM #QingDynasty

Kangxi Emperor gathered a smaller circle of trusted men to advise him directly, discussing state business in confidence within the palace walls, a smaller group assembled in the Southern Study, far from the… https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FTPWLKJM #QingDynasty

Kangxi ordered four hundred rattan-shield troops to be dispatched to the Heilongjiang to protect grain convoys in the Amur basin, a strategic move to secure supplies for the impending battle. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FTPWLKJM #QingDynasty

Fayanggu led the vanguard onto the field, severing the Dzungar western line of retreat. Days later, in the Zhamoduo region, he clashed with the main Dzungar column. The Qing artillery, produced by court… https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FTPWLKJM #QingDynasty

Galdan sent troops into the Khalkha region, pillaging eastward into the Kherlen River basin against the followers of Chechen Khan. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FTPWLKJM #QingDynasty

Ajige was placed under house arrest and stripped of his title by the Shunzhi Emperor, following a thorough consultation among princes and ministers after Dorgon's death. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FTPWLKJM #QingDynasty

Tumen-Erdene rode forth at dawn, his steed's hooves kicking up dust as he led his clan towards the open steppe. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FTPWLKJM #QingDynasty

Shi Lang was tasked with leading the final expedition against Taiwan, a mission he believed would be easier to accomplish in winter when voyages from the mainland were downwind. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FTPWLKJM #QingDynasty

Galdan Boshugtu Khan rode his horse through the desert, eyes scanning the horizon for signs of his enemies, as the Dzungars absorbed artillery knowhow from Russia and other Central Asian powers, transforming… https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FTPWLKJM #QingDynasty