Miánníng was born #OnThisDay in 1782, ruling as the #Dàoguāng emperor #道光帝 from 1820 until his death in 1850 during which #China was consumed by the First Opium War with Britain & the #TaipingRebellion, which nearly brought down the #Qing dynasty...
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