EMPEROR QIANLONG DOCUMENTARY - QIANLONG BIOGRAPHY

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Emperor Qianlong was the longest living Emperor of Chinese history. In this History of China video, 7th of the Qing Emperors Series, I expose Qianlong biography, his works such as the Ten Great campaigns and his support of Jesuits in China.
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* Yongzheng Dynasty (1999)
* The Lady in the Portrait (2017)

[@wishingmusic]

That younger brother was smart. Not fighting for the throne saved his life.

[@duantorruellas716]

I believe it.

[@CocoCece08]

He was like, Yo, I'm outta here.

[@NatureWatersProductions]

ruyi’s royal love in the palace brought me here 🥰

[@msgratolie]

It's very good, isn't? :) Watch The Rise of the Phoenixes, if you haven't yet. Absolutely mesmerizing!

[@aperson7151]

@@msgratolie I’ve watched that it was so so good!!!

[@Denise-lg4mx]

I would also recommend Story of Yanxi Palace, it’s about the same dude but told in a different way

[@aperson7151]

@@Denise-lg4mx it brought me here to. I prefer story of Yanxi palace to Ruyi’s royal love in the palace. Both were good tho

[@Denise-lg4mx]

@@aperson7151 haha, same here

[@msgratolie]

I fell in love with Chinese history, recently (lockdown). I'm even learning Mandarin. So happy I found this channel. One of the best! Thank you so much!

[@cw4608]

Similar to my lockdown experience

[@Shuang_Shuang]

You can do it! Learning Mandarin takes hard work, but it gets easier. Then it gets harder... but then it gets easier again haha

[@msgratolie]

@@Shuang_Shuang Thanks, it's good to know. Getting into that 'harder' stage now - going through it quickly just to get to the 'easier again' stage :)

[@Shuang_Shuang]

@@msgratolie When you build up a basic grammatical understanding it mostly becomes about vocabulary for a while :) Are you following HSK or another program?

[@msgratolie]

@@Shuang_Shuang Duolingo, youtube and bought "Learning Mandarin Chinese Characters, vol I and II" to practise characters. Going to check HSK because I've no idea what it is, but looks good :) Ta

[@VilotAngelzxc]

came here because of zhen huan zhuan and ru yi zhuan. thanks!! i love these so much

[@History_of_China]

Glad you enjoy !

[@willywonka04]

Has anyone noticed how the actor Wallace Huo in Rudis Royal Love in the Palace does indeed resemble Qianlong in his original portraits? Really great choice of casting!

[@niniekhardiati715]

Apa benar Qianlong memang tampan? Tapi kehidupan nya rumit, anak dan istrinya mati satu persatu karena inteik haremnya. Kaisar kurang bs menteramkan haremnya, mlh sering memicu kejahatan selir dan istri utamanya...

[@bbeloveth53bahtgad37]

​@@niniekhardiati715 in Ruyi is seems Quinlong consistently undermined the Empress/Consort governing the harem causing jealousies among the women.

[@LittleClarinetPlayer]

Yanxi Palace brought me here

[@JennyBranch0801]

omg! same! I also watched Ruyi's love in palace before Yanxi Palace. Im so hooked!

[@anniwa138]

And now im looking for yanxi palace in forbidden city and it brings me here 🤭

[@luxborealis]

Are these some of those weird period harem dramas I have heard about?

[@b-bulosanmarkdonjie7171]

@@luxborealis it is a drama but once you watch it you will fell inlove it has anything you can expect and it has a different kinds of plot twist yanxi palace is my favorite chinese series ever.

[@rahmadgerpol111]

Book and Sword I think

[@badendhappy2903]

Quianlong, the cousin that your Chinese parents always compared you to.

[@CamposVerano]

I've been waiting for this one! For what it's worth, I choose to fully believe the tales that Kangxi chose Yongzheng as his heir to get Qianlong on the throne.

[@History_of_China]

Hope you enjoyed ! It's difficult to know what exactly happened after Kangxi's death, but in my opinion, the theory of the modification of the posthumous edict replacing "14th prince" by "4th prince" is just a legend.

[@ericgreen2325]

I have been waiting for this also I’m the quinlong my name is hong i this is my blood line

[@linshitaolst4936]

We Chinese people all dislike Qianlong's personality. He is very arrogant, for example, he printed over sixty seals with his name on a famous painting left over from the Song Dynasty

[@SafetySpooon]

@@linshitaolst4936 They mention this in Yanxi Palace....

[@CALEBBYPRODUCTIONS]

YAY! Qianlong! Love this sorta miniseries on Kangxi, Yongzheng and now Qianlong. Can't wait for part 2!

[@tval8780]

I was surprised you mentioned about the Miao aka Hmong people rebellion. My Great Grandfather fought the Qing army in the late 1800 in one of the many rebellions. He emigrated to Laos where he told and passed down his many battle stories to my father.

[@AGS363]

He reminds me of emperor Augustus: Both ushered in a Golden Age. Both expanded the borders of their realms. And both were absolut ruthless.

[@History_of_China]

The comparison is quite relevant !

[@Brandonhayhew]

At the end of their reign. They both remembered greatly their respective empires

[@shenzhenfactory2713]

中国封建君王的集大成者，无情的政治机器，古典书画印章狂人😂

[@guaylayhua5653]

Great sharing of this video, their emperor’s duties ,contribution , for humanity purposes during that period & so on , we away more than 300yrs ago. ( Emperor Qian Long , good in literature & arts too) 🙏🌷

[@ninja_whale]

Amazing video! I can't believe I have not stumbled upon your channel until now. Will you be going backwards through the dynasties? Would love to learn more about the "dramas and gossips" of Ming dynasty for example :D

[@History_of_China]

Thanks ! Yea after the Qing dynasty, I'll go bakc in time and will definitely talk about the the Ming. I also plan to make a video about the imperial concubine system so there will be anecdotes of palace drama lol

[@maygriffin8705]

History of China imperil concubine, yes please🙏👍

[@micahistory]

Great video! I love learning about Chinese history especially because I don't know much about it

[@History_of_China]

Thank you ! It is so rich indeed. Hopefully I can cover all periods of China eventually !

[@micahistory]

@@History_of_China awesome. I also talk a bit about Chinese history as well as history in general. Would you like to check it out?

[@History_of_China]

@@micahistory I checked your channel out, I believe you have a strong potential. Keep on making videos !

[@micahistory]

@@History_of_China thanks. Did you subscribe?

[@kotor99]

Love the videos. They are very informative! Just wondering will you be doing a series on the Ming dynasty?

[@mayuksurja8228]

who else Came from Ruyi’s royal love TV show?😮

[@PureVikingPowers]

I just want to say thank you for making these videos i try promote you every chance i get because i want to share this awesome content with others!!

[@mikehunt9884]

qianglong has the reputation of being this great emperor, but while he was in power he somehow allowed one of the most notorious and corrupt official to run rampant, his name was Heshen i believe. Some would say that Heshen's antics hurt the dynasty beyond repair.

[@History_of_China]

Heshen's legendary corruption definitely did not help. Even though his fortune was seized by Qianlong's successor Jiaqing, the damage of the late Qing dynasty's corruption was sadly only beginning

[@Gurashi]

The opening of the 1990s serial goes: Qianlong led a relatively blessed life compared to his father (who was mirred in a succession controversy) and his grandfather (who was scarred due to Smallpox).

[@ktttttt]

Some people think that (one of) the reason(s) Kangxi may have passed the throne to Yongzheng is because of his preference of Hongli

[@dirgniflesuoh7950]

Ah, Thank You! I was really curious about Chinese clockmakers, if the technology went back and forth between China and Europe, and how improvements spread.

[@History_of_China]

Glad you enjoyed! The Jesuits were clearly the pioneers of modern clockmaking in China, and if I'm not mistaken, taught artisans of the imperial court their craft

[@fairytale7778]

great video! small correction, Xinjiang means “old territory new return” 故土新归, not “new territory”, Xinjiang was under rule of Han dynasty, Tang dynasty etc.

[@purevjargalpuujee4845]

Yeah china was under rule of Mongol Empire.

[@purevjargalpuujee4845]

In 1644, Manchurian nomads and East Mongols occupied china. han chinese ming dynasty destroyed by Manchurian nomads and East Mongols in 1644.

[@fairytale7778]

@@purevjargalpuujee4845 And half of the Mongol now is part of China.

[@History_of_China]

Thanks!

[@purevjargalpuujee4845]

@@History_of_China haha what the poor channel. History doesn't change my friends. Mongols were Mongols. "Qing", their last dynasty. Poor channel lol

[@david-lonewolf8924]

In his hand, during his 60-year reign, 5000-year Chinese classical writings and arts were collected and destroyed during the making of 四库全书--"Complete Library in the Four Branches of Literature" or "Siku Quanshu", just to reinforce his absolute and supreme control and enslavement of the entire Chinese population. In his hand, a massive imperial complex--the "Old Summer Palace" finished construction, a palace that was the show-case of the 5000-year Chinese culture and civilization combined with a magnificent West (Baroque) styled garden complex and several fountains... all but for his own lust, while the once rich lands of China was left being plagued by starvation and total, thorough government corruption. And this magnificent royal palace was finally set ablaze by the invading British-French Coalition Expedition Force in October, 1860. In his hand, those Chinese people who once described by Portuguese and Spanish as tall, polite and full of curiosity have by now been turned into spiritless, barbaric animals, no respect of rules, no compassion for the others, nothing but some walking dead--something the Mongols once attempted but never were able to succeed, simply because the Chinese had almost unbreakable backbones and spirit. In 1798, when British Ambassador Lord George Macartney visited Qing Empire, he and his entourage were shocked--not by the beauty of this country which they had read about throughout their life, but by the pure desperation and poverty and illness that permeated through all social classes and the extremely polarized rich and poor, so much so that after the visit, he concluded that China was like a broken ship, the only thing that kept it afloat was that power leader and it looked mighty just because of its sheer size and appearance, once the powerful is gone, this land would no longer have safety and peace. He was right, only 40 years later, the British came back with powerful ships and guns, and beat the sh*t out of the weak, opium-addicted Qing army, after the "Treaty of Nanking", the Brits got themselves Hong Kong along with other trade priorities and authorities in Manchu occupied China... This man dragged a nation from its peak of civilization to the bottom of the savage. This still influences China today, in 21th Century and it won't completely go away in another century or so.

[@patrickhows1482]

If Qianlong had died in 1775 he would have had a much higher reputation, as it was in 1775 he came under the influence of his favourite Heshen, who was one of the most greedy and corrupt individuals in history. However the rapid decline of China in the later 18C was due to underlying structural problems, ironically China was a victim of its success, the long period of peace and prosperity led to a massive growth in population, however there was no increase in the size of the bureaucracy or their salaries, this led to demoralisation, which in turn led to the spread of corruption after 1775. The growth in population led to land shortages and environmental degradation, thus tending to the impoverishment of the peasantry. The long period of peace and prosperity also led to intellectual complacency, hence when the need to reform became apparent it was hard for the Chinese elite to accept radical reforms, unlike the Japanese.

[@joerogue231]

​@@patrickhows1482 The Manchu are a disaster for China.

[@robertschlesinger1342]

Excellent video. Very interesting, informative and worthwhile video.

[@Mikey-dh7qx]

Hey, I love your videos but I'm wondering if you could add sources in the video description? It adds a lot more credibility to your claims

[@History_of_China]

Hi, thanks for your comment ! I've already done it on many of my vids. I'll be working on updating them all :)

[@williamkennedy1550]

Very, very, very, nice video. Thank you very much.

[@geertruidenberg]

Waiting for the second part with love

[@ritawing1064]

Interesting and well presented, thanks!

[@History_of_China]

Glad you liked it !

[@MeetJohnnyNg]

Qing dynasty is fascinating. Great background music.

[@History_of_China]

It is! Thank you :)

[@gj1234567899999]

“Captured Swedish officer” wait what? You can make a whole video on that?

[@boanzhou-tj8tm]

因为清朝和沙俄帝国打仗，沙俄帝国军队有瑞典人不奇怪，还有准格尔也和沙俄打仗也可能俘虏一些战败的瑞典人😂😂😂😂

[@李白-f5u]

画质感人！

[@kaungkhantaye6318]

Emperor qianlong's ten great campaigns included Sino-burmese war even though Chinese suffered heavy defeat and lost all four invasions ..we, Burma today's sharing border with China is due to that war. Ironically, the main beneficiary of China-Burma war is Siam because Burma have to recall their army from Ayodaya front to face qing threat, and Siam got their country back within months just like an old proverb... "When the swan and oyster fight, the winner is fisherman"...... :P

[@pomponion6977]

Idk why nobody has made a movie about him, a movie about the McCartney or Titsing Embassy would very cool

[@History_of_China]

I know right! Such a fascinating saga!

[@Youalleatmuffins]

💯

[@ComradeHellas]

Good video, I wanted to learn more about the 10 great campaigns and I can say that I did.

[@History_of_China]

Thank you! Glad my work helped :)

[@duantorruellas716]

At one time Not only did the manchus imbrace shamanism , but the Tibetans did as well . I knew this about the Tibetans , they're still practicing it , but I was surprised to hear the manchus did. This is a very interesting and in depth documentary about this period in China's history. I find it fasinating and beautifully done.

[@KoZeroSM]

And yet all four of his invasions of Burma were utterly defeated by the Burmese forces. Qianlong was really embarrassed by the fact that a small nation like Burma could resist his might that he destroyed most of the records of his Burma campaign and unilaterally calimed victory over Burma. LOL

[@History_of_China]

Absolutely. Half of the Ten Great Campaigns were pretty disastrous in terms of monetary and human resources

[@AtifHieder]

主要还是热带山区丛林地形复杂，补给和后勤跟不上，加上天气炎热乾隆从中国北方调来的军队不适应当地气候在当地士兵大量死于疾病或虚弱

[@boanzhou-tj8tm]

也打断了缅甸🇲🇲想在东南亚建立一个统一国家的梦想，今天缅甸都是四分五裂，北部还有很多中国人，我想中国有好多方法对付今天的缅甸，不一定用武力😊😊😊😊

[@woketoad2426]

Just found the channel, subscribed!

[@History_of_China]

Thanks for following !

[@annazafar3044]

the background music is majestic. can someone plz tell me its nAME?

[@moimoi2010able]

May you put microphone for more audio hearing, some age hear less

[@mikehunt9884]

yongzheng spent his whole emperorship fighting his brothers

[@cudanmang_theog]

290,000 Manchu Qing under qianlong lost to 100,000 Tay Son under Quang Trung

[@History_of_China]

I'll talk about this in my second part coming soon :)

[@tangyuan9231]

dont stop more more more

[@Cubs3344]

under his rule imperial Qing dynasty start to decline. Stubborn, arrogant and not wish to embrace new ideas and technology when presented. Educated thru ancient thoughts, there is no way of reforming the country old feudal system

[@taejo4975]

He had great start but the ending didn’t went well

[@Cubs3344]

@@taejo4975 he trusted the most greedy and corrupted minister " He Shen". Near the end of his rule instead of fully letting his son taking over, he still controls the court behind the shadow.

[@JerryExploresHistory]

I love your videos!

[@History_of_China]

Glad to hear it :)

[@Mr_T817]

The Story of Yanxi Palace brought me here.

[@athirarajan187]

Yup and yanxi palace

[@messyberry9316]

Also, did you guys know Qianglong aka Abkaiweihiye executed Chingunjab( one who fought for the khalkha Mongols) in 22th of March, 1757 by putting 99 heated coins on his body and chopping the flesh that came through the whole. His 2 wives and children except the very youngest son were beheaded in Beijing. But soon his surviving son died suspiciously too. Well his story is very famous in Mongolia

[@ALC0A021]

Are you Mongol messy?

[@chaqu2341]

Zhen Huan, Yanxi, Ruyi...hmm and Huan Zhu Keke.

[@kalimcelhannon3044]

Yanxi palace brought me here

[@kimsam-soon2512]

story of yanxi palace brought me here

[@nicoschannel8957]

Is this Emperor Qianlong who married Empress Ruyi??

[@yourmom6628]

Yup

[@alexren2434]

great video! What is the music in the background in the beginning please?

[@History_of_China]

Thanks ! I'm not aware of its name, but here is the link : kzbin.info/www/bejne/r3KrmKR6hcuUgq8

[@alexren2434]

@@History_of_China Thanks man! You're putting out really good content. Not many people engage with their audience the way you do. You'll definitely blow up!

[@History_of_China]

I appreciate it :)

[@mukhtarsyajaratun1025]

How did the Swedish officer end up with the nomads?

[@History_of_China]

His name was Johan Gustaf Renat. A soldier, he was taken as a prisoner of war by Russia in 1709, and entered Russian service shortly after as a cartographer. While on an expedition in 1716, his party was ambushed by Dzungar riders along the Irtysh river, which landed him in the Dzungar Khanate, for which he started to work. He would be released in 1733 and thereafter return to Sweden to continue his military career. Worth a movie according to me :)

[@catapretafernando]

Great video as always, but could you tell me the soundtrack you used for 9:39 please. (I know this video is old but a response would be greatly appreciated)

[@History_of_China]

Here you go! kzbin.info/www/bejne/mpyvhGxqjM6SpJY&ab_channel=RichardPrince-Topic

[@catapretafernando]

@@History_of_China Thank you so much for actually replying!!! Your videos are the best!

[@johnnymars9782]

That's why most concubines in Chinese history never ever saw their emperor. It's really sad in certain way.

[@theunraveler]

Qianlong sounds like the Tony Stark of the Qing Dynasty....

[@alexabood2516]

where does the footage used in all these Qing videos come from? I am assuming documentaries, but I know that the opium war videos use footage from The Opium War movie.

[@History_of_China]

Usually it's either from films or TV series. In this video, I used footage from the series Yongzheng Dynasty (1999), and the film The Lady in the Portrait (2017)

[@markusforsberg6741]

What is the name of the tibet buddhism music and artist in 9:00 do you now.?:)

[@History_of_China]

Sorry I can't seem to find it anymore. I'll put in the description if I do!

[@generalwilhelmburgdorf4277]

Keren Qianlong GG gaming👍👍👍

[@ChueyiCha]

What's the song at 10:00?

[@brainwashington1332]

Dzungaria was known as Qing Hai in the Qing Dynasty and Xinjiang today

[@tenzinchons6484]

Qinghai was called Kokonor by Khoshut Oirats and Dzungaria was named Xinjiang by Qing after the conquest

[@purevjargalpuujee4845]

@@tenzinchons6484 What did the Manchurian nomads and East Mongol conquest chinese ming dynasty in 1644 and call them ?

[@冠军侯-m2u]

你应该配上中文字幕！

[@danmoua7686]

Let's go Fuheng! 👏👍🌟🥹😁

[@ALC0A021]

Between the Qings under Qianlong and Mughals of 17th century under Aurangzeb which empire was militarily stronger?

[@History_of_China]

I would probably still say Qianlong era Qing dynasty for the huge amounts of resources and manpower, although I'm not at all an expert on the Mughal Empire

[@arnavbhagwat4232]

Aurangzeb ruled from 1658-1707. A more accurate comparison would be Kangxi and not Qianlong

[@sandraluz8711]

Ta traducir español

[@bapyongukgukguk2352]

1:11 Camera in ancient China ? 🤔

[@magnvss]

Then you realize that even if in the first decades the Chinese communist were fast to condemn the Qin (Manchu) Dynasty, later they (kind of, sort of) re-valued them as part of a larger strategy to legitimize their military conquests, lest that by condemning the Qin, they were also laying strength to the oh-so-many national claims of so many nations subjected by the Qin under the Empire. Modern China, as every other big country of the world, exist with the cruelties committed in the past (and if they hadn't, others would have done them in their place). China's fault was not realizing of the extraordinary changes occurring in Europe (how could they, as they only had a superficial knowledge of their clever toys and what not) and when they did it was already too late to face Europe's superior technologies and armies.

[@lionerniec856]

Qing and Qin were totally different dynasties of China. Be sure you add a "g" for the Manchu empire.

[@aii_penguin9096]

Can you link me the painting of the Miaos fighting the Qing troops at around 5 minutes?

[@eugeneng7064]

That is indeed a great painting

[@History_of_China]

Of course, it is a painting by Miao painter Yang Tonghe. From my understanding it isn't actually a painting of the 1735 Miao rebellion, but from another one later in history. Here's the link : cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0161/6200/products/Dalu_Battle_1024x1024.jpg?v=1430110100

[@aii_penguin9096]

History of China Thanks!

[@farcos355]

Name of the song at start?

[@History_of_China]

It's called "Painted Heart" (画心). Here's the version I used: kzbin.info/www/bejne/j4CWi62AhdOJi6c :)

[@AmmiV2]

I must ask was the manchus classed as Mongols?

[@History_of_China]

Mongols were clearly a distinct ethnic group, but highly regarded by the Manchus (since they shared quite a lot of culture, at least much more than the Manchus and the Han). Qing emperors often took Mongol wives as their empress or concubines, and I think there was a lot of Manchu-Mongol intermarriage. From the Chinese perspective, Manchus were again considered as a different group seperate from the Mongols, though both were generally considered as barbarians

[@AmmiV2]

@@History_of_China ty for getting back

[@melgar2755]

Emperor from Yanxi palace and Ruyi’s royal love in the palace? Sorry I know they are just dramas but I like to learn history to get a better understanding of what was going on during that time

[@Yuno-rr5bw]

Yes he is.

[@tendybear4899]

Qianlong from Aishin Gioro clan after wayanbasa and Barsagun lost the battle Aishin Gioro clan become stronger and take over MING Dynasty

[@MrTTuguldur]

LOL he is not Chinese emperor, he is Manchu emperor who conquered china and Mongolia and west Mongolia

[@MrTTuguldur]

@Nikos Gee lol where did they from?

[@kdnguyen1444]

Qing is a Chinese dynasty, it claimed itself to be so. What the video about what Qianlong said. He is not Han but he is Chinese.

[@kdnguyen1444]

@@purevjargalpuujee4845 Manchus were not nomads like Mongols. They were farmers and practicing hunting. China was a victim of invasion but it is the cultural winner.

[@kdnguyen1444]

​@@purevjargalpuujee4845 Manchus from a vassal of Ming, conquered all China then absorbed themself into Han culture, that's why Qing lasted so long and was very successful.

[@jtsy7499]

Chinese love to fabricate and distort history.

[@sohrabsidhu3125]

Can u make a video on the Dzungar genocide?

[@History_of_China]

Hi, I probably won't make a video specifically on it since I already talk about it in this video. Maybe I would mention it again if I make a video about massacres in Chinese history.

[@purevjargalpuujee4845]

@@History_of_China Can you tell me who the general of the Qing Dynasty defeated the Mongols? Is it enough for me to just have his name ? Can you tell us. Was he han chinese small peasant man ? haha Oh come on you are a crazy Chinese nationalist. You have to say someone's name. What did his friends call him ? Were he and his army han chinese ? You just said that the Mongols were defeated. But to whom ? Who defeated the Mongols ?

[@purevjargalpuujee4845]

@@History_of_China The history of the Manchu Dynasty begins when Nurhachi Baatar (1575-1626) unites the Manchu provinces in 1616 and sends a letter to Mongolian Ligden Khan of Mongolia proposing a joint war against the common enemy Ming. Ligden had attacked Ming several times before, and Ming had bribed Ligden Khan with gold and silver, so he was not interested in fighting China again. He also resented Nurhachi's treatment of him on an equal footing and refused to cooperate. Then the nobles of Horchin and Gorlos, as well as the nobles of South Mongols, became allies with Nurhach, and Ligden Khan was left alone. The nobles of South Mongols swore allegiance to the Manchus against the Ming, but in 1622 they retreated against Ligden Khan.

[@purevjargalpuujee4845]

@@History_of_China In 1626, Nurhachi was succeeded by King Abakhai (1592-1643) and sought to reconcile Ligden Khan. Ligden Khan began a war against the Manchus in 1631 and advanced deeply into his territory, but in 1634 he was defeated by the combined forces of the Manchus and their ally Mongol nobles, who retreated to "Khukh Nuur" and died of disease. The Manchus conquered "Hohhot", and in 1636 the Manchu king Abakhai proclaimed himself king of all Mongolia and called his country the Qing Dynasty. The Manchus, with the help of Inner Mongolian forces, captured Beijing in 1640, destroyed the Ming Dynasty, and conquered China. In 1670, the Manchu King Enkh Amgalan conquered "Khukh Nuur".

[@purevjargalpuujee4845]

@@History_of_China In 1644, han chinese ming dynasty destroyed by Manchurian nomads and East Mongols.

[@olianyt769]

Qian Long was the one who wasted all of Qing dynasty's money

[@messyberry9316]

Is it strange that I could read some Manchurian n the writing on the thumbnail even though I don't actually know it. I just know traditional Mongolian script n it is understandable.

[@eugeneng7064]

The Manchu script is based on the Mongol script. The Manchu call theirs the script with dots and circles.

[@safuwanfauzi5014]

@@eugeneng7064 Manchu and Mongol are cousin. the are Altaic people. Mongol-Turkic base on Semitic writing system but written up to down, similar to Chinese style, the cousin of Han Chinese are Tibetian. From Central Siberia, Lake Baikal, Tuva, the architecture are almost the same base on Sinosphere architecture or Tibetian. in Tuva have ruins of Palace similar exist in China style. like Forbidden city.

[@eugeneng7064]

@@safuwanfauzi5014 yeah no, a true genetic relationship between mongolic and turkic has yet to be proven

[@helengao6093]

When the Russians refused, why did’nt qianlong just declare war on Russia like how Kangxi did?

[@johnvonshepard9373]

The second video is block for me why?

[@History_of_China]

I'm afraid KZbin just blocked it. I'll have to change it a bit and report it. Sorry for the inconvenience

[@johnvonshepard9373]

@@History_of_China Alright then.

[@dexqce864]

Welcome to the Burmese Jungles

[@mrbigolnuts3041]

Thank you, fantastic production.

[@lounatloubna5806]

The ancient chinese caligraphy seems like arabic caligraphy.

[@lounatloubna5806]

@Nikos Gee wow.is it still used in china?

[@hiimryan2388]

19:50 I thought he said castrate and I got so horrified

[@nicolegarzo3458]

Mince alors en français aussi on aimerait bien la traduction en français

[@shedahara9285]

Could you make a vid about one of qianlong wife "wei ying luo"

[@lena_nguyen17]

Her name really wasn’t Wei Yinglou. They only used it in the show so there was a name. There isn’t much on her other than that she was taught by Empress Fuca and the facts on her titles over the years she was the consort of Hongli.

[@kristinemaejgocotano4840]

Lena_Nguyen 6243 !

[@Cecilia-]

LOL story of yanxi palace gang!

[@tokugeek9]

I’m assuming the jiaqing emperor is next?

[@History_of_China]

I will make a different video next before I come back to the Qing emperors and, indeed, Jiaqing :)

[@purevjargalpuujee4845]

@@History_of_China """" The Guangzhou massacre of Ming loyalist Han forces and civilians in 1650 by Qing forces, was entirely carried out by Han Chinese Bannerman led by Han Chinese Generals Shang Kexi and Geng Jimao """"""" Han Green Standard Army and Han Bannermen were involved in the fighting for the Qing side and carried out the worst slaughter"""""" You shouldn't proud han chinese ming traitor troops. They were carried out the worst slaughter to their han chinese ming people.

[@purevjargalpuujee4845]

@@History_of_China First Eight banner of Establishment (from wiki). """"""The banner armies expanded rapidly after a string of military victories under Nurhaci and his successors. Beginning in the late 1620s, the Jurchens incorporated allied and conquered Mongol tribes into the Eight Banner system. In 1635, Hong Taiji, son of Nurhaci, renamed his people from Jurchen to Manchu. That same year the Mongols were separated into the Mongol Eight Banners.""""""

[@purevjargalpuujee4845]

@@History_of_China Why is Qing a Chinese dynasty ? They were invaders and conquerors. What is your logic ? They have destroyed han chinese ming dynasty. The Manchu Mongols have enslaved han chinese people for hundreds of year. Do Chinese love foreign dictators ? So by your logic, is British Empire too chinese ? Chinese love foreign dictators. You can take Imperial Japanese too. Just take Mongolian Empire. Take Yuan dynasty too. Chinese love foreign dictators.

[@melanyblake1470]

Thede people were blood-related why all the fighting and killing?

[@victoriac5868]

FUHENGGG

[@mysouldictionary]

Цяньлун - Qianlong - My Soul Dictionary

[@nojohns1748]

Its worth pointing out that the information in the section about Tibet is slightly missleading, Tibet was a tributary to be sure, but so was korea, malacca and other independend political entities in south east asia. The qing officials in Lhasa could be considered more as observers and guest, for example, they did not have the power to raise taxes or decide policy. The political relationship between Qing, the lhamaist mongols and tibet during this timeframe is complex, i recommend Mote Later imperial history as a starting point

[@林永超-k9v]

lol why didnt you mention Chinese officers have the authority to appoint dalai lama?

[@nojohns1748]

@@林永超-k9v well Mr. Lin, back then the Daila Lhama was the reincarnated head of the Gelug Pa branch of tibetan buddhism. The qing emperor did not appoint anyone, it was just politically convenient for the daila lhama to visit beijing to be officially recognized, china was a powerful neighbour after all

[@林永超-k9v]

@@nojohns1748 same today. the reincarnation claim cannot excuse the official appointment from central government, neither in qing dynasty, nor in today.

[@nojohns1748]

@@林永超-k9v theres a difference between an appointment and an investiture. back in medival times kings of europe would make the trip to rome to get official sanction to be crowned from the pope. doesent mean the pope had actual political authority over those kingdoms. the whole reincarnation thing does not matter. fact is , during Qing dynasty Tibet was no more a territory of the empire then korea and vietnam.

[@saramuhumphries5197]

👍。

[@eugeneng7064]

I would say Tibet was a Qing colony rather than a protectorate the moment the Anbangs were introduced

[@aii_penguin9096]

Eugene Ng Nah the Dalai Lama still had a lot of autonomy in ruling Tibet

[@eugeneng7064]

@@aii_penguin9096 the Princely States of India had a lot of autonomy too. Were they not British colonies?

[@tenzinchons6484]

Eugene Ng Nepal and Bhutan were British Protectorates and British resident commissioners were stationed there to represent British interest similarly Qing Ambans were resident commissioners representing Qing’s interest and only intervened when Qing interest was threatened. In Modern political sense Tibet was no more than a protectorate of Qing whose political relationship greatly depended on the ability of the Qing to defend, when Qing was seen weak and couldn’t defend Tibet from foreign invasion like British Invasion of Tibet in 1904 it exposed Qing’s inability to exert its power on Tibet when Tibetan leaders refused to accept Beijing’s order.

[@eugeneng7064]

@@tenzinchons6484 The Anbangs murdered people who could threaten their rule. What would become my country was similarly ruled by the British. They had residents who 'advised' the Sultans the same way the Anbangs advised the Dalai Lama, and deposed the ones that tried to reassert control or go against their wishes. These either ended up dead or exiled. So my country was a protectorate rather than a colony. Got it.

[@tenzinchons6484]

der Igel There is something called “buffer state” Qing needed Tibet to act as a buffer state against possible threats across the Himalayas, besides Tibetan plateau is the home to Asia’s many rivers one being Yellow River which is the birthplace of Chinese civilization. Although Tibetan plateau was not economically profitable to the Qing was it was an important region for defense purpose. Also by patronizing Tibetan Buddhism Qing exercised influence over Mongol princes who were followers of the Dalai Lama

[@yux.tn.3641]

20:10 i don’t want to sound depressing or negative…but i can bet you no one in China (probably not even the Uighurs themselves) have heard of this massacre against the Dzungars i’ve lived in China for 3 years and honestly i feel no one in China actually appreciates their own history apart from the major events? This place isn’t like the UK or USA where kids of middle class parents will study history or humanities. Here, kids just study engineering or computers. Rather if you actually do want to study history, Chinese parent would just ask = 学历史啊？毕业后能干什么工作啊？ sigh, and thats why no one here appreciates their own history…

[@yux.tn.3641]

@ユジン i can’t comment on that…but i do feel studying finance, engineering etc is more popular for chinese students abroad

[@xygog2408]

I think they are quite aware of their own history. You're just making things up. Western colonial apologist. Repent!

[@yux.tn.3641]

@@xygog2408 i’m actually from china…well, when i lived in india, i did try to learn about the chola empire but it seemed that most people there did not know too much on it

[@yayableu]

Miao? Miao is Hmong.

[@NUSORCA]

See that? That’s how Xinjiang became a part of China. It’s been a frustrating problem for rulers ever since

[@MrDemonWorm]

I'm not sure if you're English and speak great Chinese, or Chinese and speak great English.

[@History_of_China]

I'm part English, but not Chinese ;) Thanks for your comment!

[@mdellan2001]

Amursana is a complete traitor

[@stevenl5006]

channel name: "History of China" him: posts videos about Jurchen, Korean, Khitan, Turk histories

[@侠任]

清朝 啥也不是

[@alanchen8272]

你算啥东西，比你重要的多。今天的版图都由清朝奠定

[@kryts27]

Qinlong emperor was wise to make his imperial edict of multiculturalism. China is still a multi-ethnic state with Han majority, because of it's size. However, the CCP over-ride this with their totalitarianian ideology and supression of minorities; like the Uyghers, Tibetans and Mongols. Let alone religious minorities (like the Hui Chinese Muslims). The CCP can't abide a rival religion like Islam. Yes you read me right; Communism is a quasi-religion despite it's claim of athiesm (as an Athiest, i utterly reject this claim of Marxists). This "Han supremecy" of the CCP is a grave error and leads to unending conflict; something like the state of Israel.

[@JG1G1]

if you are wondering who is Miao people, they are also called Hmong.

[@viracocha6093]

The Hmong are a subgroup of the Miao