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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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices |