His grandfather is a great emperor and so is his father. So when he reigns the empire was at its best... but he led a luxurious life and made a lot of wrong decisions, so the wealth that his grandfather and father worked hard to get, all went to nothing by the end of his reign.
I think YongZheng is greater character than his father, for his dedication to the people are more balanced and continuous (he dun do funny thing in his old age).
Exactly why people say: 富不过三代 (fu bu guo san dai) Literally: Wealth does not pass three generations. I know many Fu‘erdai, and while their parents are amazing, the kids live in Soul numbing abundance. It’s hard for them to truly work hard if there is never a bottom line to fall to. Btw, I was named after Kangxi so that I would be prosperous :D
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!
@@msgratolie When you build up a basic grammatical understanding it mostly becomes about vocabulary for a while :) Are you following HSK or another program?
@@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
@@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.
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!
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...
@@History_of_China no worries we can wait. But first I have some questions. 1) is true that after the second empress of qialong die, none other ula/hoifa nara women, Enter as consort in the palace again? 2) after what she did hervcksn fall into disgrace? Her clan was not considerate noble anymore? 3) Her real name is Ula Nara or Hoifa Nara? I read un Many places that Even historians still don't know exactly but that all Nara's comes from the same Origin. 4)that means That cixi who was yehe-nara was somehow related to empress Nara?
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.
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.
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
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) 🙏🌷
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.
I was surpriced that you called it the Dzunger genocide. In my experience most people covering the Qianlong emperor completely ignore that and his genocide against the Jinchuan people.
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).
It's fascinating how many people today call for Tibet, Xinjiang independence because they say the ethnic minorities are not Chinese. While Emperor Qianlong who lived 300 years ago directly disagrees.
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
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
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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
@@History_of_China 16:10 "there exists a view of China according to which non-Han people cannot become China's subjects and their land cannot be integrated into the territory of China. This does not represent our dynasty's understanding of China, but is instead that of the earlier Han, Tang, Song, and Ming dynasties." Why does the opinion of a Manchu invader matter in the first place ? The definition of Chinese is : Sinitic ( Han ) people, legal migrant and conquered people under direct bureaucratic control inside the Great Wall by Native Chinese regime. The Khitan, Jurchen, Mongol and Manchu aren't Chinese simply because they invaded China from outside of China proper.
25 yr old wow here I am wasting my time eating ice-cream sandwiches and watching TLC while hongli is a favorite at 10 know martial arts and calligraphy, also doing state affairs . He reminds me of Suleiman the Magnificent , he also brought the Ottomans to their height.
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.
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.
Just found your channel and started watching the qing dynasty playlist. It's great so far but part 2 of this video is blocked in my country for some reason. Edit: Nevermind. Just noticed you reuploaded the video. :)
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
I'm a descendents of the Miao minority group. Grandparents fled to Lao's after the war with the Qing government. My dad use to tell me stories his father told him. The Great Southern Wall was made to keep an eye on the Miao people. Even though we had our differences with the Qing Dynasty my father never said anything about the Han Chinese. I think at that time the Miao people also saw the suffering of the Han Chinese. Some of the stories told to me went all the way back to warring states period. From what I took out of it the Miao people fought along side with the State of Chu
Very good potted history. Unfortunately there are many mistakes in the subtitles, which is a pity because I wanted to recommend the video to a Mandarin-speaking friend who is learning English.
Burmese were a hidden potential. They were tough and once ruler Alungpaya came into the scene Burma became highly martial that even defeated the mighty Qings!! Any Burmese here plz respond.
@@madsam0320 malaria played a role but Burmese guerrilla warfare techniques played a much bigger role and the terrain as well. Similar thing happened in Nepal and Vietnam campaigns.
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
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
Yes. Sweden was at the time already a developed nation with good industry thanks to their large ore deposits and was much more advanced than Russia, with Swedish officers being highly trained. During war with Russia some Swedish officers who had been captured were pressed into service because of their knowledge and one of these men was later captured by the Mongols when stationed in distant border regions - this being Johan Gustaf Renat. Although initially just a prisoner, he eventually became a respected advisor of the Khan and spent many years with the Mongols, helping them to develop industry (which allowed them to produce good muskets based on western models and to even cast cannons) - having won the Mongols respect he was allowed to leave after 17 years and returned to Sweden where he wrote a book about his adventure and brought with him two detailed maps of Central Asia.
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 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.
I made this video a while ago, and don't have the whole list anymore. Here are a few I remember though : The relaxing ones are: Painted heart (Guzheng version) Era of Prosperity (Three Kingdoms Total war OST) Then more serious/battle-like music: Resolve (Shogun 2 Total war OST) Fiddler of the Plains (Attila Total war OST)
5:00 we, hmong people, are like libertarian we like to stay isolated with our own people, belief, way of life, and don't want other (non-hmong) to govern us
QIHANlong is a meme, a fanatic of art yet with poor tastes. A fan boy of Chinese culture, his father likes cosplay ancient Chinese scholars in his palace.
@@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!
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 :)
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
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)
awesome as usual! however the art depicting two men at 2:14 - these two can't be yongzheng and hongli, as the two gentleman scholars here are garbed in han clothing, with han footwear (those aren't manchu boots), and their hair is tied back in a han style topknot at the back, not the manchurian queue. i think these two men are at least of the ming dynasty.
Thank you so much! I was surprised as well, but it turns out both Yongzheng and Qianlong were very fond of portraits of them in various garbs (including Han, Mongol and even contemporary European clothing). Many of these were made by Jesuit painter Giuseppe Castiglione (郎世寧). If you're curious, here is an illustrated article going into more detail : lucian.uchicago.edu/blogs/wuhung/files/2012/12/Emperor-Masquerade-Costume-Portraits-of-Yongzheng-and-Qianlong.pdf
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.
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)
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
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
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
@@NSWTrainLinkVlogs sorry for my poor English... Tyen is 天 indeed. Qian should be "heaven" more than "sky". "Qian kun (乾坤）" is a Taoistic term referring to" heaven and earth", and the word as a whole is widely used to refer to the world between.
That younger brother was smart. Not fighting for the throne saved his life.
I believe it.
He was like, Yo, I'm outta here.
ruyi’s royal love in the palace brought me here 🥰
It's very good, isn't? :) Watch The Rise of the Phoenixes, if you haven't yet. Absolutely mesmerizing!
@@msgratolie I’ve watched that it was so so good!!!
I would also recommend Story of Yanxi Palace, it’s about the same dude but told in a different way
@@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
@@aperson7151 haha, same here
His grandfather is a great emperor and so is his father. So when he reigns the empire was at its best... but he led a luxurious life and made a lot of wrong decisions, so the wealth that his grandfather and father worked hard to get, all went to nothing by the end of his reign.
I think YongZheng is greater character than his father, for his dedication to the people are more balanced and continuous (he dun do funny thing in his old age).
Exactly why people say: 富不过三代 (fu bu guo san dai) Literally: Wealth does not pass three generations. I know many Fu‘erdai, and while their parents are amazing, the kids live in Soul numbing abundance. It’s hard for them to truly work hard if there is never a bottom line to fall to.
Btw, I was named after Kangxi so that I would be prosperous :D
picking Wallace Huo to play him was a bummer tho
@@chinigirlX3 you are dogs
@@chinigirlX3 chidogs
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!
Similar to my lockdown experience
You can do it! Learning Mandarin takes hard work, but it gets easier. Then it gets harder... but then it gets easier again haha
@@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 :)
@@msgratolie When you build up a basic grammatical understanding it mostly becomes about vocabulary for a while :) Are you following HSK or another program?
@@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
I just watched Chinese costume drama called Ruyi Palace of Love and Emperor Qianlong was one of the main characters. Fascinating!!
Yanxi Palace brought me here
omg! same! I also watched Ruyi's love in palace before Yanxi Palace. Im so hooked!
And now im looking for yanxi palace in forbidden city and it brings me here 🤭
Are these some of those weird period harem dramas I have heard about?
@@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.
Book and Sword I think
Quianlong, the cousin that your Chinese parents always compared you to.
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!
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...
@@niniekhardiati715 in Ruyi is seems Quinlong consistently undermined the Empress/Consort governing the harem causing jealousies among the women.
came here because of zhen huan zhuan and ru yi zhuan. thanks!! i love these so much
Glad you enjoy !
Hi can you do about Qianlong's empresses and concubine specifically Imperial Noble Consort Ling
Hi, I'll consider it, but I have a few other projects in mind for the time being
actually I also want to watch the Story or the empresses specially Ruyi
Story of Yanxi Palace fan spotted
Hehe , did you watch the Yanxi Palace?
@@History_of_China no worries we can wait. But first I have some questions.
1) is true that after the second empress of qialong die, none other ula/hoifa nara women, Enter as consort in the palace again?
2) after what she did hervcksn fall into disgrace? Her clan was not considerate noble anymore?
3) Her real name is Ula Nara or Hoifa Nara? I read un Many places that Even historians still don't know exactly but that all Nara's comes from the same Origin.
4)that means That cixi who was yehe-nara was somehow related to empress Nara?
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.
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.
I have been waiting for this also I’m the quinlong my name is hong i this is my blood line
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
@@linshitaolst4936 They mention this in Yanxi Palace....
He reminds me of emperor Augustus:
Both ushered in a Golden Age.
Both expanded the borders of their realms.
And both were absolut ruthless.
The comparison is quite relevant !
At the end of their reign. They both remembered greatly their respective empires
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😂
YAY! Qianlong! Love this sorta miniseries on Kangxi, Yongzheng and now Qianlong. Can't wait for part 2!
I'm really enjoying the history of China, its extremely fascinating.
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) 🙏🌷
EXCELLENT!! THANK YOU FOR YOUR EXPLANATION. I LOOK FORWARD TO NEW VIDEOS!
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.
I was surpriced that you called it the Dzunger genocide. In my experience most people covering the Qianlong emperor completely ignore that and his genocide against the Jinchuan people.
Well it's an important historical event, it deserves to be talked about
@@History_of_China Sure. but similar to the Taiping civil war much later in the Qing dynasty, it seems ignored or downplayed by almost everyone.
@@inotaishu1 Dzungar deserved it.
Barbarian raiders got what's coming.
@@joerogue231 Suuuurrrrreeeeee. If that makes you sleep better at night.
@@inotaishu1 Yes, it's like saying the Mongols didn't deserve the same violence that they gave on other.
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).
It's fascinating how many people today call for Tibet, Xinjiang independence because they say the ethnic minorities are not Chinese. While Emperor Qianlong who lived 300 years ago directly disagrees.
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!!
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
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
History of China imperil concubine, yes please🙏👍
i like this type of historical videos, anyone else like this type of video as well?
Me !
Some people think that (one of) the reason(s) Kangxi may have passed the throne to Yongzheng is because of his preference of Hongli
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.
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
Love the videos. They are very informative! Just wondering will you be doing a series on the Ming dynasty?
who else Came from Ruyi’s royal love TV show?😮
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.
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.
@@patrickhows1482 The Manchu are a disaster for China.
Great video! I love learning about Chinese history especially because I don't know much about it
Thank you ! It is so rich indeed. Hopefully I can cover all periods of China eventually !
@@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?
@@micahistory I checked your channel out, I believe you have a strong potential. Keep on making videos !
@@History_of_China thanks. Did you subscribe?
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.
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
You single-handedly skyrocketed my history grade. THANK YOU!!!
Thanks for your comment! I'm really glad to hear it :)
@@History_of_China 16:10
"there exists a view of China according to which non-Han people cannot become China's subjects and their land cannot be integrated into the territory of China. This does not represent our dynasty's understanding of China, but is instead that of the earlier Han, Tang, Song, and Ming dynasties."
Why does the opinion of a Manchu invader matter in the first place ?
The definition of Chinese is : Sinitic ( Han ) people, legal migrant and conquered people under direct bureaucratic control inside the Great Wall by Native Chinese regime.
The Khitan, Jurchen, Mongol and Manchu aren't Chinese simply because they invaded China from outside of China proper.
Very, very, very, nice video. Thank you very much.
If Yongqi became emperor, the Qing dynasty would have existed today.
25 yr old wow here I am wasting my time eating ice-cream sandwiches and watching TLC while hongli is a favorite at 10 know martial arts and calligraphy, also doing state affairs . He reminds me of Suleiman the Magnificent , he also brought the Ottomans to their height.
Excellent video. Very interesting, informative and worthwhile video.
Excellent video as always Grand historian.
Many thanks :D
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.
Yeah china was under rule of Mongol Empire.
In 1644, Manchurian nomads and East Mongols occupied china. han chinese ming dynasty destroyed by Manchurian nomads and East Mongols in 1644.
@@purevjargalpuujee4845 And half of the Mongol now is part of China.
Thanks!
@@History_of_China haha what the poor channel. History doesn't change my friends. Mongols were Mongols. "Qing", their last dynasty. Poor channel lol
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.
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
Hi, thanks for your comment ! I've already done it on many of my vids. I'll be working on updating them all :)
Just found your channel and started watching the qing dynasty playlist. It's great so far but part 2 of this video is blocked in my country for some reason.
Edit: Nevermind. Just noticed you reuploaded the video. :)
Waiting for the second part with love
Interesting and well presented, thanks!
Glad you liked it !
Can you make a documentary on QianLong's Step Empress and Fucha?
I might one day, but it's not in my immediate plans
@@History_of_China Thank you. I hope to see it someday.
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
I'm a descendents of the Miao minority group. Grandparents fled to Lao's after the war with the Qing government. My dad use to tell me stories his father told him. The Great Southern Wall was made to keep an eye on the Miao people. Even though we had our differences with the Qing Dynasty my father never said anything about the Han Chinese. I think at that time the Miao people also saw the suffering of the Han Chinese. Some of the stories told to me went all the way back to warring states period. From what I took out of it the Miao people fought along side with the State of Chu
Very good potted history. Unfortunately there are many mistakes in the subtitles, which is a pity because I wanted to recommend the video to a Mandarin-speaking friend who is learning English.
Burmese were a hidden potential. They were tough and once ruler Alungpaya came into the scene Burma became highly martial that even defeated the mighty Qings!! Any Burmese here plz respond.
Burmese may be tough, but no match to the Qing warriors.
It’s malaria that defeated the northerners.
@@madsam0320 malaria played a role but Burmese guerrilla warfare techniques played a much bigger role and the terrain as well. Similar thing happened in Nepal and Vietnam campaigns.
qing dynasty was taken advantage of by burmese not because burmese are tough, but because of the local climate and long supply chain
@@林永超-k9v don't you dare to challenge Konbuang dynasty
“Captured Swedish officer” wait what? You can make a whole video on that?
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😂😂😂😂
Qing dynasty is fascinating. Great background music.
It is! Thank you :)
@@History_of_ChinaYou’re welcome. Thank you for your channel.
ruyi's royal love and yanxi palace brought me here.
Hasn’t even watched yet but I know this’ll be epic
Por favor, traducir al español latino o con subtítulos, interesante documental, gracias.
Qianlong , can't wait for Part 2 I Love you so much
Coming soon ! Stay tuned :)
Back at ya much love to ya
Watching this all I can think is history seems to be repeating itself
The Story of Yanxi Palace brought me here.
Good video, I wanted to learn more about the 10 great campaigns and I can say that I did.
Thank you! Glad my work helped :)
画质感人！
290,000 Manchu Qing under qianlong lost to 100,000 Tay Son under Quang Trung
I'll talk about this in my second part coming soon :)
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
Absolutely. Half of the Ten Great Campaigns were pretty disastrous in terms of monetary and human resources
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
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😊😊😊😊
the background music is majestic. can someone plz tell me its nAME?
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
Are you Mongol messy?
Idk why nobody has made a movie about him, a movie about the McCartney or Titsing Embassy would very cool
I know right! Such a fascinating saga!
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yongzheng spent his whole emperorship fighting his brothers
What song do you use in this vid? It's so beautiful.
6:25 just wondering, did Imishear you or did you say 'Swedish officer' ?
Yes. Sweden was at the time already a developed nation with good industry thanks to their large ore deposits and was much more advanced than Russia, with Swedish officers being highly trained. During war with Russia some Swedish officers who had been captured were pressed into service because of their knowledge and one of these men was later captured by the Mongols when stationed in distant border regions - this being Johan Gustaf Renat. Although initially just a prisoner, he eventually became a respected advisor of the Khan and spent many years with the Mongols, helping them to develop industry (which allowed them to produce good muskets based on western models and to even cast cannons) - having won the Mongols respect he was allowed to leave after 17 years and returned to Sweden where he wrote a book about his adventure and brought with him two detailed maps of Central Asia.
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I see! I was just surprised to hear that a Swedish person was on the opposite side of Earth during this time.
Niko Christian Wallenberg answered perfectly :)
May you put microphone for more audio hearing, some age hear less
Just found the channel, subscribed!
Thanks for following !
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
He had great start but the ending didn’t went well
@@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.
Can I please have a list of the music you use in this video. I absolutely love them and they are so soothing
I made this video a while ago, and don't have the whole list anymore. Here are a few I remember though :
The relaxing ones are:
Painted heart (Guzheng version)
Era of Prosperity (Three Kingdoms Total war OST)
Then more serious/battle-like music:
Resolve (Shogun 2 Total war OST)
Fiddler of the Plains (Attila Total war OST)
The story of yanxi place brought me here!!
5:00 we, hmong people, are like libertarian
we like to stay isolated with our own people, belief, way of life, and don't want other (non-hmong) to govern us
What is the name of the tibet buddhism music and artist in 9:00 do you now.?:)
Sorry I can't seem to find it anymore. I'll put in the description if I do!
Because of story of yanxi palace brought me here hehe
X2 he he
QIHANlong is a meme, a fanatic of art yet with poor tastes. A fan boy of Chinese culture, his father likes cosplay ancient Chinese scholars in his palace.
And his poems, 50 thousands of them, can be described with a polite manner
I love your videos!
Glad to hear it :)
Can you please make Chinese porcelain history for we the collectors.
great video! What is the music in the background in the beginning please?
Thanks ! I'm not aware of its name, but here is the link : ruclips.net/video/yAHgqDPfaLM/видео.html
@@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!
I appreciate it :)
So that's why I always see the emperor in Ruyi tinkering with a clock.. they have a Jesuit inside the place.. amazing.
That's why most concubines in Chinese history never ever saw their emperor. It's really sad in certain way.
story of yanxi palace brought me here
Yanxi palace brought me here
Is this Emperor Qianlong who married Empress Ruyi??
Yup
How did the Swedish officer end up with the nomads?
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 :)
I have a coin from during his Reign as Emperor of China a Chinese cash coin
I'm looking for a coin from that time period. But so many fakes out there and not a coin collector here
Between the Qings under Qianlong and Mughals of 17th century under Aurangzeb which empire was militarily stronger?
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
Aurangzeb ruled from 1658-1707. A more accurate comparison would be Kangxi and not Qianlong
What's the song at 10:00?
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)
Here you go! ruclips.net/video/dkLS94Wi_n4/видео.html&ab_channel=RichardPrince-Topic
@@History_of_China Thank you so much for actually replying!!! Your videos are the best!
dont stop more more more
awesome as usual! however the art depicting two men at 2:14 - these two can't be yongzheng and hongli, as the two gentleman scholars here are garbed in han clothing, with han footwear (those aren't manchu boots), and their hair is tied back in a han style topknot at the back, not the manchurian queue. i think these two men are at least of the ming dynasty.
Thank you so much! I was surprised as well, but it turns out both Yongzheng and Qianlong were very fond of portraits of them in various garbs (including Han, Mongol and even contemporary European clothing). Many of these were made by Jesuit painter Giuseppe Castiglione (郎世寧). If you're curious, here is an illustrated article going into more detail :
lucian.uchicago.edu/blogs/wuhung/files/2012/12/Emperor-Masquerade-Costume-Portraits-of-Yongzheng-and-Qianlong.pdf
@@History_of_China thanks for the link, I love the painting of Yongzheng in that western curly wig haha
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.
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)
其實，回頭看清代的历史，是十分有趣而悲傷的。
Dzungaria was known as Qing Hai in the Qing Dynasty and Xinjiang today
Qinghai was called Kokonor by Khoshut Oirats and Dzungaria was named Xinjiang by Qing after the conquest
@@tenzinchons6484 What did the Manchurian nomads and East Mongol conquest chinese ming dynasty in 1644 and call them ?
Yup and yanxi palace
Can you link me the painting of the Miaos fighting the Qing troops at around 5 minutes?
That is indeed a great painting
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
History of China Thanks!
I’m the quianlong my name is hong i there brother was jealous of him I favor him wow thanks you so much
Qianlong sounds like the Tony Stark of the Qing Dynasty....
I must ask was the manchus classed as Mongols?
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
@@History_of_China ty for getting back
Name of the song at start?
It's called "Painted Heart" (画心). Here's the version I used: ruclips.net/video/YO3ZzJPnVUE/видео.html :)
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
Yes he is.
Interesting Fact: Qianlong means Salty Dragon in Mandarin
Not really...Qian refers to the sky and Long refers to prosperity, which means gods assist him to govern.
Actually the sky is Tyen not Qian
@@NSWTrainLinkVlogs sorry for my poor English... Tyen is 天 indeed. Qian should be "heaven" more than "sky". "Qian kun (乾坤）" is a Taoistic term referring to" heaven and earth", and the word as a whole is widely used to refer to the world between.