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Emperor K’ang-hsi tried to live forever through his children. He had 56 children all together but only one with his first wife, who later took over the thrown. The Emperor was very protective of his sons and made sure they got everything they wanted. He would often kill someone that threatened the chance of a power overthrow. He once killed three cooks and several servant boys for suspicion of homosexual activity with his son Yin-jeng. At the end of K’ang-hsi’s life, he became very senile and distant from reality and the Chinese people.

In 1793, in the midst of the French revolution in Europe, Emperor Qianlong of the Qing state, who reigned over the Chinese empire from 1735-95, responded to a request made by an envoy sent by King George III of Britain. The envoy sent, known as the Macartney embassy and fronted by Lord Macartney, was for the purpose of discussing the condition of relations between Great Britain and the Qing empire and possible alterations to their state of trade. By the time the letter was written and the embassy arrived in the Chinese capital city Peking ( known as Beijing), Qianlong ruled the largest and wealthiest political state anywhere in the world, ruling over one third of the worlds population. These notions of prosperity and grandeur as an Empire, led Qianlong to reject all proposals sent by the King of Britain and his embassy.

In The Death of Duke Ching of Chin, the author provides readers with an enthralling anecdote of the death of Duke Ching in 581 B.C.. The narrator describes the death prophecy of Duke Ching with as much detail as the life he had lived as a ruler. The author’s detailed description of the dream experienced by Duke Ching presents the themes, symbolizing significant aspects that would lead to his death. An ogre came to him in his dream, seeking revenge for the death of its grandsons. The shaman’s prophecy said that he would die before the time of the new grain. He then fell extremely ill and was diagnosed with a disease that is situated above the diaphragm and below the heart. He dreamt about his illness in the form of the two little boys and the physician confirmed it. The presence of the day ping-wu symbolizes the false prophecy the duke believed he had been told too by the shaman, and sentenced him to death. The duke started to eat the grain, however, his stomach swell up and he went for the privy. Fatefully, he fell down the hole and died.

The Qianlong Emperor is one of the most notable emperors in Chinese history due to the complexity of his reign. Qianlong was the fourth emperor of the Qing Dynasty from 1735 to 1796. This is one of the longest in Chinese History. The first 40 years were some of his greatest achievements, however the last 20 years were met with fraud, corruption, and a declining popularity. In this essay, I will argue that despite having a major blemish to his reign, the Qianlong Emperor was a successful emperor. I am defining and measuring successfulness based on 1) the ability to grow the empire 2) whether or not they have good intentions for empire and 3) control and security over the empire. The Qianlong Emperor’s greatest successes shine through his militaristic campaigns, foreign relations, and his protection and his advocating for art. However, it is also stained by corruption and bad management.

The Han dynasty was a golden era for China. It saw the greatest land confiscation of the nation’s history and economic success. In this paper I will be focusing on the structure of the national government, the monopolizing of iron and salt, the Yumen Pass and the Yellow Turban rebellion. Join me as we take a trip back in time to visit a time in Chinas history that is highly revered.

Few if any sedentary polities have had as long or as complex a history of relations with nomads as Imperial China. This chapter surveys these relationships and considers their theoretical implications. These relationships were varied and complex. Imperial Chinese authorities understood some nomads as more threatening than others, and did so for both material and ideational reasons. Moreover, since the ideational foundations of the Chinese imperial polity differed from those of the Westphalian state, China found the idea of nomads less threatening than modern states often have.

Confucianism and often refereed to it as the Confucian Classic. In different parts of the

Pablo Picasso once said, “Action is the foundational key to all success." This quote signifies how great King Yu was. King Yu put all his strength and might into taming the Yellow River so when it floods it does not cause a catastrophic disaster. Moreover, Taming the Yellow River was a huge success for China and King Yu. With a tremendous success of taming the Yellow River, China's agriculture flourished with well-watered farm and crops with great ease. King Yu became a celebrity instantly. King Yu helped Ancient China thrive through advanced farming technology in the Yellow River Valley because he controlled extreme flooding that damaged Ancient China's thriving society, he is believed to be powerful from attaining powers from heaven.

was the emperor that cared most about his appearance to other. Wenwang also learned to read and right at the age of three. He was considered one of the wisest emperors ever. Wenwang married Tai Si and had 10 sons. Wenwang also lived for over 96 years. At one point, the King before Wen imprisoned him because he thought Wen was a threat to his spot as king. King Wen was buried in Zhouling town, some people believe that this is not his final resting place. Wenwang reigned from 1097 BC to 1046 BC. He was one that got credit for overthrowing the Shang Dynasty, with the assistance of Jiang Ziya.

I think that Liudprand was a skilled diplomat under the rule of Constantine VII. He listens to Constantine’s words very well, and he offers gifts to ease a situation to make sure that things are somewhat positive when he has to deliver bad news. Do you think gift giving was a great idea? I did not notice that Liuprand showed any sides of western inferiority to the eastern emperor. I felt that Liuprand was extremely conscious and respectful about the decisions he had to make while visiting this emperor. One thing I felt was in his mind he might have looked down on the eastern emperor slightly when he talks about how he is handing him a letter full of lies. I think the letter full of lies, tells me that they think that the eastern emperor is

Few people in history are as influential yet obscure as Admiral Yi Sun-shin. Admiral Yi was born in 1545 and died in battle in 1598. His exemplary performance as an admiral and his loyalty to his country were lauded by both Koreans and Japanese. Even westerners like Admiral George Alexander Ballard have acknowledged the brilliance of admiral Yi. Admiral Yi Sun-shin had a significant impact on East Asian history through his defense of Korean independence, development of revolutionary naval combat tactics, and his legacy sparking Korean nationalism.

Pu Yi is usually described as the “puppet emperor” in Chinese history books. In China, history classes tend to ignore the historical facts about Pu Yi, but only talk about how he was used by Japanese governments during the war years. The film unveils the truth about Pu Yi’s life. From

The Shih Tzu originated in Tibet it was considered royalty and lived it great temples. Occasionally they were given to a emperor of China and as time passed the Shih Tzu was deemed to have originated from China. ​

He was the Emperor during East Han, Ming was his name.He had a dream about Buddha.And that the very next day he ordered some his officials to travel west in an attempt to find what had caused his vision. The officials then travel to the west and eventually came upon two Buddhist monks with two white horses. The monks carried with them a picture of Buddha and their horses were carried with holy Buddhist scriptures. The Chinese officials invited the monks to return with them to China 's capital Chang An and introduce Buddhism to the emperor.

I chose to focus on Wang Xi Meng's Chinese landscape painting, A Thousand Li of Rivers and Mountains. Wang painted this at the age of eighteen, in the year 1113, during the Song Dynasty. This eminent thirty-nine foot long scroll was one of the most inimitable of its time, displayed to this day in the Palace Museum, located in China’s capital, Beijing. Later being nicknamed the "Great age of Chinese landscape", critics highly honored these nature scene works of art. There was no vanishing point, therefore was unable to create depth in his work. Wang used the dry brush technique to add a almost scratched look to his painting. This was used to fill out the picture and add contrast between the detailed and negative spaces. By doing to, a false