Kangxi

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Kangxi

emperor of Qing dynasty

Also known as: Elhe Taifin, K’ang-hsi, Qing Shengzu, Rendi, Shengzu, Xuanye(Show More)

Written by

Nobuo Kanda

Emeritus Professor of East Asian History, Meiji University, Tokyo. Author of Rise and Fall of the Ch'ing Dynasty.

Nobuo Kanda

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Kangxi (born May 4, 1654, Beijing, China—died Dec. 20, 1722, Beijing) was the second emperor (reigned 1661–1722) of the Qing (Manchu) dynasty (1644–1911/12). To the Chinese empire he added areas north of the Amur River (Heilong Jiang) and portions of Outer Mongolia, and he extended control over Tibet. He opened four ports to foreign trade and encouraged the introduction of Western education and arts and of Roman Catholicism. The third son of the Shunzhi emperor,...

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