Uncharted Territory by Tom Anderson

Author:Tom Anderson [Anderson, Tom]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: SF, RO:SF
Publisher: Sea Lion Press
Published: 2016-10-07T00:00:00+00:00

Yet while the Qing Emperors prospered, such opposition languished and at times the various societies kept going more out of social habit and tradition than for any serious attempt to stand against the ruling dynasty. The Shunzhi Emperor was followed by the great Kangxi Emperor, whose long reign was significant in restoring China’s image abroad. Kangxi’s armies defeated Peter the Great’s Russians in their attempt to expand into the Far East. This delayed Russian expansionism for a century and established Chinese control over the Amur valley, along with favourable trade arrangements with the Russians. It was Kangxi who defeated the Three Feudatories’ Revolt and quenched the last embers of Ming-restorationist and other native Han Chinese rebellions. More importantly in some ways, he won over the Chinese aristocracy by having a new dictionary drawn up and encouraging Chinese ways among the Manchu ruling classes. Just as had happened to the Jurchen Jin and the Mongol Yuan dynasties, Chinese culture reasserted itself and within a few generations, it seemed, invaders would find they had forgotten who they once were…

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