Qianlong's Shadow in Qing China
1800
The ancient Qianlong Emperor had died the year before, but his favorite Heshen, the most corrupt courtier in Chinese history, was forced to hang himself in his prison cell by the new Jiaqing Emperor. Heshen's confiscated fortune rivaled the state treasury. The Qing rot had an institutional face, and Beijing had just cut it off.
In context
Also in 1800 (6 other events on record)
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- Library of Congress Founded · North America · Culture
- Adams Moves Into White House · North America · Politics
- Nguyen Offensive in Vietnam · Southeast Asia · War
Before and after in East Asia
Before and after in Politics
Era
Enlightenment (1651–1800), one of 696 events from that era on Saeculum.
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