Allie Kiernan
Kavanagh
World Civ II
7 March 2016
Rough Draft In 1661, at the young age of 15, Emperor Kangxi took throne after his father’s death. Due to the fact that he was so young, Kangxi had regents till 1669. Kangxi took many important journeys and expeditions throughout his rule. He was a strong, accomplished military leader and also supported Chinese art and culture. Emperor Kangxi’s use of military strength, passion for literature and studying, and his caring attitude towards his empire proved he was the most influential leader of the Qing dynasty. Many successful leaders have an open mind to learning and literature. This is seen during Emperor Kangxi’s rule in China. Kangxi had a special passion for literature, studying, and learning. …show more content…
In order to attract scholars, he held exams, and sponsored scholarly projects (Hook). He held civil service examinations and opened “a special channel through which persons with exceptional talents in learning and writing were admitted into his service on recommendation” (Kanda 3). 50 men were rewarded with appointments at the Hanlin Academy. When these men were at the academy they worked on assembling the Mingshi, which was the history of the Ming dynasty (Kanda 3). Kangxi wanting to attract scholars to his government showed his care the quality of his government. Along with his scholarly government, he assigned scholars to help assemble his big …show more content…
“ The dictionary of Chinese characters, Kangxi zidian, listing about 42,000 characters” (Kanda 3). This massive encyclopedia of Chinese characters and poems was called the Kangxi Dictionary. Throughout his rule, many other books were commissioned. He also revised and expanded 6 articles by Shunzhi that included the detail of village life. Not only was Kangxi interested in literature, he wanted to learn too. Emperor Kangxi hired Jesuit missionaries to help gain knowledge. “ He learned geometry from Ferdinand Verbiest, who became deputy director of the Imperial Observatory and compiled the official calendar of the empire. Verbiest was also responsible for the production of cannons that proved effective against the three rebellious kings and the Dzungars. Jean-François Gerbillon and Joachim Bouvet taught Kangxi mathematics. Kangxi ordered Pierre Jartoux, Jean-Baptiste Régis, and others to compile an accurate atlas of the empire; after long and laborious trigonometric surveys that covered every corner of the empire, starting in 1708, the atlas Huangyu quanlantu was completed in 1717” (Kanda 4). All of Kangxi’s efforts to absorb more knowledge suggests how he cared about being up to date on the newest information. He felt that as a leader he needed to be educated. Kangxi’s passion for literature and learning led the people of his empire to trust Kangxi and led him to lead a successful empire. Powerful leaders usually need a strong military
Kavanagh
World Civ II
7 March 2016
Rough Draft In 1661, at the young age of 15, Emperor Kangxi took throne after his father’s death. Due to the fact that he was so young, Kangxi had regents till 1669. Kangxi took many important journeys and expeditions throughout his rule. He was a strong, accomplished military leader and also supported Chinese art and culture. Emperor Kangxi’s use of military strength, passion for literature and studying, and his caring attitude towards his empire proved he was the most influential leader of the Qing dynasty. Many successful leaders have an open mind to learning and literature. This is seen during Emperor Kangxi’s rule in China. Kangxi had a special passion for literature, studying, and learning. …show more content…
In order to attract scholars, he held exams, and sponsored scholarly projects (Hook). He held civil service examinations and opened “a special channel through which persons with exceptional talents in learning and writing were admitted into his service on recommendation” (Kanda 3). 50 men were rewarded with appointments at the Hanlin Academy. When these men were at the academy they worked on assembling the Mingshi, which was the history of the Ming dynasty (Kanda 3). Kangxi wanting to attract scholars to his government showed his care the quality of his government. Along with his scholarly government, he assigned scholars to help assemble his big …show more content…
“ The dictionary of Chinese characters, Kangxi zidian, listing about 42,000 characters” (Kanda 3). This massive encyclopedia of Chinese characters and poems was called the Kangxi Dictionary. Throughout his rule, many other books were commissioned. He also revised and expanded 6 articles by Shunzhi that included the detail of village life. Not only was Kangxi interested in literature, he wanted to learn too. Emperor Kangxi hired Jesuit missionaries to help gain knowledge. “ He learned geometry from Ferdinand Verbiest, who became deputy director of the Imperial Observatory and compiled the official calendar of the empire. Verbiest was also responsible for the production of cannons that proved effective against the three rebellious kings and the Dzungars. Jean-François Gerbillon and Joachim Bouvet taught Kangxi mathematics. Kangxi ordered Pierre Jartoux, Jean-Baptiste Régis, and others to compile an accurate atlas of the empire; after long and laborious trigonometric surveys that covered every corner of the empire, starting in 1708, the atlas Huangyu quanlantu was completed in 1717” (Kanda 4). All of Kangxi’s efforts to absorb more knowledge suggests how he cared about being up to date on the newest information. He felt that as a leader he needed to be educated. Kangxi’s passion for literature and learning led the people of his empire to trust Kangxi and led him to lead a successful empire. Powerful leaders usually need a strong military