Emperor of China

In 1794, Macartney proposed the famous “Macartney Mission”, and was rejected by Qianlong Emperor. It is because that China had totally different understanding of its diplomatic status from what the Macartney thought, and China was self-sufficient and thus not willing to expand import. However, some claimed that it was China’s “isolation” that resulted in the rejection. From my perspective, the idea that China was “isolated” was not totally correct. Instead, the East Asian was actively involved…

Emperor Qianlong recognizes the efforts made by King George III to send diplomatic mission. He is happy that the mission was sent on the anniversary of his birthday. In return for him being so nice, the emperor will meet with the embassy at a banquet with many gifts to give. He then goes on to talk about the conflict of trade with China. The request to trade conflicts with his dynasty and it isn’t able to be accommodated. He says that the Europeans were allowed to live at Peking but they had to…

when he was thirteen, his father died, leaving him to be declared emperor of the state. Having planned on restoring peace and order in his country and organising and strengthening the new empire, he was driven mad by power. Qin Shi Huang is now known to be infamous and a cruel and heartless tyrant who was unjust to the people of Ancient China and obsessed with his death. This Case study will discuss the negative choices that Emperor Qin made and their outcomes including: Ordering the books…

patricians are responsible for the rise of Rome because they have most control in Roman politics. Christianity plays a vital role in the rise of Rome where Emperor Constantine had legalized Christianity towards his citizens where they are free to worship the Lord as they please. The evidence can be found in “The Birth of Christianity”, “Emperor Constantine ended persecution of Christians when he seized power in AD306. Four years later, Constantine made Christianity legal throughout the Roman…

Nanjing Road (Tourist Entertainment) The Nanjing Road is going to be one of my first visits in China. It’s about 3.4 miles long and runs east to west. It’s a major shopping street with large attractions for fashion-seeking people. According to Nanjing Road by Travel China Guide, the Nanjing Road began “Importing large quantities of foreign goods, it became the earliest shopping street of the city.” There’s over six hundred businesses along this street, all of which are uniquely different and…

The era of the 1400s-1700s was a time of great discovery, invention, expansion, and the early establishment of trading routes and alliances. Various European countries and China both began sea expeditions abroad in order to learn about the world and people around them. After a period of naval expeditions, China pulled back and focused on expanding their empire in the eastern world and building their economy. Europe, however, discovered the resources and inventions of the East and developed a…

Eusebius’ excerpt The Life of the Blessed Emperor Constantine and Mou Tzu’s excerpt The Disposition of Error clearly depict the issues Rome and China faced as these new religions entered their society. During Eusebius’ time Christianity was a fairly new religion and was seen as a threat to Pagan Rome, thus it received a lot of backlash. Mou Tzu lived in 6th century China which was after the Han Dynasty fell. This was a time where people were open to new ideas. Thus Mahayana Buddhism flourished…

centuries CE in China, Christianity and Buddhism had an amenable and receptive relationship. This affiliation between the two growing religions remained agreeable due to religious tolerance in the T’ang Dynasty. Yet, when the T’ang Dynasty began to lose power, religious pluralism was no longer tolerated. Alopen, a Syrian Nestorian monk, arrived in Chang-an in 635. Emperor T’ai-tsung granted Alopen a license for religion in 638, officially marking Christianity’s beginning in China. The…

Dynasty is an important aspect of Chinese history. Lasting from 618 AD to 907 AD, under the control of many great emperors, the Tang Dynasty received the nickname “The Golden Age of Ancient China” because it was a very prosperous time. They are well known for their poetry, painting, tricolored glazed pottery, and woodblock printing. It followed the Sui Dynasty, which failed under Emperor Yang. He was a tyrant and because of this, the people rebelled and the Sui Dynasty was overthrown, which…

Religion in the Roman Empire and Hans China While Hans China and the Roman Empire were very different empires, they have similarities, too. In religion, the differences are big, but there are a few glaring similarities when you look for them. For example, both empires were polytheistic for the majority of their reign, but were introduced and began converting to monotheistic religions before their downfalls. In the case of Hans China, however, they began leaving behind their original pantheon in…