Kangxi Emperor

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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…

convert many officials who could promote their cause and lost the Kangxi emperor’s favour, who instilled strict regulations on missionary numbers. Christianity had maintained a religious presence in China for only a little more than one hundred years. Buddhism rose over several centuries, aided by Buddhist Emperor Wu and support of the Buddhist clergy. After the Jesuits lost the support of the Catholic Church and confidence of the Emperor, they began to lose growth in their Christian…

with China. He does not want people pretending to be missionaries, so therefore he justifies through documentation. In order for missionaries to preach in china they have to sign a document stating that they will stay in china and will not leave. In Kangxi words, “I made all missionaries who wanted to stay on in China sign a certificate, stating that they would remain here for life”. This was him, again, playing on that idea of total control. You could preach in china but as payment you had to…

China has a long history comprised of several dynasties throughout time. Scattered throughout Chinese rule are foreign conquerors that lead China into prosperity. Peasant rebel revolts, as well as a series of famines that struck China during the early seventeenth century, left the system of government vulnerable. After the collapse of the Ming Dynasty in 1644, Manchu people flooded south into China from their Manchuria homeland of the north and proclaimed a new, “pure” reign of power known as…