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Eunuch and Emperor in the Great Age of Qing Rule
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Eunuch and Emperor in the Great Age of Qing Rule offers a new interpretation of eunuchs and their connection to imperial rule in the first century and a half of the Qing dynasty (1644–1800). This period encompassed the reigns of three of China’s most important emperors, men who were deeply affected by the great eunuch corruption of the fallen Ming dynasty. In this groundbreaking and deeply researched book, the author explores how Qing emperors sought to prevent a return of the harmful excesses of eunuchs and how eunuchs flourished in the face of the restrictions imposed upon them. We meet powerful eunuchs who faithfully served, and in some cases ultimately betrayed, their emperors. We also meet ordinary eunuchs whose lives, punctuated by dramas large and small, provide a fascinating perspective on the Qing palace world.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Eunuch and Emperor in the Great Age of Qing Rule
- Title
- Copyright
- Dedication
- CONTENTS
- List of Illustrations
- Acknowledgments
- Preface
- Conventions
- Conversions
- Qing Reigns
- Introduction
- 1. āA Time of Pure Yinā: Forging the SeventeenthāCentury Consensus on the Nature of Ming Eunuch Power
- 2. The Shunzhi Emperor and His Eunuchs: Echoes of the Ming
- 3. āTo Guard against Their Subtle Encroachmentsā: The Kangxi Emperorās Regulation of RankāandāFile Eunuchs
- 4. The Influence of Eunuchs in Kangxiās Inner Circle
- 5. Eunuch Loyalties in the Yongzheng Emperorās Troubled Succession
- 6. Yongzhengās Innovative Rules for Regulating Eunuchs
- 7. The Qianlong Emperor: Shifting the Arc of History
- 8. Qianlongās Flawed System of Oversight
- 9. The World Created by Qianlong and His Eunuchs
- Conclusion
- Notes
- Selected Bibliography
- Glossary-Index