The Shunzhi Emperor was the second emperor of the Manchu-led Qing dynasty, and officially the first Qing emperor to rule over China from 1644 to...
Oboi was a highly decorated Manchu military commander and courtier who served in various military and administrative posts under three successive...
The Shunzhi Emperor was the third emperor of the Manchu-led Qing dynasty, and officially the first Qing emperor to rule over China from 1644 to 1661....
The Shunzhi Emperor was the third emperor of the Manchu-led Qing dynasty, and officially the first Qing emperor to rule over China from 1644 to 1661....
The Emperor Sailing, from The Story of the Emperor of China, Beauvais, 1716/22. Scene from the lives of the Chinese emperor Shunzhi and his son, the...
The Chinese Emperor Shunzhi , Qing dynasty, engraving from China Monumentis or China illustrated by Athanasius Kircher China, 17th century.
Shunzhi or Shun-chih , 3rd Emperor of Qing Dynasty and 1st Qing Emperor to rule China, 1644-1661, Woodcut, circa 1719.
Adam Schall , German Jesuit and astronomer, Director of the Imperial Observatory to the Qing Emperor Shunzhi , Athanasius Kircher, 1667.
The Empress Xiaozhuang, , known for the majority of her life under the title 'Grand Empress Dowager', was the concubine of Emperor Huang Taiji, the...
The Hall of Supreme Harmony is the largest hall within the Forbidden City. The Hall of Supreme Harmony is one of the largest wooden structures within...
The future Empress Xiao Kang Zhang was born into the Han Chinese Tong clan. Although her family was of Jurchen origin, it had lived amongst the Han...
The future Empress Xiao Kang Zhang was born into the Han Chinese Tong clan. Although her family was of Jurchen origin, it had lived amongst the Han...
Empress Xiao Hui Zhang was of the Mongol Borjigit clan. When in 1653 Shunzhi's first Empress was demoted she was promoted to Consort. One year later...
Empress Xiao Hui Zhang was of the Mongol Borjigit clan. When in 1653 Shunzhi's first Empress was demoted she was promoted to Consort. One year later...
Empress Xiao Hui Zhang was of the Mongol Borjigit clan. When in 1653 Shunzhi's first Empress was demoted she was promoted to Consort. One year later...
Empress Xiao Hui Zhang was of the Mongol Borjigit clan. When in 1653 Shunzhi's first Empress was demoted she was promoted to Consort. One year later...
The Shunzhi Emperor was the third emperor of the Manchu-led Qing dynasty, and officially the first Qing emperor to rule over China from 1644 to 1661....
The Empress Xiaozhuang , known for most of her life by the title 'Grand Empress Dowager', was the concubine of Emperor Huang Taiji, the mother of the...
The Empress Xiaozhuang , known for most of her life by the title 'Grand Empress Dowager', was the concubine of Emperor Huang Taiji, the mother of the...
Dodo was the fifteenth son of Nurhaci and one of Dorgon's two full brothers. He distinguished himself in the conquest of China alongside Dorgon. Dodo...
Dorgon was born in Yenden, Manchuria , China. He was the fourteenth son of the Manchu leader Nurhaci. His mother was the Lady Abahai; Dodo and Ajige...
The Empress Xiaozhuang , known for most of her life by the title 'Grand Empress Dowager', was the concubine of Emperor Huang Taiji, the mother of the...
The Hall of Supreme Harmony is the largest hall within the Forbidden City. The Hall of Supreme Harmony is one of the largest wooden structures within...
The Hall of Supreme Harmony is the largest hall within the Forbidden City. The Hall of Supreme Harmony is one of the largest wooden structures within...
The Hall of Supreme Harmony is the largest hall within the Forbidden City. The Hall of Supreme Harmony is one of the largest wooden structures within...
The Hall of Supreme Harmony is the largest hall within the Forbidden City. The Hall of Supreme Harmony is one of the largest wooden structures within...
The Hall of Supreme Harmony is the largest hall within the Forbidden City. The Hall of Supreme Harmony is one of the largest wooden structures within...
The Hall of Supreme Harmony is the largest hall within the Forbidden City. The Hall of Supreme Harmony is one of the largest wooden structures within...