Daoguang Emperor Royalty

The Daoguang Emperor (Tao-kuang Emperor; Chinese: 道光帝; pinyin: Dàoguāng Dì; Wade–Giles: Tao4-kuang1 Ti4; Manchu: ᡩᠣᡵᠣ ᡝᠯᡩᡝᠩᡤᡝ, Doro Eldengge Hūwangdi; 16 September 1782 – 25 February 1850) was the eighth emperor of the Manchu Qing dynasty and the sixth Qing emperor to rule over China, from 1820 to 1850. His reign was marked by "external disaster and internal rebellion," that is, by the First Opium War, and the beginning of the Taiping Rebellion which nearly brought down the dynasty. The historian Jonathan Spence characterizes Daoguang as a “well meaning but ineffective man," who promoted officials who "presented a purist view even if they had nothing to say about the domestic and foreign problems surrounding the dynasty."

Personal facts

Daoguang Emperor
Birth dateSeptember 16, 1782
Birth place
Forbidden City , Beijing
Date of deathFebruary 25, 1850
Place of death
Old Summer Palace , Beijing
Resting place
Western Qing tombs
Parents
Empress Xiaoshurui
Jiaqing Emperor
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From1820
To1850
predecessor
successor
Xianfeng Emperor

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External resources

  1. http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=BZAPAAAAIAAJ
  2. http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=MC6sAAAAIAAJ
  3. http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=tI77bC989PoC
  4. http://muse.jhu.edu/journals/late/summary/v029/29.1S.will.html