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Q: Titles of 19th century Chinese Emperors ( Answered 5 out of 5 stars,   0 Comments )
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Subject: Titles of 19th century Chinese Emperors
Category: Reference, Education and News > General Reference
Asked by: wolvies-ga
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Posted: 27 Oct 2002 23:38 PST
Expires: 26 Nov 2002 23:38 PST
Question ID: 90809
Like George V of England was 'King of Great Britain & Ireland, Emperor
of India' and a whole lot more, and George III continued to have 'King
of France' in his official titles, what were the titles used by the
Chinese Emperors in the nineteenth century ? Did it include Heavenly
something ? What titles did they have in respect to Korea, Tibet,
Tongking, Nepal etc ?
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Subject: Re: Titles of 19th century Chinese Emperors
Answered By: digsalot-ga on 28 Oct 2002 01:26 PST
Rated:5 out of 5 stars
 
Hi wolvies

The last dynasty of China was the Ching Dynasty which included the
19th century time period you are asking about.

A brief history of the dynasty is:

"The Manchu (Ta Ch'ing Ch'ao) dynasty is of Manchurian nomadic origin.
They rose to prominence in their home province during the late
sixteenth century. Nurhachi, Prince of the Jurgen clan, conquered
Manchuria and proclaimed himself Emperor of the Mongol hordes in 1606.
His grandson entered Peking, deposed the Ming dynasty and became
Emperor of China in 1643. He changed the name of the dynasty from
Jurgen to Ching. His successors ruled over a decaying empire for the
next two and a half centuries. The child Emperor Hsuan-tung was
deposed from temporal authority in 1912 and deprived of his styles and
titles in 1924. Briefly restored as Emperor of Manchukuo by the
Japanese in 1934, he fell into Russien Communist hands at the end of
the Second World War. Later turned over to the Chinese Communists, he
spent fourteen years in prisons and re-education centres. He was freed
in 1959 to become a gardener and later a member of the National
People's Congress." - - From website titled "China"
( http://www.dreamwater.net/regiment/RoyalArk/China/china.htm )

All emperors of that dynasty carried the same title, including those
emperors of the 19th century.

"The Great Emperor of the Great Ching Dynasty, Son of Heaven, Lord of
Ten Thousand Years, Grand Khan of Tartary, with the style of His
Imperial Majesty.

Note: Emperors have a personal name, an official reign name (or
nien-hao), and a posthumous temple name (or miao-hao)." - - From the
same website - - This website also gives the formal titles of all
other members of the court from prince of the royal blood through
secondary wives.

As far as titles for Korea, etc, that was pretty much covered by the
term "Grand Khan of Tartary." Various maps of Tartary from the 17th
century onward show the region ranging eastward from the Karakorum
Desert, which includes parts of Mongolia and the northern regions of
Southeast Asia.  The variety of borders shown by these maps suggest
that "Tartary" was sort of a catch all term for just about anyplace in
central and eastern Asia outside the borders of China proper.

You will find a selection of those maps here:
( http://www.earlymaps.com/asia/tartary.htm ) - the website is called
"Antique Maps of Tartary"

Search - Google
Terms - ching dynasty, ching dynasty history, ching imperial titles

If you have need of further clarification before rating the answer,
please ask.

Cheers
digsalot
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