Volume 1

The general history of China. Containing a geographical, historical, chronological, political and physical description of the empire of China, Chinese-Tartary, Corea, and Thibet. Including an exact and particular account of their customs, manners, ceremonies, religion, arts and sciences ... / Done from the French of P. Duhalde ... [by R. Brookes].

  • Du Halde, J.-B. (Jean-Baptiste), 1674-1743.
Date:
1741
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Credit: The general history of China. Containing a geographical, historical, chronological, political and physical description of the empire of China, Chinese-Tartary, Corea, and Thibet. Including an exact and particular account of their customs, manners, ceremonies, religion, arts and sciences ... / Done from the French of P. Duhalde ... [by R. Brookes]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Tuen vang died the ninth Year of the Cycle, and was fucceeded by his Son Tching ting vang. Tching ting vang, the Twenty-feventh Emperor, reigned twenty-eight ffears. WHEN this Prince afcended the Throne, he found the Empire almoft reflor’d to its ancient Splen¬ dour, and maintain’d the Dignity of it by his Pru¬ dence. After the Death of the Emprefs he liv’d in Celiba¬ cy, an Example of Continency which was no lefs admired, than the Rarity of it ; from whence he was furnamed the Chafte. The Emperor died the thirty-feventh Year of the Cycle, leaving three Sons who were old enough to reign : The eldeft called Ngan fucceeded him, but he reign’d only three Months, and was murdered by his Brother Sou9 who reigned only live Months, and was murder’d by his younger Brother Kao vang, who afcended the Throne without Opposition. Kao vang, the Twenty-eighth Emperor, reigned fifteen Tears. ALTHO’ this Prince had ufurp’d the Crown without Oppofition, yet the barbarous Adfion, by which he had made his way to it, difgrac’d him throughout the Empire, and was a Pretence for moll of the tributary Princes to refufe to pay him the ufual Homage, or to acknowledge him for their So¬ vereign. He had a Brother called Houan kong^ whom he re¬ moved from Court, by giving him a Principality in the Province of Ho nan. One of his Defendants was the laft Emperor of the Dynafty Tcheou. Kao vang died the fifty-fécond Year of the Cycle, and was fucceeded by his Son Guet lie vang. Guei