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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    The King of Cochinchina, who had been nominat¬ ed to this Dignity by the Emperor, was killed three Years after by a Company of Rebels, who imme¬ diately fent Ambaffadors to beg a Pardon, and to im¬ plore the Emperor’s Clemency. The Emperor was inclinable enough to punifh this Treafon, but fince it would have obliged him to fend an Army into a diflant Country, which could not be done without a great Charge to his Subjects, he alter’d his Refolu- tion, and even fent back the Ambaffadors with Titles of Honour. About this time the Palace took Fire, and conti¬ nued burning feveral Days : A vaft quantity of Gold, Brafs and Pewter were melted together into a mixt Metal, of which great numbers of Veffels were made that are greatly valued to this Day, and bear a very great Price. Suen tfong died the fifty-fécond Year of the Cycle, aged thirty-eight Years, and his elded Son Yng tfong was his Succeffor. Yng tfong, the Sixth Emperor, reigned fourteen Tears. TNG TSONG, being only nine Years old, was put under the Protection of the Emprefs and the principal Eunuch ; he began his Reign by rebuilding the nine Gates of the Imperial City; in his third Year he publifhed an Edid prohibiting all Perfons from doing Honours to Confucius in the Temples of Idols. The Tartars, taking Advantage of the Emperor’s Youth, made continual Excurfions into the Provinces of China which were near their Country, and com¬ mitted the greated of Robberies. Cycle 64. The fixth Year of this Cycle, and the fourteenth of An. Bom. the Emperor’s Reign, the young Emperor, at the Head 1444. of a great Army, marched againd the Tartars to the other fide of the Great Wall; but this Army, being very much weaken’d by want of Provifions, could not dand the Shock of the Enemy, but was entirely defeated ; the Emperor was taken Prifoner, and car¬ ried to the farthed part of Tart ary. This