Emperor kang xi biography of abraham

The early years

It was in 1661 that KangXi ascended the throne, but he was then only 7 years old, so he was under the regency of his grandmother, Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang.

At the age of 13, he manages to dismiss the regents who supervise him and henceforth administers his own empire. He quickly became expert in public relations and did his best to be well seen by his people despite the fact that it is original of a Manchu dynasty, ie seen as foreign to China.

However, he manages to repress the first revolts that appear in the country, especially the rebellion called "Three Feudataires" (1673-1681) of the provinces of Quangdong, Fujian and Yunnan.

At the same time, he negotiated with China the borders of China on the Amur River (Treaty of Nertchinsk, 1689) and undertook (in great pomp and surrounded by an imposing suite) six inspection tours in the regions of Lower Yangzi, the birthpl