HIST 4618 Lecture Notes - Lecture 24: Wu Sangui, Kangxi Emperor, Geng Zhongming
Document Summary
The consolidation of the manchu rule part 2. The kangxi emperor purged his uncle and claimed the throne at just 13 years old. His first assignment as emperor was to thwart the three feudatories. Shang kexi are the leaders of the three feudatories. They assembled a massive army aimed to expel the manchus from china. In 1672, wu sangui offered to retire from his post as ruler of southern china. He only offered it in hopes it would be turned down though and was hoping his request would be rejected. The kangxi empire wanted to get rid of san"gui and accepted his retirement proposal. However, the three feudatories found trouble gaining support from the chinese people because these men were traitors to china. Furthermore, wu sangui never invaded beijing and the manchus had the support of the mongol army behind them. Mongol support of the manchus gave the manchus the military edge and in.
