Kangxi Emperor

3rd Emperor of the Qing dynasty (r. 1661–1722)

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Lived 1654–1722, aged 68China
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    1654–1722
    Aged 68
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Updated 2026-08-29

He ruled China for 61 years — longer than any emperor in its history — and turned a fragile young dynasty into an empire that stretched from Taiwan to Tibet. The Qing's golden age began with a child enthroned at seven.

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Xuanye, third son of the Shunzhi Emperor, took the throne in 1654 at age seven while four regents held real power. When he assumed personal rule six years later, his move to revoke the fiefdoms of feudal princes ignited the Revolt of the Three Feudatories, which he crushed. He forced the Kingdom of Tungning in Taiwan to submit, subdued the Mongols in the north and northwest, and sent an expedition that folded Tibet into Qing territory. At home, he welcomed Jesuits and the spread of Catholicism until the Chinese Rites controversy ended his tolerance. His court produced the Kangxi Dictionary, th…

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