Qianlong proudly bequeathed Jiaqing a "prosperous age" in which the Chinese people had doubled in number, and Beijing's control had penetrated deep into Central Asia. Yet his son inherited not prosperity, but a cascade of troubles.
Qianlong proudly bequeathed Jiaqing a "prosperous age" in which the Chinese people had doubled in number, and Beijing's control had penetrated deep into Central Asia. Yet his son inherited not prosperity, but a cascade of troubles.
