The Qing dynasty was the last feudal dynasty, established in 1636 and destroyed in 1911. It lasted 276 years, and the Qing Dynasty experienced a total of twelve emperors. Let's briefly talk about the emperors and main deeds of the royal family [light the peace lantern]
1st place: Aisin Kyoro Nurhachi (reigned 11 years)
Nurhachi established the political state "Dajin" (historically known as Houjin), becoming the Houjin Great Khan, and the year name Mandate of Heaven. He died in 1626 at the age of 67 and reigned for 11 years. Nurhachi completed the unification of the Jurchen tribes and laid the foundation for the formation of the Manchu community.
Second place: Aisin Kyoro Emperor Taiji (reigned 10 years)
In the eleventh year of the Mandate of Heaven (1626), he succeeded to the throne of Later Jin, and the year name was Tiancong, and in the tenth year of Tiancong (1636), Emperor Taiji was declared emperor in Shenyang, and the founding name was Daqing, and the name of the Jurchens was changed to Manchuria in the same year. Emperor Taiji reigned for 17 years. During his reign, he developed production, increased military strength, and constantly fought against the Ming Dynasty, laying a solid foundation for the rapid expansion of the Qing Dynasty into the Central Plains in the next stage.
3rd place: Aisin Kyoro Fulin (reigned 17 years)
Fulin ascended the throne at the age of six, and was regent by his uncle Prince Dolgon. In the first year of Shunzhi (1644), the Qing army entered customs, and in the same year, the capital was moved to Beijing, and he was the first emperor of the Qing Dynasty, Beijing. He completed the reunification of all ethnic groups in China.
Fourth place: Aisin Kyoro Hyunye (reigned 61 years)
The Kangxi Emperor ascended the throne at the age of 8 and was pro-government at the age of 14, reigning for 61 years, making him the longest-reigning emperor in Chinese history. Capture Ao Bai, Ping San Fan, recover Taiwan, personally conquer Kaltan and defend Yaksa, ensure the Qing Dynasty's territorial control in the Heilongjiang River Valley with the Treaty of Nebuchu, create the "Duolun Alliance" to replace the war, and liaise with the Mongol ministries. The Kangxi Emperor was the defender of China's unified multi-ethnic state, laid the foundation for the prosperity of the Qing Dynasty, created the situation of the Kang Qian dynasty, and was revered by later generations of scholars as the "Emperor of the Ages", and the temple number was the Holy Ancestor.
5th place: Aisin Kyoro Yinhei (reigned 13 years)
The Yongzheng Emperor established the Military Aircraft Department, improved the rule of officials, increased the revenue of the treasury, and at the same time established the system of princes and the employment system, which played a role in linking the Kang Qian dynasty. He was the most industrious emperor of the Qing Dynasty, and finally died in his post.
6th place: Aisin Kyoro Hiroshi (reigned 60 years)
The Qianlong Emperor ascended the throne at the age of 25, reigned for 60 years, and then served as Emperor Taishang for three years and four months after his throne, and actually exercised the supreme power of the state for 63 years and 4 months, making him the emperor who actually held the supreme power of the state for the longest time in Chinese history and the longest-lived emperor in Chinese history. During Qianlong's reign, the Qing Dynasty reached its highest peak since the Kang Qian dynasty, and Sinology developed greatly during this period. Qianlong was a famous emperor in the late feudal period of China. It is also the last glorious era of the Qing Dynasty!
7th place: Aisin Kyoro Yongyan (reigned 24 years)
In 1796, Qianlong Chan, located in Yan, but did not have real power for the first four years of his reign, and after the death of the Qianlong Emperor in the fourth year of Jiaqing, he assumed sole power. In the face of the crisis-ridden political situation in the last years of Qianlong, the Jiaqing Emperor raised the banner of "salty and restoration" to rectify internal affairs and rectify discipline. However, its limited rectification of internal affairs failed to fundamentally reverse the decline of the Qing Dynasty's political situation. Famous quote: Helong fell, Jiaqing was full!
8th place: Aisin Kyoro Min Nyeong (reigned 30 years)
During the reign of the Daoguang Emperor, as the national strength began to decline, he strongly advocated thrift, reformed the salt administration, partially relaxed the ban on mining, and rectified the rule of officials. However, due to corruption, resistance is too great and has little effect. He initially advocated resistance to the scourge of opium, but because he himself was ignorant of the situation, the main ministers were cowardly and incompetent, and the strategy was unstable, he persecuted the main force of smoking and could not resist the aggression of the great powers, resulting in a hundred years of regret! The beginning of the Opium Wars.
9th place: Aisin Kyoro Yi (reigned 11 years)
During the reign of the Xianfeng Emperor, it coincided with the turbulent times of the Qing Dynasty, and the national treasury was empty and full of crises. During his reign, the Taiping Rebellion broke out, and the Anglo-French army invaded Beijing, burned the Old Summer Palace and signed unequal treaties with Britain and France.
10th place: Aisin Kyoro Jae-chun (reigned 14 years)
During the reign of the Tongzhi Emperor, he pacified the Taiping Rebellion and the Shaanxi-Gansu Rebellion. At the same time, the establishment of the Western Affairs Movement, a period of political stability appeared in the late Qing Dynasty, known in history as "Tongzhi Zhongxing". He became a puppet of his biological mother, Empress Dowager Cixi.
Eleventh place: Aisin Kyoro Jae-hun (reigned 34 years)
The Guangxu Emperor had no real power during his reign, and in fact the power remained in the hands of Empress Dowager Cixi. During the Sino-Japanese War, he opposed peace and vigorously advocated the war, and he supported the reform of the law, but was eventually imprisoned by Empress Dowager Cixi until his death.
Twelfth: Aisin Kyoro Puyi (reigned 3 years)
In 1908, the Xuantong Emperor succeeded to the throne, and in 1912 he announced his abdication, the Qing Dynasty collapsed, and China's more than 2,000-year-old feudal monarchy system also ended.