Daoguang Emperor 道光帝 | |||||||||||||||||
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Emperor of the Qing dynasty | |||||||||||||||||
Reign | 3 October 1820 – 26 February 1850 | ||||||||||||||||
Predecessor | Jiaqing Emperor | ||||||||||||||||
Successor | Xianfeng Emperor | ||||||||||||||||
Prince Zhi of the First Rank | |||||||||||||||||
Tenure | 1813 – 3 October 1820 | ||||||||||||||||
Born | (乾隆四十七年 八月 十日) Xiefang Hall, Forbidden City, Beijing | 16 September 1782||||||||||||||||
Died | 26 February 1850 (道光三十年 正月 十五日) Imperial Gardens, Beijing | (aged 67)||||||||||||||||
Burial | Mu Mausoleum, Western Qing tombs | ||||||||||||||||
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House | Aisin-Gioro | ||||||||||||||||
Dynasty | Qing | ||||||||||||||||
Father | Jiaqing Emperor | ||||||||||||||||
Mother | Empress Xiaoshurui |
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Chinese | 道光帝 | ||||||||||
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The Daoguang Emperor (16 September 1782 – 26 February 1850), also known by his temple name Emperor Xuanzong of Qing, personal name Mianning, was the seventh emperor of the Qing dynasty, and the sixth Qing emperor to rule over China proper. His reign was marked by "external disaster and internal rebellion". These include the First Opium War and the beginning of the Taiping Rebellion which nearly brought down the dynasty. The historian Jonathan Spence characterizes the Daoguang Emperor as a "well meaning but ineffective man" who promoted officials who "presented a purist view even if they had nothing to say about the domestic and foreign problems surrounding the dynasty".[1]