Yongzheng Emperor

Yongzheng Emperor
Yongzheng Emperor
Traditional Chinese	雍正帝
Simplified Chinese	雍正帝
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Yōngzhèng Dì
Wade–Giles	Yung1chêng4 Ti4
IPA	[jʊ́ŋʈʂə̂ŋ tî]

Names
	Aisin-Gioro Yinzhen (愛新覺羅·胤禛); Manchu: In jen (ᡳᠨ ᠵᡝᠨ)
Era dates
	Yongzheng (雍正): 5 February 1723 – 11 February 1736; Manchu: Hūwaliyasun tob (ᡥᡡᠸᠠᠯᡳᠶᠠᠰᡠᠨ ᡨᠣᠪ); Mongolian: Найралт Төв (ᠨᠢᠶᠢᠷᠠᠯᠲᠤ ᠲᠥᠪ)
Posthumous name
	Emperor Jingtian Changyun Jianzhong Biaozhen Wenwu Yingming Kuanren Xinyi Ruisheng Daxiao Zhicheng Xian (敬天昌運建中表正文武英明寬仁信毅睿聖大孝至誠憲皇帝); Manchu: Temgetulehe hūwangdi (ᡨᡝᠮᡤᡝᡨᡠᠯᡝᡥᡝ ; ᡥᡡᠸᠠᠩᡩᡳ)
Temple name
	Shizong (世宗); Manchu: Šidzung (ᡧᡳᡯ᠊ᡠ᠊ᠩ)

Yongzheng Emperor
雍正帝
Yongzheng Emperor; 雍正帝
	Portrait in the Hong Kong Palace Museum
Emperor of the Qing dynasty
Reign	27 December 1722 – 8 October 1735
Predecessor	Kangxi Emperor
Successor	Qianlong Emperor
Prince Yong of the First Rank
Tenure	1709–1722
Born	13 December 1678; (康熙十七年十月三十日); Yonghe Palace, Forbidden City, Beijing
Died	8 October 1735 (aged 56); (雍正十三年八月二十三日); Imperial Gardens, Beijing
Burial	Tai Mausoleum, Western Qing tombs
Spouses	; Empress Xiaojingxian (m. 1691; died 1731) ; Empress Xiaoshengxian (m. 1705)
Issue	Hongshi; Qianlong Emperor; Hongzhou, Prince Hegong of the First Rank; Hongyan, Prince Guogong of the Second Rank; Princess Huaike of the Second Rank;
Names
Names
	Aisin-Gioro Yinzhen (愛新覺羅·胤禛); Manchu: In jen (ᡳᠨ ᠵᡝᠨ)
Era dates
	Yongzheng (雍正): 5 February 1723 – 11 February 1736; Manchu: Hūwaliyasun tob (ᡥᡡᠸᠠᠯᡳᠶᠠᠰᡠᠨ ᡨᠣᠪ); Mongolian: Найралт Төв (ᠨᠢᠶᠢᠷᠠᠯᠲᠤ ᠲᠥᠪ)
Posthumous name
	Emperor Jingtian Changyun Jianzhong Biaozhen Wenwu Yingming Kuanren Xinyi Ruisheng Daxiao Zhicheng Xian (敬天昌運建中表正文武英明寬仁信毅睿聖大孝至誠憲皇帝); Manchu: Temgetulehe hūwangdi (ᡨᡝᠮᡤᡝᡨᡠᠯᡝᡥᡝ ; ᡥᡡᠸᠠᠩᡩᡳ)
Temple name
	Shizong (世宗); Manchu: Šidzung (ᡧᡳᡯ᠊ᡠ᠊ᠩ)
House	Aisin-Gioro
Dynasty	Qing
Father	Kangxi Emperor
Mother	Empress Xiaogongren
Religion	Tibetan Buddhism
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The Yongzheng Emperor (13 December 1678 – 8 October 1735), also known by his temple name Emperor Shizong of Qing, personal name Yinzhen, was the fourth emperor of the Qing dynasty, and the third Qing emperor to rule over China proper.

The fourth son of the Kangxi Emperor, Yongzheng ascended the throne following prolonged disputes over succession. A hard-working ruler, he aimed to create a more effective government, cracked down on corruption and reformed the personnel and financial administration.^[1]^[2] His reign also saw the formation of the Grand Council, an institution that had a major impact on the future of the dynasty. Militarily, Yongzheng continued his father's efforts to consolidate Qing's position in Outer Mongolia and Tibet through force.

The Yongzheng Emperor died in 1735 at the age of 56 and was succeeded by his fourth son, who assumed the throne as the Qianlong Emperor. Although his reign was much shorter than that of both his father and his son, the Yongzheng era was a period of peace and prosperity.

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^ Schirokauer, Conrad; Brown, Miranda (2006). A Brief History of Chinese Civilization. Belmont, California: Thomson Higher Education. ISBN 0-534-64305-1.
^ Peterson, Willard J. (2002). The Cambridge History of China Volume 9 Part 1. The Ch'ing Empire to 1800. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780521243346.

[schirokauer-2] Schirokauer, Conrad; Brown, Miranda (2006). A Brief History of Chinese Civilization. Belmont, California: Thomson Higher Education. ISBN 0-534-64305-1.

[3] Peterson, Willard J. (2002). The Cambridge History of China Volume 9 Part 1. The Ch'ing Empire to 1800. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780521243346.

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