Chinese Cash Coin, 1769 - 1820, Jiaqing, Qing Dynasty
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China - 1 Cash Coin
Qing (Ching) Dynasty
Chia-ch'ing / Jiaqing Emperor
Coins were not minted with dates, but this form was used between 1896 to 1820
The Jiaqing Emperor(Chia-ch'ing)(13 November 1760 – 2 September 1820) was the seventh emperor of the Manchu-led Qing dynasty, he ruled over China from 1796 to 1820.
In October 1795, in the 60th year of his reign, the Qianlong Emperor announced his intention to abdicate in favor of Prince Jia: he did not think it proper to rule longer than his grandfather, the late Kangxi Emperor. Prince Jia acceded to the throne and proclaimed the reign title of Jiaqing in February 1796. For the next three years however, Jiaqing ruled as Emperor in name only. Decisions were made by his father, the Retired Emperor Qianlong.
With the death of his father at the beginning of February 1799, the Jiaqing Emperor took control of the government.
At the time the empire faced internal disorder, most importantly the large-scale White Lotus (1796–1804) and Miao Rebellions (1795–1806), as well as an empty treasury. Emperor Jiaqing engaged in the pacification of the empire and the quelling of rebellions. He endeavored to bring China back to its former 18th-century prosperity and power. However, due in part to large outflows of silver from the country as payment for the opium smuggled into China from British India, the economy declined.
Members of the Qing royal family tried to assassinate him twice – in 1803 and in 1813. The princes involved in the attempts on his life were executed. Other members of the imperial family, numbering in the hundreds, were exiled
On 2 September 1820, the Jiaqing Emperor died at the Rehe Traveling Palace, 230 km northeast of Beijing, where the imperial court was in summer quarters. The Draft History of Qing did not record a cause of death. Some have alleged that he died after being struck by lightning, but others prefer the theory that he died of a stroke as the emperor was quite obese. He was succeeded by his second son, the Daoguang Emperor.
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