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The balance holding the steppe together didn’t shatter because of an army. It shattered because of a funeral.
When the Jungar khan dies, a brutal succession crisis leaves an ambitious, low-ranking prince named Amursana desperate enough to invite the enemy inside. He flees to the Qianlong Emperor, offering to guide a massive Qing invasion into his own people's heartland. Amursana thinks he’s using the empire to win a crown. But Qianlong has already decided to abolish the throne entirely.
• 1739 – 1755 CE
The Jungar Khanate & Allies
• Galdan Tseren, Khan of the Jungar Khanate [d. 1745]
• Tsewang Dorji Namjal, second son and short-lived successor to Galdan Tseren
• Lama Dorji, eldest son of Galdan Tseren and usurper khan
• Dawachi, Choros prince and rival claimant to the khanship
• Amursana, prince of the Khoit, grandson of Tsewang Rabtan, and Qing ally
• Ablai, Sultan of the Middle Jüz of the Kazakhs
Qing Dynasty
• The Qianlong Emperor (Aisin-Gioro Hongli), ruler of the Qing Empire
• The Yongzheng Emperor (Aisin-Gioro Yinzhen), late father of Qianlong
• Ban Di, Manchu general and commander of the Northern Route army
• Perdue, Peter C. China Marches West: The Qing Conquest of Central Eurasia.
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