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Kangxi Emperor's Accession as a Child

Type Event Region China Time 1661

After the Shunzhi Emperor's death in 1661, eight-year-old Xuanye ascended the throne in Beijing, taking the era name Kangxi, with four regents govern…

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  1. 1661Hall of Supreme Harmony · BeijingThe third imperial son Xuanye ascended the throne in the Hall of Supreme Harmony, taking the temple name Shengzu and era name Kangxi, becoming the fourth Qing emperor at age eight.
  2. 1661Beijing · BeijingPer Shunzhi's posthumous edict, Sonin, Suksaha, Ebilun, and Oboi served as regents handling state affairs, creating the early Qing's distinctive arrangement of a child emperor co-governing with Manchu powerful ministers.

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