This emperor granted a pardon to a scholar who wrote the musical treatise Lulu Zhengyi. A Western-style palace was built for this ruler by Giuseppe Castiglione, and he employed Jean-Denis Attiret as his court painter. He rejected an embassy by the crew of the HMS Lion, and issued an edict which directed Lu Xixiong and Ji Yun to produce a "complete library" of literature in four branches, called the Siku-quanshu. This emperor received the Macartney Embassy and his later reign was dominated by a former bodyguard named Hes
This emperor granted a pardon to a scholar who wrote the musical treatise Lulu Zhengyi. A Western-style palace was built for this ruler by Giuseppe Castiglione, and he employed Jean-Denis Attiret as his court painter. He rejected an embassy by the crew of the HMS Lion, and issued an edict which directed Lu Xixiong and Ji Yun to produce a "complete library" of literature in four branches, called the Siku-quanshu. This emperor received the Macartney Embassy and his later reign was dominated by a former bodyguard named Heshen. He added the "New Province", modern day Xinjiang, to his country's territory as part of his Ten Great Campaigns. He abdicated in favor of his successor, the Jiaqing Emperor, just prior to the White Lotus Rebellion. FTP, name this sixth emperor of the Qing dynasty, the grandson of the Kangxi emperor, who ruled from 1735 to 1796.
This emperor granted a pardon to a scholar who wrote the musical treatise Lulu Zhengyi.
Qianlong Emperor [or Ch'ien-lung Ti or Hongli or Hung li or Tengeriin Tetgessen Khan or Abkai Wehiyehe huwangdi or Prince Bao]