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Historical Writing of the Battle of Sarhu and the Imperial Propaganda of Qianlong



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WANG Chuan

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DOI:10.17265/2159-5836/2019.05.007

The Museum of the Imperial Palace of “Manchukuo”, Chang Chun, China

The Battle of Sarhu, a series of battles between the Late Jin Dynasty (later known as the Qing Dynasty) and the Ming Dynasty in 1619, was described as a symbol for the rising of the Late Jin Dynasty by the historical narratives of Qing Dynasty. But indifferent Qing Dynasty emperors’ historical narratives about the Battle of Sarhu, they had different emphases on their narratives. By comparing the historical narratives of the Qing TaiZu Huang Di Shi Lu and Kang Xi’s historical narrative the Qing Tai ZuGao Huang Di Shi Lu, the paper explores Qianlong’s political appeal for protecting legitimacy and ordering the monarch-subject relationship, as well as cautioning to the Eight Banners through the text selection, text structure, and the text content of Sarhu Zhi Zhan Shu Shi.

Qianlong, the Battle of Sarhu, historical narratives