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Announcement of Abdication
- When
- October 1795
- Where
- Qing court
In October 1795 Qianlong announced he would voluntarily abdicate the following spring at age 85 in favour of his son.
In October 1795, the 60th year of his reign, the Qianlong Emperor officially announced that in the spring of the following year he would voluntarily abdicate at the age of 85 and pass the throne to his son, Prince Jia. He did so after a 60-year reign to allow his grandfather, the Kangxi Emperor, to remain the longest-reigning Qing emperor at 61 years.
Sources
- Jiaqing Emperor Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-18
- Qianlong Emperor Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-19
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