Historedia
Person

Jiaqing Emperor

Events
2
Episodes
5
Years
1795–1820

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Jiaqing Emperor, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Abdication of the Qianlong Emperor

    1795–1799

    Role: Successor; personal name Yongyan, ascended the throne in February 1796

    1. October 1795 · Qing courtAnnouncement of Abdication

      In October 1795 Qianlong announced he would voluntarily abdicate the following spring at age 85 in favour of his son.

    2. 1796–1799 · Forbidden CityQianlong as Emperor Emeritus

      Though succeeded by his son, Qianlong retained ultimate power as Emperor Emeritus until his death in 1799 at age 87.

    3. February 1796 · Qing courtAccession of the Jiaqing Emperor

      Prince Jia ascended the throne and adopted the era name Jiaqing in February 1796, becoming the sixth Qing emperor.

  2. Daoguang Emperor succeeds to the Qing throne

    1820

    Role: Deceased Emperor

    1. September 1820 · BeijingSuccession of the Daoguang Emperor

      Minning inherited the Qing throne in September 1820 following the death of his father, the Jiaqing Emperor.

    2. 2 September 1820 · Rehe Traveling PalaceDeath of the Jiaqing Emperor

      The Jiaqing Emperor died suddenly on 2 September 1820 at the Rehe Traveling Palace, northeast of Beijing.

Sources

  1. Jiaqing Emperor Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-18