Eunuch and emperor in the great age of Qing rule /
Kutcher, Norman Alan,author.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction -- "A time of pure Yin" : Forging the seventeenth-century consensus on the nature of Ming eunuch power -- The Shunzhi emperor and his eunuchs : echoes of the Ming -- "To guard against their subtle encroachments" : The Kangxi emperor's regulation of rank-and-file eunuchs -- The influence of eunuchs in Kangxi's inner circle -- Eunuch loyalties in the Yongzheng Emperor's troubled succession -- Yongzheng's innovative rules for regulating eunuchs -- The Qianlong emperor shifts the arc of history -- Qianlong's flawed system of oversight -- The world created by Qianlong and his eunuchs -- Conclusion.
Eunuchs
Eunuchs.
Kings and rulers.
Qing Dynasty (China)
Eunuch and emperor in the great age of Qing rule.