Quelling of Rebellions
Qinglong era Manchu bows differ from earlier ones in a number of important ways:
- The most obvious way is that the Manchu bow is the largest bow in the family of Asian recurves.
- Manchu bows have longer “ears” and string bridges.
- This allowed for the Manchu archers to:
- use a heavier, longer arrow,
- while also acting as levers that enabled them to pull a heavier draw bow.
Qianlong’s brilliantly designed and
exquisitely crafted musket epitomizes
the pinnacle of imperial craftsmanship
in the Qing era.
Etchings of Battle Scenes of Qianlong’s Quelling of Rebellions from 1760-1774, in the Western & Northern Regions:
Rewards for quelling the Uygurs
A set of etchings was commissioned by Emperor Qianlong to record in pictorial terms the courage of his generals and soldiers in quelling the rebellions in the Western Regions.
Battle at Aerchuer
Qianlong added his own poem to each etching, thus showing his appreciation for this demonstration of military might.
Battle at Elei Zhalatu
Surrender of the Eleis
Breaking the siege at Hesui
Victory at Heluo Heshi
Battle of Kulongkui
Battle at Yixi’er Ku’ernao’er
The Manchu archers defeated
the Dzungar musketeers at Khorgos
Battle of Qos-Qulaq
Storming the camp at Gadan-Ola
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The Turfan surrender with their city
The great victory at Qurman
Victory banquet from Qianlong
for the officers and soldiers
The Jesuits Giuseppe Castiglione, Jean-Denis Attiret, Ignatius Sichelbart and Jean-Damascène Sallusti and the Dutchman Allart van Everdingen created many of the above etchings.
Military costume Qianlong
in French Military Museum
