Events from the year 1669 in

China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...

Incumbents

* Kangxi Emperor (8th year) ** Regents — Oboi

Viceroys

* Viceroy of Zhili, Shandong and Henan — Bai Bingzhen (– July 28) * Viceroy of Zhejiang —

Liu Zhaoqi / ( or ) is an East Asian surname. pinyin: in Mandarin Chinese, in Cantonese. It is the family name of the Han dynasty emperors. The character originally meant 'kill', but is now used only as a surname. It is listed 252nd in the classic text ...

Viceroy of Fujian The Viceroy of Min-Zhe, fully referred to in Chinese as the Governor-General of Taiwan, Fujian and Zhejiang Provinces and Surrounding Areas Overseeing Military Affairs and Food Production, Manager of Waterways, Director of Civil Affairs, was on ...

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Zhang Chaolin Zhang may refer to: Chinese culture, etc. * Zhang (surname) (張/张), common Chinese surname ** Zhang (surname 章), a rarer Chinese surname * Zhang County (漳县), of Dingxi, Gansu * Zhang River (漳河), a river flowing mainly in Henan * ''Zha ...

* Viceroy of Chuan-Hu —

* Viceroy of Shan-Shaan — Moluo * Viceroy of Liangguang — Zhou Youde, Jin Guangzu * Viceroy of Yun-Gui — Gan Wenkun * Viceroy of Liangjiang — Maleji

Events

* Kangxi deposes his regent Oboi with help of his grandmother Grand Dowager Empress Xiaozhuang, who had raised him, and has him executed. He takes full control of the empire from this point onward. * a Chinese pharmaceutical company

Tong Ren Tang Tong Ren Tang (TRT; ) is a Chinese pharmaceutical company founded in 1669, which is now the largest producer of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). The company headquarters are in Beijing and is engaged in both manufacture and retail sales, o ...

(TRT; ) is founded in Beijing, which is now the largest producer of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). * In 1669, Lanbu (1642–1679), the third holder of the

Prince Jingjin Prince Jingjin of the First Rank, or simply Prince Jingjin, was the title of a princely peerage used in China during the Manchu-led Qing dynasty (1644–1912). The first bearer of the title was Nikan (1610–1652), the third son of Cuyen and a gr ...

title, was demoted by the Kangxi Emperor from a ''qinwang'' (first-rank prince) to a ''feng'en zhenguo gong'' * Chahar ruler

Abunai Abunai (阿布奈; 1635 – 1675), known as Prince Chahar of the First Rank (察哈尔亲王), was a Mongol prince of clan Borjigin, second son of Ligden Khan. He opposed Qing influence in his domain and was subsequently placed into house arrest i ...

showed disaffection with Manchu Qing rule, and is placed under house arrested in 1669 in

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and the Kangxi Emperor gave his title to his son Borni * poet, essayist, and art historian

Zhou Lianggong Zhou Lianggong (, 1612–1672) was a Chinese poet, calligrapher, essayist, and art historian who was born in Kaifeng and had long family ties to Nanjing. He passed his Jinshi degree in 1640, becoming a magistrate in Weixian, Shandong where he defe ...

holds a party at his Pavilion for Viewing Paintings in Nanjing. Later he is again accused of corruption * Sino-Russian border conflicts

Births

Jiang Tingxi Jiang Tingxi (, 1669–1732Barnhart: Page 379.), courtesy name Yangsun (), was a Chinese painter, and an editor of the encyclopedia ''Gujin Tushu Jicheng'' (''Complete Collection of Ancient and Modern Writings and Charts''). Jiang was born in ...

(, 1669–1732Barnhart: Page 379.), courtesy name Yangsun (杨孙), was a

Chinese painter Chinese painting () is one of the oldest continuous artistic traditions in the world. Painting in the traditional style is known today in Chinese as ''guó huà'' (), meaning "national painting" or "native painting", as opposed to Western style ...

, and an editor of the

encyclopedia An encyclopedia (American English) or encyclopædia (British English) is a reference work or compendium providing summaries of knowledge either general or special to a particular field or discipline. Encyclopedias are divided into articles ...

'' Gujin Tushu Jicheng'' (''Complete Collection of Ancient and Modern Writings and Charts'').

Deaths

* Yang Guangxian (, Xiao'erjing: ) (1597–1669) a

Chinese Muslim Islam has been practiced in China since the 7th century CE.. Muslims are a minority group in China, representing 1.6-2 percent of the total population (21,667,000- 28,210,795) according to various estimates. Though Hui Muslims are the most numerou ...

Confucian writer and astronomer who was the head of the Bureau of Astronomy ( 欽天監) from 1665 to 1669.

References

* * . {{Year in Asia, 1669