1690 in China

none June 2019 1690 Events from the year 1690 in China. Incumbents Kangxi Emperor (28th year) Events Dzungar–Qing Wars Battle of Ulan Butung By 1690, Galdan Boshugtu Khan of the Dzungars had moved down the Kerulen River into Rehe and was potentially in a position to threaten Beijing itself Kangxi commissioned his own two half-brothers, Fuquan, Prince Yu and Changning, Prince Gong, as the commanding generals, dispatching Fuquan with an army north through the pass at Gubeikou, and Changning with a second force through the Xifengkou pass. The emperor also sent his eldest son Yunti, Prince Xun as an assistant to Fuquan, and was himself preparing to join the forces in the field, when he was stricken by illness. The result was victory for Galdan, who held off the imperial forces at Ulan-Butung. Deaths Jangtai (1636–1690) Tong Guogang, Kangxi's uncle References Draft History of Qing (Qing Shi Gao) Zhao Erxun Zhao Erxun 1928 zh Spence Jonathan D. The K'ang-hsi Reign Willard J. Peterson Cambridge History of China, Vol. 9, Part 1: The Ch'ing Dynasty to 1800 Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2002 120–182 https://books.google.com/books?id=hi2THl2FUZ4C&pg=PA120 0521243343. 1690 China