#244 - Ming 30: A Last Luminous Gloaming
The History of China
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Long Qing's Death
The Long Qing emperor was a full-time devotee of pursuing his own personal pleasure, especially with the introduction in his inner court of a beautiful Turkish dancing girl. His five years on the throne were equally marked by a distinct lack of major political crises or decisions of any real lasting importance. The damage he did was institutional and long term in effect, for he needed a chief executive, whose decisions were emphatically backed up by the throne.
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