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By the end of the Kangxi reign, Qing control over Taiwan and Tibet had been initiated, and the [[Treaty of Nerchinsk]] resolved certain border disputes with the Russians. In short, Kangxi did much to not only solidify Qing rule within China, but also to expand Qing territory, and to strengthen border and territorial claims.
By the end of the Kangxi reign, Qing control over Taiwan and Tibet had been initiated, and the [[Treaty of Nerchinsk]] resolved certain border disputes with the Russians. In short, Kangxi did much to not only solidify Qing rule within China, but also to expand Qing territory, and to strengthen border and territorial claims.
The Qing Emperors did not officially name their heirs prior to their deaths; instead of any one of the imperial progeny being known as Crown Prince, the Emperor selected his heir secretly (regardless of age), keeping this selection sealed within an imperial vault. Only upon the Emperor's death was the vault opened, and the document naming the heir revealed.<ref name=akazaki628>[[Akazaki Kaimon]] 赤崎海門, ''[[Ryukaku danki|Ryûkaku danki]]'' 「琉客談記」 1796, reprinted in ''Shiseki shûran'' 「史籍集覧」, vol 16, Kyoto: Rinsen shoten (1996), 629.</ref>
==Demographic & Economic Expansion==
==Demographic & Economic Expansion==