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*''Chinese'': 雍正帝 ''(Yōngzhèng dì)''

*''Chinese'': 雍正帝 ''(Yōngzhèng dì)''

The Yongzheng Emperor ruled [[Qing Dynasty]] China from [[1722]] to [[1735]]. His reign saw the abolition of many underclasses in the official status system, ostensibly raising most if not all imperial subjects to the status of "free commoners."<ref>Matthew Sommer, "Foreword," Amy Stanley, ''Selling Women: Prostitution, Markets, and the Household in Early Modern Japan'', UC Press (2012), xv.</ref>

The Yongzheng Emperor ruled [[Qing Dynasty]] China from [[1722]] to [[1735]]. His reign saw the outlawing of prostitution, and the abolition of many underclasses in the official status system, ostensibly raising most if not all imperial subjects to the status of "free commoners."<ref>Matthew Sommer, "Foreword," Amy Stanley, ''Selling Women: Prostitution, Markets, and the Household in Early Modern Japan'', UC Press (2012), xv, 5.</ref>

In [[1724]], the Yongzheng Emperor also declared proscriptions on Christianity, allowing exceptions for those with especially valuable skills, such as Jesuit astronomers.  

In [[1724]], the Yongzheng Emperor also declared proscriptions on Christianity, allowing exceptions for those with especially valuable skills, such as Jesuit astronomers.