1687 in China
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Events from the year 1687 in China.
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Incumbents
- Kangxi Emperor (26th year)
Events
- Five French Jesuits arrive in Beijing and later help the emperor in the Bureau of Astronomy and in the field of medicine[1]
- The imperial court promulgates a plan requiring garrison officers to ascertain that candidates (whether Manchu, Mongol, or Chinese) were in some degree proficient in horsemanship and archery before being admitted to the entry-level imperial examinations
- Sino-Russian border conflicts
Births
Deaths
- Frederick Coyett (æä¸); born in Stockholm c. 1615, buried in Amsterdam on 17 October 1687, was a Swedish nobleman and the last colonial governor for the Dutch colony of Formosa
- Geng Juzhong (è¿èå¿ ; 1650â1687) was the third son of Geng Jimao, brother of Revolt of the Three Feudatories participant Geng Jingzhong and court member of the Qing dynasty. He was a Third Class Viscount (ä¸çå)