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Names: Guy, R. Kent, 1948– author.

Title: Three impeachments : Guo Xiu and the Kangxi court / R. Kent Guy.

Description: Seattle : University of Washington Press, 2024. | Includes bibliographical references and index.

Identifiers: LCCN 2024008373 | ISBN 9780295752921 (hardcover) | ISBN 9780295752938 (paperback) | ISBN 9780295752945 (ebook)

Subjects: LCSH: Impeachments—China—History. | Kangxi, Emperor of China, 1654–1722. | Guo, Xiu, 1638–1715. | China—Politics and government—1644–1912. | China—History—Qing dynasty, 1644–1912.

Classification: LCC KNN2544.I58 G897 2024 | DDC 342.51/06809032—dc23/eng/20240509

LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2024008373

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