Pacification of the Zunghars

        In 1755, the Ch'ing emperor Ch'ien-lung dispatched an army to quell a Zunghar uprising. After occupying the town of Ili and establishing it as a base of operations, these troops moved on to vanquish the Zunghar army. For a short while, this silenced disturbances in the region.

        Three months later, the Zunghars revolted again, this time under the leadership of Amursana. Once again, the Ch'ing army put down the rebellion and, by 1757, succeeded in pacifying all of Zungharia.

Ayusi Scattering Rebels with an Upraised Spear
 

        Heroic rendition of the courageous warrior Ayusi participating in the 1755 assault on the mountain camp of the Zunghars.