Ummm so how did the succession work? Did the princess have kids with Shou and pass the thr...

magic September 2, 2024 4:46 pm

Ummm so how did the succession work? Did the princess have kids with Shou and pass the throne to them even though they don't have the emperor's bloodline? Or did Kansei have multiple wives and just pass it to one of his actual children? Surely that would've caused some political unrest?

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    popurika September 3, 2024 12:25 am

    the emperor can simply choose not to have children and the nephews can instead compete

    popurika September 3, 2024 12:26 am
    the emperor can simply choose not to have children and the nephews can instead compete popurika

    i made this up idk china's monarchy