The
Jiaqing Emperor (; , 13 November 1760 – 2 September 1820), personal name
Aisin Gioro Yongyan, was the seventh
emperor of the
Manchu-led
Qing dynasty, and the fifth Qing emperor to rule over
China from 1796 to 1820. He was the son of the
Qianlong Emperor. During his reign, he prosecuted
Heshen, the corrupt
favourite of his father, and attempted to restore order within the Qing Empire and curb the smuggling of
opium into China.