 
 <prompt> Which of the following was never the ruler of China: Empress Dowager Cixi, rebels, or the Qianlong Emperor? Given the previous question, write a context that contains the answer. It can be 1 - 20 sentences. Context: <response>: The time wey Qianlong Emperor dey reign (1735–1796) na when prosperity and control of the empire reach the highest level before e begin decline. The population reach about 400 million, but taxes and government money wey dem dey collect dey very low, so e dey sure say wahala go happen for money matter. Corruption enter, rebels dey test government power, and the people wey dey rule no wan change their ways even as the world dey change. After Opium War, European countries come put unequal agreements, free trade, and control some ports for China. The Taiping Rebellion (1850–64) and Dungan Revolt (1862–77) for Central Asia lead to the death of about 20 million people. Even with all these bad things wey happen, for the Tongzhi Restoration for 1860s, Chinese elites come together to defend the Confucian order and the Qing rulers. The progress wey dem make for the Self-Strengthening Movement scatter for the First Sino-Japanese War for 1895, where Qing lose control of Korea and Taiwan. Dem form new armies, but the Hundred Days' Reform for 1898 wey dem try no work as Empress Dowager Cixi stop am. When the Yihetuan ("Boxers") wey dey against foreigners cause trouble, foreign powers come attack China and the Empress Dowager declare war on them, wey lead to defeat and the Imperial Court run go Xi'an. 