Kaldan is not simple, Kangxi has personally conquered Gardan 3 times, how powerful is he, what kind of a person?
People who have watched the TV series "Kangxi Dynasty" starring the famous actor Chen Daoming know that in this TV series, the Kangxi Emperor starring Chen Daoming spent a large part of the time dealing with Kaldan in the play, since ancient times, China's territory has been many, the Yuan Dynasty reached its peak, the good times were not long, and for various reasons, there was a little less territory, during the Ming Dynasty, China's territory reached a peak.
During the Kangxi Dynasty, Kaldan controlled a large area of land in the western region, which completely endangered Kangxi's rule, so Kangxi finally won three personal conquests of Kaldan. Kaldan was actually a hero, and he constantly sought new developments in the western regions he ruled, which touched the interests of Kangxi and eventually led to the total annihilation of Kangxi. Gardan's ambition eventually led to failure.
As a nomadic people, although the Gardan controlled a large area, it had a population of only about one million people, and the combat strength was only more than 100,000 (only about 30,000 or 40,000 troops could be dispatched in the later period), while the Qing Dynasty had a population of about 100 million and could easily dispatch hundreds of thousands of troops. Moreover, the Qing Dynasty was rich in land, abundant grain and grass, and advanced equipment. Muskets are not enough to see.
People often compare this to the personal advantages and disadvantages of the Kangxi Emperor and Kaldan. In fact, when the nomadic and agrarian civilizations have developed to the extreme, the gap in economic strength has been amplified indefinitely, and a civilization with hundreds of millions of people and an economically developed civilization has long been doomed compared with a civilization that is only nomadic. The large-scale use of hot weapons has also made the cavalry superiority of the nomads no longer available.