Cambridge History of China: Volume 6, Alien Regimes and Border - States, 907 136

Klappentext Volume six deals with four non-Chinese regimes: the Khitan dynasty of Liao; the Tangut state of Hsi Hsia; the Jurchen empire of Chin; and the Mongolian Y an dynasty that eventually engulfed the whole of China. Zusammenfassung This volume deals with four non-Chinese regimes: the Khitan dynasty of Liao; the Tangut state of Hsi Hsia; the Jurchen empire of Chin; the Mongolian Yüan dynasty that eventually engulfed China. It investigates the background from which these regimes emerged and shows how each set up viable institutions for the control of a multi-racial, multi-lingual, and multi-cultural population. Inhaltsverzeichnis General editor's preface; List of maps; Preface to Volume 6; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; A-pao-chi's descent and the structure of the Yeh-lü clan; Outline genealogy of Liao; Liao emperors and their regnal titles; Genealogy of the Hsia ruling house; Hsia gegnal titles; Genealogy of the early Jurchen rulers; Genealogy of the Chin emperors; Chin regnal titles; Chart of Mongolian rulers; Regnal titles of Mongolian rulers; Capital cities; Introduction; 1. The Liao; 2. The Hsi Hsia; 3. The Chin; 4. The rise of the Mongolian Empire; 5. The reign of Khubilai; 6. Mid-Yüan politics; 7. Shun-ti and the end of Yüan rule in China; 8. The Yüan government and society; 9. Chinese society under Mongol rule, 1215-1368; Bibliographic notes; Bibliography; Glossary; Index.

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• Authors: Herbert Twitchett Franke, Denis Twitchett, Denis C. Twitchett, Denis C. Franke Twitchett, Denis Franke Twitchett
• Assisted by: John K. Fairbank (Editor), Herbert Franke (Editor), Denis C. Twitchett (Editor), Denis C. (Princeton University Twitchett (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 25.11.1994
• EAN: 9780521243315
• ISBN: 978-0-521-24331-5
• No. of pages: 896
• Series: The Cambridge History of China; The Cambridge History of China
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous