Perpetual happiness the Ming emperor Yongle
The reign of Emperor Yongle, or “Perpetual Happiness,” was one of the most dramatic and significant in Chinese history. It began with civil war and a bloody coup, saw the construction of the Forbidden City, the completion of the Grand Canal, consolidation of the imperial bureaucracy, and expansion o...
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| Language: | Inglés |
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Seattle :
University of Washington Press
2001.
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| Edition: | 1st ed |
| Series: | Donald R. Ellegood International Publications
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| See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009657633506719 |
Table of Contents:
- Contents; List of Maps; Acknowledgments; Preface; 1 / A Day in the Life of Yongle's Court: February 23, 1423; 2 / The Formative Years, 1360-1382; 3 / The Years of Waiting, 1382-1398; 4 / The Years of Successional Struggle, 1398-1402; 5 / The Years of Reconstruction: Government and Politics, 1402-1420; 6 / The Years of Rehabilitation: Society and Economy, 1402-1421; 7 / The Emperor of Culture; 8 / Yongle and the Mongols; 9 / The Price of Glory; 10 / Epilogue; Appendix: The Children of Emperor Hongwu; Notes; Glossary of Chinese Characters; Bibliography; Index
