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Emperor Huizong /
China was the most advanced country in the world when Huizong ascended the throne in 1100 CE. Artistically gifted, he guided the Song Dynasty toward cultural greatness but is known to posterity as a political failure who lost the throne to Jurchen invaders and died their prisoner. In this comprehens...
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| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cambridge, MA :
Harvard University Press,
[2014]
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Tabla de Contenidos:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Tables, Maps, and Illustrations
- Preface
- Note on Ages, Dates, and Other Conventions
- Chronology
- Cast of Characters
- Genealogy of the Song Emperors and Empresses
- I Learning to Rule, 1082-1108
- 1 Growing Up in the Palace, 1082-1099
- 2 Taking the Throne, 1100
- 3 Trying for Balance, 1101-1102
- 4 Choosing the Reformers, 1102-1108
- II Striving for Magnificence, 1102-1112
- 5 Placing Faith in Daoism, 1100-1110
- 6 Embracing and Revitalizing Tradition
- 7 Welcoming Masters and Experts
- 8 Crafting an Image as an Artist
- III Anticipating Great Things, 1107-1120
- 9 Pursuing the Monumental
- 10 Finding Plea sure in Court and Palace Life
- 11 Working with Councilors
- 12 Accepting Divine Revelations, 1110-1119
- 13 Allying with Jin
- IV Confronting Failure, 1121-1135
- 14 Adjusting to Military Setbacks, 1121-1125
- 15 Abdicating the Throne, 1125-1126
- 16 Losing Everything, 1126-1127
- 17 Enduring Captivity, 1127-1135
- Afterword
- Appendix A: Reasons for Rejecting Some Common Stories about Huizong and His Court
- Appendix B: Huizong's Consorts and Their Children
- Timeline
- Notes
- References
- Chinese Character Glossary
- Index