From warhorses to ploughshares : the later Tang reign of Emperor Mingzong /
Mingzong (r. 926-933) was the most illustrious emperor of the Five Dynasties, and one of the most admired of China's middle period, the Tang to Song. A warrior of Shatuo-Turk ancestry, he ascended the throne of the Later Tang on the heels of a mutiny against his adopted brother, thus sparing hi...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Hong Kong :
HKU Press,
[2014]
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | Mingzong (r. 926-933) was the most illustrious emperor of the Five Dynasties, and one of the most admired of China's middle period, the Tang to Song. A warrior of Shatuo-Turk ancestry, he ascended the throne of the Later Tang on the heels of a mutiny against his adopted brother, thus sparing his dynasty an early death. Mingzong's brief reign came to be heralded by historians as the ""Small Repose""--A happy convergence of peace and prosperity. He marshaled a cluster of eminently able courtiers, men who balanced Confucian charity against the military discipline demanded in a time of transition |
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Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (236 pages) : color illustrations, color maps |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: | 9789888313167 9888313169 9888208101 9789888208104 |