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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...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Davis, Richard L. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Hong Kong : HKU Press, [2014]
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Acknowledgments; Preface; Chapter 1. People and Places; Chapter 2. Royal Passage; Chapter 3. Political Events: The Tiancheng Reign, 926-930; Chapter 4. Political Events: The Changxing Reign, 930-933; Chapter 5. Institutions, Reforms, and Political Culture; Chapter 6. Volatile Periphery; Epilogue; Chronology of Events for the Reign of Mingzong; Table 1: Degree Conferrals under Mingzong, 926-933; Sources Cited; Index.