From warhorses to ploughshares : the later Tang reign of Emperor Mingzong /

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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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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Davis, Richard L., 1951- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Hong Kong : Hong Kong University Press, Ã2014.
Subjects:
Mingzong, > Emperor of China, > 867-933.
Mingzong, > Emperor of China, > 867-933
907-979
HISTORY > Asia > China.
Regions & Countries - Asia & the Middle East.
History & Archaeology.
East Asia.
China > History > Five dynasties and the Ten kingdoms, 907-979.
Chine > Histoire > 907-979 (Les Cinq Dynasties et les Dix Royaumes)
China
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Acknowledgments
  • Preface
  • People and places
  • Royal passage
  • Political events : the Tiancheng reign, 926-930
  • Political events : the Changxing reign, 930-933
  • Institutions, reforms, and political culture
  • Volatile periphery
  • Epilogue
  • Chronology of events for the reign of Mingzong.

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