Branches of Heaven : A History of the Imperial Clan of Sung China /

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"By the end of the Sung dynasty (960-1279), known descendents of the three Chao brothers who had founded the Sung numbered over 20,000 persons. Unlike the rulers of many other Chinese dynasties, however, the Sung emperors were not plagued by challenges to their rule from their relatives. Indeed...

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Main Author: Chaffee, John W.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Cambridge, Mass. : Distributed by Harvard University Press, 1999.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Geschichte
Adel
Songdynastie > 960-1279
Noblesse > Chine.
Nobility > China > History.
Song Dynasty (China)
Nobility.
Kings and rulers.
Nobility > China.
China.
Chine > Histoire > 907-1279(Cinq Dynasties et Dynastie des Song)
Chine > Rois et souverains.
China > Kings and rulers.
China > History > Song dynasty, 960-1279.
China > History > Sung dynasty, 960-1279.
History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:"By the end of the Sung dynasty (960-1279), known descendents of the three Chao brothers who had founded the Sung numbered over 20,000 persons. Unlike the rulers of many other Chinese dynasties, however, the Sung emperors were not plagued by challenges to their rule from their relatives. Indeed, so successful was Sung policy on the imperial clan that it would serve as a model for the subsequent Ming and Ch'ing dynasties. How the Sung created a social and political asset in the imperial clan while neutralizing it as a potential threat is the story of this book." "In this, the first full-length study of the imperial clan as an institution, John W. Chaffee analyzes its history, its political role, and the lifestyle of its members, focusing on their residence patterns, marriages, and occupations."--Jacket.
Physical Description:1 online resource (478 pages): illustrations, maps ;
ISBN:9781684173327

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