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Perpetual Happiness: The Ming Emperor Yongle

Book information

Publisher
University of Washington Press
Year
2001
ISBN
0295981091, 9780295981093, 029599634X, 9780295996349
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
2 MB (1784875 bytes)
Pages
296\296
Time added
2020-06-03 01:27:10

Description

A colorful portrait of the greatest of the Ming emperors. Builder of the Great Wall, Yongle (1368-1644) also moved the capital to Beijing and built the Forbidden City, completed the Grand Canal, strengthened the court bureaucracy, and explored the world. Contents List of Maps Acknowledgments Preface 1 / A Day in the Life of Yongle’s Court: February 23, 1423 2 / The Formative Years, 1360–1382 3 / The Years of Waiting, 1382–1398 4 / The Years of Successional Struggle, 1398–1402 5 / The Years of Reconstruction: Government and Politics, 1402–1420 6 / The Years of Rehabilitation: Society and Economy, 1402–1421 7 / The Emperor of Culture 8 / Yongle and the Mongols 9 / The Price of Glory 10 / Epilogue Appendix: The Children of Emperor Hongwu Notes Glossary of Chinese Characters Bibliography Index

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