A Short History of China1970 |
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agriculture amongst attack barbarians became Buddhist Canton capital Celestial Empire central Asia century Changan Chiang Kai-shek Chin Chinese Chou communists Confucian Confucius corvée court cultural death defeated developed dragon dynasty emperor Empress Empress Wu established eunuchs examination forces foreign Genghis Khan Hangchow Heaven Henry Pu Yi hordes horses hundred Huns imperial Japan Japanese Khitan Khubilai king Korea Kuomintang labour land landlords later lived Manchu Manchuria mandarins Mao Tse-tung merchants Middle Kingdom military Ming Mongol Mongolia Nanking nomads northern officials organised palace peasant Peking Polo population prince production provinces Red Army regions revolution rice rulers scholars sent Shang Shih silk slaves social Son of Heaven southern Ssu-ma Chien Sung Taiping Tang dynasty Tang period Taoist Tartars throne Tibet tion took trade traditional troops Tsao village Wall warlords western women Yangtze Yellow River Yuan Yuan Shih-kai