Chronicle of the Chinese Emperors: The Reign-by-reign Record Of The Rulers Of Imperial China

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WW Norton, Mar 24, 2009 - History - 224 pages
Spanning more than two thousand years, from the first emperor, buried with his terra-cotta army in the third century BC, to Puyi, the four-year-old last emperor, here is the entire history of China told through the stories of its all-powerful rulers.

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Ann Paludan lived in Beijing from 1972 to 1976, and returns there regularly. Her other books include The Imperial Ming Tombs and The Chinese Spirit Road. She lives in England.

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