Chronicle of the Chinese Emperors: The Reign-by-reign Record Of The Rulers Of Imperial ChinaSpanning 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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Chronicle of the Chinese Emperors: The Reign-by-reign Record of the Rulers ... Ann Paludan No preview available - 1998 |
Chronicle of the Chinese Emperors: The Reign-by-reign Record Of The Rulers ... Ann Paludan No preview available - 2009 |
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Abdicated administration Aidi Ancestor army became Beijing Born Buddhist capital century Chang'an Chen Chenghua Children China Chinese Cixi concubine Confucian consort court Daoist death died dowager-empress Duzong eldest emperor empire empress Wu eunuchs Father Forbidden City foreign Gaodi Gaozong Gaozu Gongdi Guang Wudi Han dynasty Heaven Hebei Temple name Heir Apparent Hongwu horses Huizong Jiajing Jingdi Kangxi Khitan Khubilai kingdom later Liang Lizong Luoyang Manchu military Ming dynasty Mingdi ministers Mongol Mother empress Nanjing northern officials painted Palace Museum peasants prince provinces Qianlong Qin Shihuangdi Qing reign Renzong ruler Shaanxi Shenzong Shundi Sichuan silk Song sons southern spirit road stone survived Taizong Taizu Tang Temple name Temur throne Title before accession tomb troops walls Wang Mang Wanli Wendi Western Wife empress Wives Wu Zetian Xian Xiao Xuande Xuanzong Yangdi Yingzong Yongle Yuan Yuandi Zhang Zhangdi Zhao Zheng Zhou