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Fire over Luoyang : a history of the later Han dynasty 23-220 AD /

"The Later Han dynasty, also known as Eastern Han, ruled China for the first two centuries of the Christian era. Comparable in extent and power to the early Roman empire, it dominated East Asia from present-day Vietnam to the Mongolian steppe. Rafe de Crespigny presents here the first full acco...

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Main Authors: De Crespigny, Rafe (Author)
Published: Brill,
Publisher Address: Leiden :
Publication Dates: [2017]
Literature type: Book
Language: English
Series: Sinica Leidensia, volume 134
Subjects:
China > History > Han dynasty, 202 B.C.-220 A.D.
China > Kings and rulers > History.
China > Politics and government > 221 B.C.-220 A.D.
Summary: "The Later Han dynasty, also known as Eastern Han, ruled China for the first two centuries of the Christian era. Comparable in extent and power to the early Roman empire, it dominated East Asia from present-day Vietnam to the Mongolian steppe. Rafe de Crespigny presents here the first full account of this period in Chinese history to be found in a Western language. Commencing with a detailed account of the imperial capital, the history describes the nature of government, the expansion of the Chinese people to the south, the conflicts of scholars and officials with eunuchs at court, and the final collapse which followed the rebellion of the Yellow Turbans and the rise of regional warlords"--Provided by publisher.
Carrier Form: xi, 579 pages : illustrations, maps, forms ; 24 cm.
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (pages [513]-542) and index.
ISBN: 9789004324916 (hardback) :
9004324917 (hardback)
9789004325203 (e-book)
9004325204 (e-book)
Index Number: DS748
CLC: K232
Call Number: K232/D298
Contents: Introduction: The emperors of Han; Chronology of the later Han dynasty -- Imperial capital -- Emperor Ming and Emperor Zhang (57-88) -- The reign of Emperor He (88-106) -- The Dowager Deng and Emperor An (106-125) -- The reign of Emperor Shun (125-144) -- The hegemony of Liang Ji (144-159) -- Emperor Huan and the eunuchs (159-168) -- Emperor Ling : disordered government (169-184) -- End of an empire (185-189) -- Epilogues and conclusions (part I, Elegy for a lost capital; part II, What went wrong? : reflections on a ruin).

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