Denis C. Twitchett Herbert Franke John K. Fairbank
This volume deals with four non-Chinese regimes: the Khitan dynasty of Liao; the Tangut state of Hsi Hsia; the Jurchen empire of Chin; and the Mongolian Yuan dynasty that eventually engulfed the whole of China. It investigates the historical background from which these regimes emerged and shows how each in its own way set up viable institutions for the control of a multi-racial, multi-lingual, and multi-cultural population. It discusses these problems not just as a long negative episode in China's history, but shows the ingenuity and adaptability of these states, and their success in...
This volume deals with four non-Chinese regimes: the Khitan dynasty of Liao; the Tangut state of Hsi Hsia; the Jurchen empire of Chin; and the Mongoli...
This is the most extensive study of Chin dynasty history in any language. It demonstrates the importance of cultural developments in North China under the Chin (1115-1234).
This is the most extensive study of Chin dynasty history in any language. It demonstrates the importance of cultural developments in North China un...
Offers a description of China in the time of Mongol rule. Among the topics addressed are a Chinese historiography for that time; the progression from tribal chieftains to universal emperors and gods; Yuang China and Tibet; and a Sino-Uighur family portrait.
Offers a description of China in the time of Mongol rule. Among the topics addressed are a Chinese historiography for that time; the progression from ...
