Columbia Chronologies of Asian History and CultureJohn S. Bowman Columbia University Press, 2000 M09 5 - 512 pages Containing more information on Asian culture than any other English-language reference work, Columbia Chronologies of Asian History and Culture is the first of its kind: a set of more than thirty chronologies for all the countries of Asia—East, South, Southeast, and Central—from the Paleolithic era through 1998. Each entry is clearly dated and, unlike most chronologies found in standard history texts, the entries are complete and detailed enough to provide virtually a sequential history of the vast and rich span of Asian cultures. The contributing writers and editors have ensured the book's usefulness to general readers by identifying individuals and groups, locating places and regions, explaining events and movements, and defining unfamiliar words and concepts. |
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... April–May, 35: Han forces move against the last imperial rival, Gongsun Shu, on the Yangtze. December 24, 36: Han army reaches Gongsun Shu's capital, Chengdu. Gongsun is mortally wounded in the fighting and the city surrenders the next ...
... April 10, 1282: Dissident Chinese ambush and kill the imperial finance minister, the Muslim Ahmad. Chinese sources stigmatize Ahmad as the first of the three “villainous ministers.” May 1285: Ahmad's successor, Lu Shijung, the second of ...
... April 1311: Renzong, the younger brother of Wuzong, ascends the Yuan throne. He will reduce expenses and attempt to shrink the bureaucracy. 1315: Yuan rulers restore China's examination system. They set quotas assuring halfthe degrees ...
... April 15, 1352: Zhu Yuanzhang enlists in a Red Turban rebel group. He rises quickly through the ranks to become a trusted adviser of the Red Turban commander. July 10, 1355: Zhu Yuanzhang leads a rebel army across the Yangtze and moves ...
... April 19, 1521: Zhengdi dies. A young cousin succeeds him, ascending the Ming throne on May 27 with the reign name of Jiajing. He will rule to 1567. The eleventh emperor sets up Daoist altars in his palace and obsessively prays for good ...