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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... Buddhist tem- ple and raised by a nun, he is a strong, au- thoritarian, and successful ruler. Although a devout Buddhist in his private beliefs, Yang Jian is impatient and anti-intellectual, a man of action rather than reflection. 2d ...
... Buddhism. The power of the monasteries is curbed, the wealth of many larger mon- asteries is confiscated, and 250,000 clergy are forced to return to lay life. Within a few years, the anti-Buddhist measures will be substantially relaxed ...
... Buddhist White Lotus sect stages an uprising in Shandong. May 1592: Japan invades Korea with a 150,000-strong army. China mobilizes to re- pel the Japanese. January 1593: A Chinese expeditionary force crosses the Yalu River. The ...
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