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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... February 3, A.D. 6: Pingdi dies. He is the last direct descendant of Yuandi; a succession crisis ensues. Wang Mang chooses an infant, Liu Yang, as heir apparent. Wang insinuates that the boy will lose the mandate; he thus will be the ...
... February 185 the outbreak is quelled. May–September, 189: Shaodi reigns as emperor. May, 189: The dissident warlord Dong Zhuo advances to within eighty miles of Luoyang. September 25, 189: Troops massacre the two thousand palace eunuchs ...
... February 18, 1294: Khubilai Khan, old, fat, and crippled with gout, dies in his palace. May 10, 1294: Chengzong, a grandson of Khubilai, is enthroned as emperor of the Yuan dynasty. He issues an edict calling for the veneration of ...
... February 1449: Government forces capture Fujian peasant leaders, transport them to Beijing, and execute them. Sporadic fighting continues until 1452. July 1449: Mongols under Esen launch a large-scale invasion of China. The emperor ...
... February 20, 1840: The British government names Admiral George Elliot (Charles Elliot's cousin) to command the naval task force sailing for China. June 21, 1840: British expeditionary force of sixteen warships with 540 guns and four ...