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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... Jurchen Jin (1125–1234) from eastern Manchuria incorporate Chinese territory into their empires. These dynasties adopt Chi- nese political customs and use Chinese bureaucrats to help them rule. Weak defenses lead directly to the ...
... Jurchen tribes - farmers , herders , and hunters originally from the mountain forests of eastern Manchuria - raid Khitan Liao frontiers . Autumn 1114: Jurchen pressure against Liao builds and Jurchen forces Political History 31.
... Jurchen pressure against Liao builds and Jurchen forces prevail in two ma- jor frontier-area battles. 1115: The Jurchen chief proclaims himself first emperor of the Jin dynasty. He reigns until 1123 as Taizu. 1117: Song diplomats agree ...
... Jurchen invaders . 1127-1130 : In North China , the Jurchens ' Jin empire formally introduces a Chinese bu- reaucratic system , staffed largely with Chi- nese ; for the time being , it applies only to the Jin empire's Chinese population ...
... Jurchen sources both portray him as cruel , ruthless , and homicidal . Yet he is a passionate admirer of Chinese culture , adopts such characteristic Song customs as tea - drinking and chess - playing , and further sinicizes Jin ...