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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... Manchus. 1587: The 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 ...
... Manchus take Shenyang (Mukden) in southeastern Manchuria. 1622: Chinese subjects in Manchu-ruled Liaodong rise in rebellion. It is savagely crushed. June 1622: White Lotus Buddhists revolt in Shandong. They block the Grand Canal ...
... Manchus approach . June 5 , 1644 : The Manchu prince Dorgon enters Beijing , marking the beginning of Manchu rule in China . QING DYNASTY : 1644-1912 The Qing dynasty rules from 1644 , but nearly a generation passes before the Manchu ...
... Manchu forces advance south- ward down the line of the Grand Canal. Spring 1645: Manchu forces pursue Li Zich- eng's Great Shun Army into the mountains of frontier Jiangxi; Li dies (or is murdered) there over the summer. May 1645: After ...
... Manchus . Two Ming pretenders are presently caught and publicly executed in the city . 1648 : Chinese troops make up three - quarters of the Manchu banner military formations . The Mongols form 8 percent of the total , the Manchus 16 ...