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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... Mongols . 1193-1205 : Henzong is emperor of the Xia dynasty . 1194-1224 : Ningzong is emperor of Southern Song . 5th month , 1202 : Jin formally adopts the Chi- nese legal code of the Tang dynasty . 1205 : The Mongols , the new great ...
... Mongols launch major inva- sion of Xia territory . 1210 : After a series of defeats , Xia nominally submits to the Mongols , who then turn their attention to the Jin state . 1211-1223 : Shenzong is Xia emperor . Spring 1211 : Two Mongol ...
... Mongols , bringing down the Jin state . 1237 : As Mongol threat looms , Southern Song river and coastal defense navy totals twenty - two squadrons manned by 52,000 sailors . 1260s : Song reformers try to root out corrup- tion among ...
... Mongols, brilliant conquerors, are less adept at consolidating their gains. All the same, they could claim some achievements. Advances are made in agriculture and education. Trade is promoted. Khubilai Khan extends the Grand Canal to ...
... Mongols and other non-Chinese candidates. April 19, 1320: Yingzong (Shidebala to Mon- golians) succeeds his father as Yuan em- peror. September 4, 1323: Disaffected Mongolian princes lead a coup that topples Yingzong; the emperor and ...