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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... November , 22 : Imperial forces check the rebels temporarily . January - February , 23 : Insurgent offensive re- sumes with a victory over Wang Mang's im- perial army . July , 23 : Rebels inflict a decisive defeat on Wang Mang's army at ...
... November 26-27 , 1161 : Song defenders re- pulse the Jin army's attempt to cross the Yangtze to invade the Southern Song heart- land . December 15 , 1161 : Officers ' cabal murders Hailing in camp near the Yangtze front . Shi- zong ...
... November 19, 1406: A Chinese punitive ex- pedition captures major towns in Annam's Red River Delta. June 16, 1407: Chinese forces capture An- namite leaders and take them in triumph to Nanjing. Rebellions against the occupying Chinese ...
... November 1449 : Beijing withstands a brief siege before the Mongol army with- draws beyond the frontier , pillaging as it goes . Early 1457 : The captive emperor wins release from the Mongols and in a coup is restored to his throne . He ...
... November 11 , 1861 : Qing establishes the Zongli Yamen ( Office for the Management of the Business of All Foreign Countries ) - a forerunner of a ministry of foreign affairs . Along with attempting to manage recurring crises with the ...