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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... Portuguese ships reach the Pearl River estuary below Guangzhou (Canton). January 1521: The Portuguese ambassador arrives in Beijing with the first European embassy to reach the imperial court. He finds the emperor ill, however, and ...
... Portuguese. After heavy fighting with thousands of casualties, the war ends in a stalemate. c. 1600: After decades of steady growth, China's population is an estimated 150 million. 1600: More than 700,000 Chinese colonists are settled ...
... Portuguese Macau. Over the summer, Elliot sends pleas to London for assistance in the dispute. August 24, 1839: Under Chinese pressure, Portuguese oust British merchants from Macau. They establish an outpost on sparsely peopled Hong ...
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