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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... dynasty is por- trayed as corrupt , incompetent , morally bankrupt , or a ... China . “ It is asked : Shall an army of five thousand men be raised ? " " The T ... song . The young women take their deep baskets and go along the small paths ...
... Song dynasty rules in southern China . 479-502 : The Southern Qi dynasty succeeds the Liu Song . 471-499 : Xiao reigns as emperor of the Northern Wei . With his Chinese allies , Xiao adopts the Chinese military organization and land ...
... China . He will abolish the south- ern commanderies after reunification in 589. These ... Song imperial selection system that survives until 1905 . 595 : Sui rulers ... dynasty a firm hand on the military in interior China . 605 : Khitan ...
... China under the first emperors of the Song dynasty . Five successive short - lived dynasties rule the North China plain , with the last of the five , the Later Zhou , claiming control of the largest area . Altogether , thirteen emperors ...
... China. 960: Later Zhou dynasty forces mobilize to meet the invading Khitan. The Zhou senior commander seizes power for himself and founds the Song dynasty. He quickly brings North China under his control and gradu- ally absorbs the ...