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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... Xiongnu in the north . 168 B.C .: To ease the burden on the peasantry , government reduces the tax on produce , in- cluding grain , from one - fifteenth to one - thir- tieth part . 166 B.C .: Xiongnu raiders approach the capi- tal ...
... Xiongnu on the northwest frontier in what is today Mon- golia . The invaders are driven from the bor- ders after key victories in 121 and 119 B.C. 128 B.C .: A Han effort to establish China's au- thority in the Korean peninsula fails ...
... Xiongnu empire on the northern frontier . 49-33 B.C .: Yuandi reigns . In his and his suc- cessor's reign , the reformists take charge . Economy in government , a loosening of controls over the daily lives of the Chinese , and military ...
... Xiongnu launch new raids on northern frontier . Wang Mang mobilizes a large army to confront the invaders ; the show of force prevents a full - scale outbreak . 11 : Heavy flooding causes great loss of life . Resulting famine ...
... Xiongnu against the rival northern fed- eration of Xiongnu . September 5 , 75 : Zhangdi ascends the throne , succeeding his father , Mingdi . April 9 , 88 : Hedi becomes emperor . He is un- derage , and Dou Xian , a leading general and ...