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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... begins the second dynasty of ancient China . “ It is asked : Shall an army of five thousand men be raised ? " " The T'u country is pasturing on our lands , ten men . " " Will there be rain enough for the millet crop ? ” Inscriptions on ...
... begins his rise to power . 230 B.C .: The rival state of Han falls to Qin . 228 B.C .: Zhao falls to Qin . 227 B.C .: An envoy from the rival state of Yan fails in an attempt to assassinate Zheng . 225 B.C .: Wei falls to Qin . 223 B.C ...
... begin their retreat west from Shanghai. December 13, 1937: Japanese forces enter Nanjing and launch a savage campaign ... begins sys- tematic bombing of Chongqing. September–October 1939: With signing of the Nazi-Soviet pacts, the Soviet ...
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