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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... 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 independent kingdoms to the south. NORTHERN SONG DYNASTY: 960 ...
... invades Hebei, defeating Chinese forces near the present city of Tian- jin. 916: After disposing of his rivals, Abaogi pro- claims himself emperor, founds the Liao dy- nasty, declares himself the equal of China's rulers, and signals his ...
... invade the Southern Song heart- land . December 15 , 1161 : Officers ' cabal murders Hailing in camp near the Yangtze front . Shi- zong ascends the throne . 1161-1189 : Reforms in education , the econ- omy , and administration mark the ...
... invade Shandong in northeast China . Spring 1226 : Mongols launch a new invasion . of Xia , overrunning most of Xia's territory . Xia emperor Xianzong is said to have died of fright . 1226-1227 : Xian is the last Xia emperor . In the ...
... invade Song China . 1264-1274 : Duzong is Song emperor . 1265 : Mongol and Song forces clash in the western region of Sichuan . 1268 : Full - scale war breaks out between the Mongols and the Southern Song . Mongol army lays siege to the ...