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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... kingdoms that emerge from the breakup of the Qin empire , gradually re- placing their rulers with members of his family . 195-188 B.C .: Gaodi's son succeeds him as emperor , reigning as Huidi . 190 B.C .: After a five - year effort ...
... kingdom is abolished . Heaven is like an egg , and earth is like the yolk of the egg . Alone it dwells inside ... kingdoms , reaches its greatest extent of the entire Han period . 102 B.C .: A Chinese general returns from Fer- ghana in ...
... Kingdom contributes to the spread of Chinese culture in the south. The immortals nourish their bodies with drugs and ... kingdom collapses. In North China, the Jin dynasty succeeds the Wei. 280: The Wu kingdom crumbles. 280–304: Jin ...
... Kingdoms ( 317-589 ) 4th century : Ceaseless warfare claims tens of thousands of lives in the north and touches off a ... kingdom's ef- fort to establish a substate there . 552 : A Liang general kills Hou Jing and crushes his rebellion ...
... KINGDOMS : 907-960 This brief era. 11th month , 617 : With support from Turkish allies , the Sui general Li Yuan's army ... kingdom of Koguryo . Spring 645 : Chinese land and naval forces in- vade Koguryo . The offensive stalls over the ...