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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... land tenure emerge . Shun also reorganizes the bureaucracy , es- tablishing government departments for agri- culture , justice , education , public works , and other areas . Before his death , he appoints his trusted chief minister Yu ...
... land holdings as a means of arresting the decline of the peasantry and tenantry . 47-44 B.C .: The government implements a series of measures to reduce spending on the imperial household , part of a general re- trenchment . 46 B.C. ...
... land to the peasantry as well as to nobles and others of high rank—a Northern Wei innovation the Sui extends. In the seventh month of this year, Sui also adopts new civil statutes governing bureaucratic procedures , land use , taxation ...
... Land forces advance on the capital , Jian- kang , seize it , and capture the Chen ruler and his high officials for removal north to Chang'an . The provinces - the whole of eastern China south of the Yangtze- quickly fall to the Sui ...
... land tenure and allocation . dating from the Northern Wei and Sui . This guarantees a fixed amount of land for every adult taxpayer and limits the total amount any individual can acquire , at least in theory : officials and aristocratic ...