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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... throne ; by tradition , here 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 ...
... throne . 238 B.C .: Zheng reaches his majority and be- gins to exercise power . 237 B.C .: Zheng deposes Lu Buwei as chan- cellor ; Lu takes poison and dies in 235 . c . 235 B.C .: The Legalist minister Li Si begins his rise to power ...
... throne of Wudi , Han experi- ences a dynastic crisis . 88 B.C .: An assassination attempt on the aging Wudi fails . March 27-29 , 87 B.C .: On March 27 , an eight- year - old son of Wudi and one of his consorts is nominated as heir to ...
... throne . 7 B.C .: Shi Dan rises to become marshal of state . To narrow the gap between rich and poor , he calls for restrictions on the owner- ship of land and slaves . 5 B.C .: According to written sources , the Han civil service has a ...
... throne , succeeding Guangwu . He rules until his death in A.D. 75 , a reign generally regarded as harsh and oppressive . 73 : China forms an alliance with the south- ern Xiongnu against the rival northern fed- eration of Xiongnu ...