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 offive thousand men be raised?” “The T'u country is pasturing on our lands, ten men.” “Will there be rain enough for the millet crop ...
... throne. 238 B.C.: Zheng reaches his majority and begins to exercise power. 237 B.C.: Zheng deposes Lu Buwei as chancellor; Lu takes poison and dies in 235. c. 235 B.C.: The Legalist minister Li Si begins his rise to power. 230 B.C.: The ...
... throne of Wudi, Han experiences a dynastic crisis. 88 B.C.: An assassination attempt on the aging Wudi fails. March 27–29, 87 B.C.: On March 27, an eightyear-old son ofWudi and one ofhis consorts is nominated as heir to the throne and ...
... 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 ownership of land and slaves. 5 B.C.: According to written sources, the Han civil service has a strength ...
... 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 southern Xiongnu against the rival northern federation of Xiongnu. September 5, 75 ...