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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... trade. The merchant class expands in size, wealth, and influence. China becomes a leader in maritime trade; Chinese merchant sailors ply routes to India, Arabia, and Africa. Trade among nearer neighbors is strong as well. For most of ...
... Trade revives after the first emperor's reign , and flourishes during the last century of the dynasty . Foreign trade brings in vast quantities of silver and monetarizes the economy . China's rich silks and beautiful porcelain are in ...
... trade. Portugal is permitted to establish a trading center at Macau on the south coast. January 23, 1567: The Jiajing emperor dies. The reign of his successor, Longqing (to 1572), will be brief and colorless. 1570: China negotiates a ...
... trade mission reaches Canton. His flo- tilla, a sixty-six-gun warship with two escort- ing vessels, receives permission to sail north to Tianjin, the port of entry for Beijing. September 1793: Lord Macartney petitions the Qing court for ...
... trade . June 15 , 1836 : British government appoints Charles Elliot , a former naval officer , trade commissioner for China . January 1837 : Initial results of the opium crackdown are encouraging . Officials in Guangzhou report two ...