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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... defeat and the An Lushan rebellion col- lapses . A precarious Tang rule is restored . Central authority is confined to four regions : the capital province , the northwest frontier zone , the lower Yangtze , and the corridor of the Grand ...
... defeat local Tang forces and advance into Henan, capturing many cities and towns. 878–884: The bandit Huang Chao, at the head of a growing gang army, ravages Guangdong, Guangxi, Hunan, and other provinces as he moves northward toward ...
... of increasingly demoralized Song loyalists . March 1279 : Mongols defeat the last of the loyal Song forces in a naval battle off the Guangdong coast . troubles mount : revenue shortages , floods and famine , 36 CHINA.
... defeat the Chi- nese at Tumu and take the Emperor Zheng- tong captive . September 15-23 , 1449 : Rather than ransom Zhengtong , the Ming court decides to en- throne a new emperor and defend Beijing . He is Jingtai , a half - brother of ...
... the bandit gangs. December 1629: Manchu forces pierce the Great Wall defenses and threaten Beijing. January 14, 1630: Manchu invaders defeat Ming army only thirty miles from Beijing. January 20 , 1647 : Guangzhou ( Canton ) falls 46 china.