Author : Ku Pan
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 563 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 1955
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:626441716
The History of the Former Han Dynasty
Ku Pan
Han Dynasty
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The Political Economy of the Han Dynasty and Its Legacy
Cheng Lin,Terry Peach,Wang Fang
Author : Cheng Lin,Terry Peach,Wang Fang
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2019-07-05
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781351669634
The Political Economy of the Han Dynasty and Its Legacy by Cheng Lin,Terry Peach,Wang Fang Pdf
This book contains original essays on various aspect of the Han’s political economy and its legacy, written by leading Chinese and Western scholars whose collective expertise spans Economic History, History of Economic Thought and Sinology.
Manuscripts and Archives
Alessandro Bausi,Christian Brockmann,Michael Friedrich,Sabine Kienitz
Author : Alessandro Bausi,Christian Brockmann,Michael Friedrich,Sabine Kienitz
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 476 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2018-02-19
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9783110541571
Manuscripts and Archives by Alessandro Bausi,Christian Brockmann,Michael Friedrich,Sabine Kienitz Pdf
Archives are considered to be collections of administrative, legal, commercial and other records or the actual place where they are located. They have become ubiquitous in the modern world, but emerged not much later than the invention of writing. Following Foucault, who first used the word archive in a metaphorical sense as "the general system of the formation and transformation of statements" in his "Archaeology of Knowledge" (1969), postmodern theorists have tried to exploit the potential of this concept and initiated the "archival turn". In recent years, however, archives have attracted the attention of anthropologists and historians of different denominations regarding them as historical objects and "grounding" them again in real institutions. The papers in this volume explore the complex topic of the archive in a historical, systematic and comparative context and view it in the broader context of manuscript cultures by addressing questions like how, by whom and for which purpose were archival records produced, and if they differ from literary manuscripts regarding materials, formats, and producers (scribes).
The Han Dynasty
Charles River Charles River Editors
Author : Charles River Charles River Editors
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 86 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2018-04-29
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1717540554
The Han Dynasty by Charles River Charles River Editors Pdf
*Includes pictures *Includes ancient accounts *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading Even before the first Chinese dynasty, complex societies inhabiting the area now known as China organized into settlements, and the most important settlements were protected by rammed earth walls. The first dynasty, the Shang (1600-1050 BCE), built large walls as early as around 1,550 BCE. Differing from later walls, which were built along a strategic defense line, these walls were built to enclose the settlements and areas. The Shang would eventually be conquered from the west by the Zhou Dynasty (1046-256 BCE), which developed a complex system of government. In fact, it was the Zhou system's decline that Confucius (551-479 BCE) witnessed and drew from greatly for his political philosophy. The Zhou also created walled cities, and it was at this time that the first major conflicts with northern tribesman, the Xianyun, were recorded As the newly independent states vied for supremacy in a state of constant warfare, northern barbarians were also a constant menace. Eventually, the Chinese succeeded in eliminating many of those on their immediate northern border, but it was a bittersweet victory because it meant there was no longer a buffer between China and the even fiercer Mongols further north. This new proximity led to increased cultural exchange, as well as the Chinese adoption of nomadic fighting techniques. Ultimately, it was the wall of the state of Qi that was the first to earn the name great (literally: long) wall, because the state of Qin proved most adept at the new warfare and conquered all the others. It was this dynasty that unified the kingdoms under the name of China, but put simply, the Qin were a war machine. They defeated the Mongols north of the border and expanded their control there, while also fighting expansionary wars in all directions. The first Qin emperor died 11 years into his reign and was buried with the famous Terracotta warriors: These soldiers and equipment, all carved out of stone and other materials, formed an imperial army that would accompany the emperor into the afterlife. After the emperor's death, rebellion and strife took hold of the empire, and soon a new dynasty, the Han dynasty (206 BCE-220 CE), was founded. The previous emperor, Meng Tian, was forced to commit suicide, and the Han dynasty became known for maintaining a long period of wealth and prosperity during which Confucianism and other major intellectual trends in China flowered. However, they had trouble with the nomads in the north too, and after suffering decisive military defeats, the Han decided that only through a policy of peace and reconciliation could they manage relations with the Xiongnu. They offered material goods and marriages, and the border was secured, but walls were also still obviously necessary. Ultimately, the massive investment in military expansion and conquest reaped great rewards for the Han, but all came at a very dear cost to the empire. As a result of their growing militarism, the trend of using diplomacy slowly fell out of favor around the start of the 1st century CE, but even when the old structure of peace and diplomacy with the northerners was reinstated, the Xiongnu were asked to submit to a nominally inferior position in their relationship with China. It appeared to be a compromise that would benefit both sides, but soon afterward, a Han regent usurped power and the kingdom fell into civil war. The dynasty recovered at the time, but never fully, and it continued on the path of steady decline. The Han Dynasty: The History and Legacy of Ancient China's Most Influential Empire examines how the Han dynasty took control of China and the impact of their reign over several centuries.
The Magnificent Emperor Wu
Hung, Hing Ming
Author : Hung, Hing Ming
Publisher : Algora Publishing
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2020-05-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781628944181
The Magnificent Emperor Wu by Hung, Hing Ming Pdf
Hing Hing Ming reviews some of the major episodes of the Han Dynasty, from its founding by Liu Bang to the Lü Clan Disturbance and subsequent diplomatic overtures and military campaigns against the minor Chinese kingdoms, the Mongols, and Gojoseon (the ancient Korean Kingdom).
Everyday Life in Early Imperial China During the Han Period, 202 BC-AD 220
Michael Loewe
Author : Michael Loewe
Publisher : Hackett Publishing
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2005-01-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0872207587
Everyday Life in Early Imperial China During the Han Period, 202 BC-AD 220 by Michael Loewe Pdf
Considers the important aspects of life during the Han period, when the foundations were laid for the chief political, economic, cultural and social structures that would characterise imperial China.
The Han Dynasty
Sheila Wyborny
Author : Sheila Wyborny
Publisher : Blackbirch Press, Incorporated
Page : 52 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : History
ISBN : 1567117376
The Han Dynasty by Sheila Wyborny Pdf
Here is an intimate look at the everyday lives of the people that inhabited the great empires through history. Each book covers a specific time and place, illuminating the human experience by describing the transportation, agriculture, housing, communication, religion, innovation and technology, and social organization of the period.
The Collapse of China's Later Han Dynasty, 25-220 CE
Wicky W. K. Tse
Author : Wicky W. K. Tse
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 183 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2018-06-27
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781315532318
The Collapse of China's Later Han Dynasty, 25-220 CE by Wicky W. K. Tse Pdf
In the Later Han period the region covering the modern provinces of Gansu, southern Ningxia, eastern Qinghai, northern Sichuan, and western Shaanxi, was a porous frontier zone between the Chinese regimes and their Central Asian neighbours, not fully incorporated into the Chinese realm until the first century BCE. Not surprisingly the region had a large concentration of men of martial background, from which a regional culture characterized by warrior spirit and skills prevailed. This military elite was generally honoured by the imperial centre, but during the Later Han period the ascendancy of eastern-based scholar-officials and the consequent increased emphasis on civil values and de-militarization fundamentally transformed the attitude of the imperial state towards the northwestern frontiersmen, leaving them struggling to achieve high political and social status. From the ensuing tensions and resentment followed the capture of the imperial capital by a northwestern military force, the deposing of the emperor and the installation of a new one, which triggered the disintegration of the empire. Based on extensive original research, and combining cultural, military and political history, this book examines fully the forging of military regional identity in the northwest borderlands and the consequences of this for the early Chinese empires.
Records of the Grand Historian
Qian Sima
Author : Qian Sima
Publisher : Columbia University Press
Page : 542 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : History
ISBN : 0231081650
Records of the Grand Historian by Qian Sima Pdf
Sima Qian (145?-90? BCE) was the first major Chinese historian. His Shiji, or Records of the Grand Historian, documents the history of China and its neighboring countries from the ancient past to his own time. These three volumes cover the Qin and Han dynasties.
The Establishment of the Han Empire and Imperial China
Grant R. Hardy,Anne Behnke Kinney
Author : Grant R. Hardy,Anne Behnke Kinney
Publisher : Greenwood
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2005-03-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9780313325885
The Establishment of the Han Empire and Imperial China by Grant R. Hardy,Anne Behnke Kinney Pdf
The Han Dynasty created a Chinese empire that endures to this day.
The Early Chinese Empires
Mark Edward Lewis
Author : Mark Edward Lewis
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 334 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2010-10-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9780674265424
The Early Chinese Empires by Mark Edward Lewis Pdf
In 221 BC, the First Emperor of Qin unified the lands that would become the heart of a Chinese empire. Though forged by conquest, this vast domain depended for its political survival on a fundamental reshaping of Chinese culture. With this informative book, we are present at the creation of an ancient imperial order whose major features would endure for two millennia. The Qin and Han constitute the “classical period” of Chinese history—a role played by the Greeks and Romans in the West. Mark Edward Lewis highlights the key challenges faced by the court officials and scholars who set about governing an empire of such scale and diversity of peoples. He traces the drastic measures taken to transcend, without eliminating, these regional differences: the invention of the emperor as the divine embodiment of the state; the establishment of a common script for communication and a state-sponsored canon for the propagation of Confucian ideals; the flourishing of the great families, whose domination of local society rested on wealth, landholding, and elaborate kinship structures; the demilitarization of the interior; and the impact of non-Chinese warrior-nomads in setting the boundaries of an emerging Chinese identity. The first of a six-volume series on the history of imperial China, The Early Chinese Empires illuminates many formative events in China’s long history of imperialism—events whose residual influence can still be discerned today.
Foundations of Chinese Civilization
Jing Liu
Author : Jing Liu
Publisher : Stone Bridge Press
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2016-05-09
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN : 9781611729184
Foundations of Chinese Civilization by Jing Liu Pdf
Who founded China? Are Chinese people religious? What is Chinese culture and how has it changed over time? The accessible and fun Understanding China Through Comics series answers those questions and more. For all ages, Foundations of Chinese Civilization covers China's early history in comic form, introducing philosophies like Confucianism and Daoism, the story of the Silk Road, famous emperors like Han Wudi, and the process of China's unification. Includes a handy timeline. This is volume one of the Understanding China Through Comics series. Jing Liu is a Beijing native now living in Davis, California. A successful designer and entrepreneur who helped brands tell their stories, Jing currently uses his artistry to tell the story of China.
The Han Dynasty
Michèle Pirazzoli-tʼSerstevens
Author : Michèle Pirazzoli-tʼSerstevens
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 1982
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015054032613
The Han Dynasty by Michèle Pirazzoli-tʼSerstevens Pdf
The History of Customs in Qin and Han Dynasty
Li Shi
Author : Li Shi
Publisher : DeepLogic
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2024-07-01
Category : History
ISBN : 8210379456XXX
The History of Customs in Qin and Han Dynasty by Li Shi Pdf
The book is the volume of “The History of Customs in Qin and Han Dynasty” among a series of books of “Deep into China Histories”. The earliest known written records of the history of China date from as early as 1250 BC, from the Shang dynasty (c. 1600–1046 BC) and the Bamboo Annals (296 BC) describe a Xia dynasty (c. 2070–1600 BC) before the Shang, but no writing is known from the period The Shang ruled in the Yellow River valley, which is commonly held to be the cradle of Chinese civilization. However, Neolithic civilizations originated at various cultural centers along both the Yellow River and Yangtze River. These Yellow River and Yangtze civilizations arose millennia before the Shang. With thousands of years of continuous history, China is one of the world's oldest civilizations, and is regarded as one of the cradles of civilization.The Zhou dynasty (1046–256 BC) supplanted the Shang and introduced the concept of the Mandate of Heaven to justify their rule. The central Zhou government began to weaken due to external and internal pressures in the 8th century BC, and the country eventually splintered into smaller states during the Spring and Autumn period. These states became independent and warred with one another in the following Warring States period. Much of traditional Chinese culture, literature and philosophy first developed during those troubled times.In 221 BC Qin Shi Huang conquered the various warring states and created for himself the title of Huangdi or "emperor" of the Qin, marking the beginning of imperial China. However, the oppressive government fell soon after his death, and was supplanted by the longer-lived Han dynasty (206 BC – 220 AD). Successive dynasties developed bureaucratic systems that enabled the emperor to control vast territories directly. In the 21 centuries from 206 BC until AD 1912, routine administrative tasks were handled by a special elite of scholar-officials. Young men, well-versed in calligraphy, history, literature, and philosophy, were carefully selected through difficult government examinations. China's last dynasty was the Qing (1644–1912), which was replaced by the Republic of China in 1912, and in the mainland by the People's Republic of China in 1949.Chinese history has alternated between periods of political unity and peace, and periods of war and failed statehood – the most recent being the Chinese Civil War (1927–1949). China was occasionally dominated by steppe peoples, most of whom were eventually assimilated into the Han Chinese culture and population. Between eras of multiple kingdoms and warlordism, Chinese dynasties have ruled parts or all of China; in some eras control stretched as far as Xinjiang and Tibet, as at present. Traditional culture, and influences from other parts of Asia and the Western world (carried by waves of immigration, cultural assimilation, expansion, and foreign contact), form the basis of the modern culture of China.
Western Han Dynasty
Hourly History
Author : Hourly History
Publisher : Independently Published
Page : 64 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2021-07-22
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9798537921592
Western Han Dynasty by Hourly History Pdf
Discover the remarkable history of the Western Han Dynasty... The history of the Western Han dynasty reveals a time of magnificence for China: a time when the country expanded its territory, perfected the weaving of silk to such an extent that a trade route extending from China all the way to Rome would take its name from that prized export, and capitalized upon the technological advances within its country to witness an agricultural revolution that predated Europe's farming innovations by hundreds of years. The Western Han dynasty was a lineage that began with the rise to power of a peasant, capable and far-sighted, whose scorned wife retaliated against his favorite consort after his death in a brutal manner. Women had their defined role in the hierarchy of the court, and although they could not inherit the Dragon Throne, their influence was made known through their roles as the wife of the emperor and then as the mother and grandmother of the coming emperors. The domestic alliances of the imperial family were quite often at odds with the wishes of the emperor himself, creating a volatile mix of ambition and retribution. Under the Western Han rulers, China established its impressive reputation in the Ancient World, a reputation which rivaled that of the Roman Empire across the continents. Discover a plethora of topics such as The Rise of the Han Lu Zhi: The First Woman to Rule China Emperor Wu and the Celestial Horses A Commoner Takes the Dragon Throne The Golden Age of China The Usurper Emperor: The Fall of the Western Han Dynasty And much more! So if you want a concise and informative book on the Western Han Dynasty, simply scroll up and click the "Buy now" button for instant access!
