The History of China, Volum 1W. Thacker & Company, 1898 |
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Pàgina
... LUNG'S EARLY YEARS XLV . THE CONQUEST OF CENTRAL ASIA XLVI . THE WARS WITH THE BURMESE AND THE MIAOTZE 690 XLVII . WARS IN TIBET , NEPAUL , AND FORMOSA XLVIII . KEEN LUNG'S RELATIONS WITH THE WEST 661 671 XLIX . THE END OF KEEN LUNG'S ...
... LUNG'S EARLY YEARS XLV . THE CONQUEST OF CENTRAL ASIA XLVI . THE WARS WITH THE BURMESE AND THE MIAOTZE 690 XLVII . WARS IN TIBET , NEPAUL , AND FORMOSA XLVIII . KEEN LUNG'S RELATIONS WITH THE WEST 661 671 XLIX . THE END OF KEEN LUNG'S ...
Pàgina 661
... Lung's first act was to appoint four regents to show him how to rule . The very edict , however , which entrusted them with so much authority expressly limited its application to the period of mourning , ( 661 ) KEEN LUNG'S EARLY YEARS.
... Lung's first act was to appoint four regents to show him how to rule . The very edict , however , which entrusted them with so much authority expressly limited its application to the period of mourning , ( 661 ) KEEN LUNG'S EARLY YEARS.
Pàgina 663
... Lung showed himself disposed on this point to continue and carry out the policy of his father . Ten years after Keen Lung's accession to the throne these persecutions still continued , and , indeed , they had developed a fresh and more ...
... Lung showed himself disposed on this point to continue and carry out the policy of his father . Ten years after Keen Lung's accession to the throne these persecutions still continued , and , indeed , they had developed a fresh and more ...
Pàgina 669
... Lung's time was passed in his summer residence at Jehol , a small town beyond the Wall , where he was able to enjoy ... Lung's mind that France was the great country of the West . The variety of Keen Lung's tastes kept all the foreigners ...
... Lung's time was passed in his summer residence at Jehol , a small town beyond the Wall , where he was able to enjoy ... Lung's mind that France was the great country of the West . The variety of Keen Lung's tastes kept all the foreigners ...
Pàgina 674
... Lung listened to the narrative of his guest , but might have refrained from having recourse to action , despite the ... Lung's military preparations were commensurate with the importance of the undertaking , and worthy also of the ...
... Lung listened to the narrative of his guest , but might have refrained from having recourse to action , despite the ... Lung's military preparations were commensurate with the importance of the undertaking , and worthy also of the ...
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Frases i termes més freqüents
ambition Amursana appeared Asia attack authority battle Bayan became campaign capital capture carried cause chief China Chow command compelled Confucius conquest Corea court Dalai Lama death defeat defence dynasty Eleuths embassy Emperor Emperor of China Empire Empress enemy envoy eunuchs event favour followed force formidable fortune fresh frontier Fuhkien Galdan garrison Genghis hands Hoangho Hongwou honour hostile Hwangti Imperial Jungaria Kaidu Kanghi Kaotsong Kaotsou Keen Lung Khalkas Khitans king kingdom Kins Kublai Leaoutung Lung's Manchus military Ming Ming dynasty ministers Mongols neighbours Noorhachu northern officers overthrow palace peace Pekin person position possession prince principal proclaimed proved province rebels reign remained resolved ruler sent Shensi siege soldiers succeeded success successor Sungs surrender Szchuen Taitsong Taitsou Tang Tartars thousand throne Tibet Timour town tribes triumph troops Tse Wang Rabdan Tsins victory Vouti Wang Khan Wang Mang Wenti Wou Sankwei Yunnan
Passatges populars
Pàgina 356 - He is of a good stature, neither tall nor short, but of a middle height. He has a becoming amount of flesh, and is very shapely in all his limbs. His complexion is white and red, the eyes black and fine, the nose well formed and well set on." His conquest of Yunnan in ad 1253-54
Pàgina 640 - nobody but you, and in a time of trouble they would listen to no other voice than yours. I know as a matter of fact that we have nothing now to fear, but when the foreign vessels shall come in their thousands and tens of thousands, then it may be that some
Pàgina 293 - of armies, were exalted to a position next to himself. The one was made prince on his right side, the other on his left, for, he said, " It is to you that I owe my Empire. You are and have been to me as the shafts of a carriage, or the arms to a man's body.
Pàgina 41 - written, and it is not difficult to understand why such was the case, that "the skilful disarming of the provinces added daily to the wealth and prosperity of the capital." The Hall of Audience in the palace was ornamented with twelve statues, made from the spoil of his numerous
Pàgina 295 - I thought that your sovereigns were of the race of the gods ; but do you suppose that I am going to do homage to [such an imbecile as that?" Chonghei brooded over this second affront, and allowed his personal pique to so far influence his policy that, when an occasion offered, he did not hesitate to assume
Pàgina 631 - excellently proportioned and above the middle height; all the features of the countenance are regular ; his eyes bright and larger than is usual with his nation ; the nose slightly curved and drooping at the point; and the few marks left by the smallpox detract nothing from the charm which is conspicuous throughout his person.
Pàgina 632 - it would be ungracious, if not impossible, to say in what respect he falls short of complete equality with either, so numerous and conspicuous were his talents and his virtues. His long friendship and high consideration for the Christian missionaries have no doubt contributed to bring his name and the events of his reign more prominently before Europe than
Pàgina 282 - You and your master," he said to the envoy, "deceive yourselves if you believe me to be capable of approving an act of treason, whatever the personal advantage it might procure me. I love all peoples of whatever nation they may be, and I wish to see them at peace with one another.
Pàgina 472 - intrepid, inured to fatigue, despising life, and knowing well how to face death ; although inferior in number, a hundred of them would blush to flee before a thousand foreigners, and, if they did, they would not dare to return to their country. Sentiments such as these, which are instilled into them from their earliest childhood, render them terrible in battle.
Pàgina 634 - the death of his father, and his own accession to the throne, he said that on the advice of his ministers he had entered upon the discharge of his