ChinaT. Fisher Unwin, 1899 - 456 pàgines |
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Pàgina xii
... capital - The last throes of a dynasty- Sack of Yangchow - A pirate— Koxinga - Death of Kwei Wang -- A rebuff to Russia - A slaughter of women - K'anghsi's tolerance - Wu Sankwei invited to Peking - Imperial barbarities - Tartar ...
... capital - The last throes of a dynasty- Sack of Yangchow - A pirate— Koxinga - Death of Kwei Wang -- A rebuff to Russia - A slaughter of women - K'anghsi's tolerance - Wu Sankwei invited to Peking - Imperial barbarities - Tartar ...
Pàgina 26
... capital , which stood in the neighbourhood of the modern Peking . Leaving an occupying force to preserve his newly - acquired rights , Jenghiz turned his attention westward , and with marvellous speed and thoroughness , gathered within ...
... capital , which stood in the neighbourhood of the modern Peking . Leaving an occupying force to preserve his newly - acquired rights , Jenghiz turned his attention westward , and with marvellous speed and thoroughness , gathered within ...
Pàgina 28
... capital of the great Khan ( Mangu ) . Rubruquis states that when he first attempted to explain the object of his mission to the Khan , his address was considerably " marred by the interpreter becoming incoherent from frequent draughts ...
... capital of the great Khan ( Mangu ) . Rubruquis states that when he first attempted to explain the object of his mission to the Khan , his address was considerably " marred by the interpreter becoming incoherent from frequent draughts ...
Pàgina 29
... capital ) , they went to the Imperial Palace , and there they found the sovereign attended by a great company of barons . So they bent the knee before him , and paid their respects to him with all possible reverence , prostra- ting ...
... capital ) , they went to the Imperial Palace , and there they found the sovereign attended by a great company of barons . So they bent the knee before him , and paid their respects to him with all possible reverence , prostra- ting ...
Pàgina 32
... capital . With the fall of the capital the Sung Dynasty practically came to an end , though with fitful efforts the followers of the ruling house attempted to stem the tide of inva- sion , and by 1276 the whole of China acknowledged the ...
... capital . With the fall of the capital the Sung Dynasty practically came to an end , though with fitful efforts the followers of the ruling house attempted to stem the tide of inva- sion , and by 1276 the whole of China acknowledged the ...
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advance affairs Allies appointed army arrived attack British campaign Canton capital Captain captured Ch'ienlung Chiach'ing China Chinese Chinese Government command Confucius Court death decree defeat despatched difficulty districts Dowager Empresses dynasty edict Emperor Empire enemy English envoys Faithful Prince father favour fleet followed force foreign forts frontier Galdan garrison Gordon hands Heaven honour Hungchang Imperial Imperialists Japanese Jehol Jesuits K'anghsi Korea Koxinga Kublai Kunshan Lord Elgin Lord Macartney Manchu mandarins marched Meanwhile ment Ming Dynasty ministers mission missionaries Mongol murdered Nanking native negotiations neighbourhood occasion officials once palace peace Peking port position possession present Prince Kung prisoners province rebellion rebels received recognised reign returned river sent Shanghai ships Sir Thomas Wade soldiers Soochow sovereign success Szech'uan T'aip'ing T'ungchih Taku Taku forts thousand throne Tientsin tion took trade treaty tribes troops Tsêng Tsungli Yamên Tungchow Viceroy victory walls Wang Yunnan
Passatges populars
Pàgina 120 - The lovely Thais by his side, Sat like a blooming eastern bride, In flower of youth and beauty's pride. — Happy, happy...
Pàgina 214 - The merchants of Great Britain wish to trade with all China on principles of mutual benefit; they will never relax in their exertions till they gain a point of equal importance to both countries, and the viceroy will find it as easy to stop the current of the Canton river, as to carry into effect the insane determinations of the hong.
Pàgina 364 - ... sectaries drank up the blood, greedily tore asunder the quivering members, and pledged themselves to eternal secrecy by a mutual consciousness of guilt. It was as confidently affirmed that this inhuman sacrifice was succeeded by a suitable entertainment, in which intemperance served as a...