ChinaT. Fisher Unwin, 1899 - 456 pàgines |
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Pàgina 4
... taste , however efficacious it may be as a medicine . Hwangti , the next sovereign , came to the throne , such as it was , in 2332 B.C. Like those THE REIGN OF YAO 5 of his predecessors his reign 4 THE EARLY HISTORY OF THE EMPIRE.
... taste , however efficacious it may be as a medicine . Hwangti , the next sovereign , came to the throne , such as it was , in 2332 B.C. Like those THE REIGN OF YAO 5 of his predecessors his reign 4 THE EARLY HISTORY OF THE EMPIRE.
Pàgina 6
... sovereign was a redivision of the Empire into nine instead of eleven Provinces , a description of which ... sovereigns ruled in succession to Yü , and as has been constantly the case , not only in China but in other Oriental countries ...
... sovereign was a redivision of the Empire into nine instead of eleven Provinces , a description of which ... sovereigns ruled in succession to Yü , and as has been constantly the case , not only in China but in other Oriental countries ...
Pàgina 7
... sovereign by the grace of God . The story of the Shang or Yin Dynasty , as it is variously called , is but a repetition of that of Hsia . The virtuous impetus which placed the sceptre in T'ang's hand was gradually dissipated in the ...
... sovereign by the grace of God . The story of the Shang or Yin Dynasty , as it is variously called , is but a repetition of that of Hsia . The virtuous impetus which placed the sceptre in T'ang's hand was gradually dissipated in the ...
Pàgina 9
... sovereigns worthily maintained the standard set them by their great predecessor . They consolidated the Empire and secured the loyalty and service of the feudal states . History does not concern itself much with the majority of the ...
... sovereigns worthily maintained the standard set them by their great predecessor . They consolidated the Empire and secured the loyalty and service of the feudal states . History does not concern itself much with the majority of the ...
Pàgina 10
... sovereign , and each of which owed the limp and uncertain fealty common . to subordinate Oriental princedoms to the elected sovereign of the predominant kingdom of Chow . Νο common patriotism bound these feudatories to their liege lord ...
... sovereign , and each of which owed the limp and uncertain fealty common . to subordinate Oriental princedoms to the elected sovereign of the predominant kingdom of Chow . Νο common patriotism bound these feudatories to their liege lord ...
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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
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