ChinaT. Fisher Unwin, 1899 - 456 pàgines |
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Pàgina 55
... town of Ninghsia fell into the hands of the Tartars , led by the chieftain Popai , who added ingratitude to the crime of rebellion by leading his forces against the Chinese army in which he had at one time held high rank . Fortunately ...
... town of Ninghsia fell into the hands of the Tartars , led by the chieftain Popai , who added ingratitude to the crime of rebellion by leading his forces against the Chinese army in which he had at one time held high rank . Fortunately ...
Pàgina 113
... town . So long as the country was disturbed by war's alarms , Pères Gerbillon and Pereira had had no opportunity of opening negotiations , but in 1689 they succeeded in coming to terms with the repre- sentative of the Russian Government ...
... town . So long as the country was disturbed by war's alarms , Pères Gerbillon and Pereira had had no opportunity of opening negotiations , but in 1689 they succeeded in coming to terms with the repre- sentative of the Russian Government ...
Pàgina 133
... other than the Emperor should wear ; and that he had ordered the streets of towns and cities through which he had . passed to be cleared before him . Bribery and corrup- tion on a gigantic scale were also laid to his.
... other than the Emperor should wear ; and that he had ordered the streets of towns and cities through which he had . passed to be cleared before him . Bribery and corrup- tion on a gigantic scale were also laid to his.
Pàgina 151
... towns saved from destruction , but the amount of misery entailed by the march was lessened by one - half . As one person , the men , women , and children dwelling on the eastern bank , moved east- ward at the bidding of the Khan . The ...
... towns saved from destruction , but the amount of misery entailed by the march was lessened by one - half . As one person , the men , women , and children dwelling on the eastern bank , moved east- ward at the bidding of the Khan . The ...
Pàgina 183
... town . After many discussions with Ho an audience was arranged for the fourteenth of the month . The Chinese have a most uncomfortable habit of hold- ing their State ceremonies at daybreak , and it is part of the etiquette that those ...
... town . After many discussions with Ho an audience was arranged for the fourteenth of the month . The Chinese have a most uncomfortable habit of hold- ing their State ceremonies at daybreak , and it is part of the etiquette that those ...
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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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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...