The Rise and Splendour of the Chinese Empire

ancient army barbarian became bronze Buddha Buddhist capital cavalry Central Asia century B.C. Ch'ang-an Ch'i-tan Ch'ien-lung-ti Ch'in chieftains Chin China Chinese Chou Christianity Chu Hsi Confucian Confucian literati conquest court death emperor empire enemy favour forced frontier Genghis Khan Gobi grand khan Han dynasty Hangchow Heaven Honan Hopei hordes horses Hsüan Tsang Huns imperial India Jesuits Ju-chen K'ang-hsi-ti Kaifeng Karashar Kashgar Khotan king kingdom Kublai Kucha land later Liu Pei lower Long River Loyang Manchu Marco Polo masters Ming Mongol monks mountains Nanking Nestorian nomads North China Outer Mongolia painting palace Pan Ch'ao peasants Peking period Persia present-day princes province reign religion revolt rulers Shansi Shantung Shih-huang-ti Shih-min silk soldiers southern sovereign steppes Sung dynasty Sungars Szechwan T'ai-tsung T'ang dynasty Taoist Tarim Basin thousand throne tion took Ts'ao Turfan Turkestan Turkish Turks Western Wu Tse-t'ien Wu-ti Yellow River Yüan