A Short History of China: An Account for the General Reader of an Ancient Empire and PeopleGibbings, 1900 - 436 pàgines |
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Pàgina 11
... returned laden with the spoil of countless cities . These successes were crowned by a signal victory over the Emperor in person . Kaotsou was drawn into an ambuscade in which his troops had no chance with their more active adversaries ...
... returned laden with the spoil of countless cities . These successes were crowned by a signal victory over the Emperor in person . Kaotsou was drawn into an ambuscade in which his troops had no chance with their more active adversaries ...
Pàgina 14
... returning laden with spoil , including some of the golden images of the Hun religion . Encouraged by these successes , Vouti at last took the field in person , and sent a formal summons to the Tartar King to make his submission to China ...
... returning laden with spoil , including some of the golden images of the Hun religion . Encouraged by these successes , Vouti at last took the field in person , and sent a formal summons to the Tartar King to make his submission to China ...
Pàgina 15
... returned , reporting decisive and easily obtained victories . The truth soon leaked out . The victories were quite imaginary . The generals had never ventured to face the Tartars , and they were given no option by their enraged and ...
... returned , reporting decisive and easily obtained victories . The truth soon leaked out . The victories were quite imaginary . The generals had never ventured to face the Tartars , and they were given no option by their enraged and ...
Pàgina 18
... returned to China , where he died at the great age of eighty . With him disappeared the good fortune of the Han dynasty , and misfortunes fell rapidly on the family that had governed China so long and so well . Hoti's infant son lived ...
... returned to China , where he died at the great age of eighty . With him disappeared the good fortune of the Han dynasty , and misfortunes fell rapidly on the family that had governed China so long and so well . Hoti's infant son lived ...
Pàgina 29
... returned laden with presents , Taitsong declined to trust a princess of his family in a strange country and among an unknown people . The Sanpou chose to interpret this refusal as an insult to his dignity , and he declared war with ...
... returned laden with presents , Taitsong declined to trust a princess of his family in a strange country and among an unknown people . The Sanpou chose to interpret this refusal as an insult to his dignity , and he declared war with ...
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A Short History of China: An Account for the General Reader of an Ancient ... Demetrius Charles de Kavanagh Boulger Visualització completa - 1900 |
A Short History of China: An Account for the General Reader of an Ancient ... Demetrius Charles Boulger Visualització completa - 1900 |
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ARTICLE attack became British Burgevine campaign Canton Canton river capital capture carried chief Chinese army Chinese authorities Chinese government Ching Chung Wang command conquest Consul death declared defence doubt duty dynasty Emperor of China Empire Empress enemy English Europeans favour fleet force foreign fortune frontier Galdan garrison Genghis honour hostility Imperial Imperialists Japanese Kanghi Kashgar Kashgaria Keen Lung Khan Khokand Kins Kublai Leaoutung Lord Elgin Mahomedan Major Gordon Manchu mandarins ment merchants military Ming ministers Mongols Nankin Noorhachu officers opium palace peace Pekin Plenipotentiary ports position possession Prince Kung province rebels reign river ruler Russian seemed sent Shanghai siege Sir Thomas Wade soldiers Soochow sovereign subjects succeeded success Sung surrender Szchuen Taepings Taitsong Taoukwang Tartar throne Tibet Tientsin tion town trade Treaty Treaty of Tientsin troops Viceroy victory Vouti Wang Mang Wou Sankwei Yunnan
Passatges populars
Pàgina 308 - When beggars die there are no comets seen ; The heavens themselves blaze forth the death of princes.
Pàgina 393 - Treaties hitherto existing between the two countries, have resolved to complete such a revision, based upon principles of equity and mutual benefit, and, for that purpose, have named as their Plenipotentiaries, that is to say: || Her Majesty the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland...
Pàgina 383 - ... have resolved to conclude a Treaty for that purpose, and have therefore named as their Plenipotentiaries, that is to say : Her Majesty the Queen of Great Britain and Ireland, Sir Henry Pottinger, Bart., a Major-General in the employ of the East India Company, &c. ; And His Imperial Majesty the Emperor of China...
Pàgina 393 - Knight of the most ancient and most noble Order of the Thistle...
Pàgina 388 - It is accordingly determined that ground and houses, the rent or price of which is to be fairly and equitably arranged for, according to the rates prevailing amongst the people, without exaction on either side, shall be set apart by the local officers in communication with the consul...
Pàgina 393 - Who, after having communicated to each other their respective full powers, and found them to be in good and due form, have agreed upon and concluded the following Articles : — ARTICLE I.
Pàgina 404 - Who, having met and communicated to each other their full powers, and finding these to be in proper form, have agreed upon the following Convention in eight Articles : — ARTICLE I.
Pàgina 387 - It is agreed that English merchants and others residing at, or resorting to, the five ports to be opened, shall not go into the surrounding country beyond certain short distances to be named by the local authorities, in concert with the British Consul, and on no pretence for purposes of traffic.
Pàgina 206 - 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 395 - The Christian religion, as professed by Protestants or Roman Catholics, inculcates the practice of virtue, and teaches man to do as he would be done by. Persons teaching it or professing it, therefore, shall alike be entitled to the protection of the Chinese authorities, nor shall any such, peaceably pursuing their calling, and not offending against the laws, be persecuted or interfered with.