7 The Five Dynasties and the Song Dynasty

Kapitel in diesem Buch

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS ix
3. Map x
4. Preface to Sixth Edition xi
5. Afterthoughts xiii
6. Chronological Table of Dynasties and Modern Republics xvi
7. Reign Periods of the Ming and Qing Dynasties xvii
8. 1 Before the Dawn of History 1
9. 2 The Early Bronze Age: Shang and Western Zhou 15
10. 3 Eastern Zhou and the Period of the Warring States 45
11. 4 The Qin and Han Dynasties 65
12. 5 The Three Kingdoms and the Six Dynasties 99
13. 6 The Sui and Tang Dynasties 131
14. 7 The Five Dynasties and the Song Dynasty 163
15. 8 The Yuan Dynasty 207
16. 9 The Ming Dynasty 227
17. 10 The Qing Dynasty 257
18. 11 The Twentieth Century and Beyond 287
19. Notes 319
20. Books for Reference and Further Reading 329
21. List of Maps and Illustrations 335
22. Index 343