Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS v
3. NOTE ON TRANSLITERATIONS AND CONVENTIONS vii
4. INTRODUCTION 1
5. 1. EMPIRE 1615–1622 11
6. 2. DYNASTY 1622–1628 41
7. 3. YOUTH 1628–1634 65
8. 4. DISCIPLESHIP 1634–1642 92
9. 5. THE CHOSEN 1642–1652 122
10. 6. MISSION 1652–1654 148
11. 7. CONFLUENCE 1654–1656 174
12. 8. THE GREATEST SECRET 1656–1657 194
13. 9. SUCCESSION 1657–1659 214
14. CONCLUSION 245
15. DRAMATIS PERSONAE 259
16. NOTES 263
17. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 323
18. ILLUSTRATION CREDITS 325
19. INDEX 327