Chronology of Key Events

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface and Acknowledgments ix
4. Abbreviations xvii
5. Introduction 1
6. Act I. The Royal Regulations 53
7. Act II. Shamanic Colonialism 95
8. Act III. Amdowas Speaking in Code 157
9. Conclusion: Paradoxes of the Urn and the Limits of Empire 194
10. Chronology of Key Events 227
11. List of Usages of the Golden Urn Ritual 231
12. Tibetan Orthographic Equivalents 235
13. Translation of the Qianlong Emperor’s Discourse on Lamas 239
14. Notes 245
15. Bibliography 295
16. Index 313