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A sketch of Chinese history
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1903
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Notes: Includes index
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Contents
I. Introduction p.1
Division I. The conquest of China by the Chinese (B.C. 2852-206)
II. The mythical and legendary periods (B.C. 2852-1766) p.7
III. Epoch of the development of tribal chieftains into emperors (B.C. 1766-1122) p.18
IV. The feudal period (B.C. 1122-255) p.23
V. The period of centralization (B.C. 221-206) p.30
Division II. The first struggle with the Tartars (B.C. 206-A.D. 589)
VI. The Han dynasty, also styled the former or Western Han (B.C. 206-A.D. 23) p.34
VII. The later or Eastern Han dynasty (A.D. 25-220) p.41
VIII. The period of disunion at the close of the Han dynasty (A.D. 214-223) p.46
IX. Division of the Empire between the Tartars in the north and the Chinese in the south (A.D. 223-589) p.50
Division III. The second struggle with the Tartars (A.D. 589-1644)
X. The period of reconsolidation (A.D. 589-907) p.57
XI. The epoch of the five dynasties (A.D. 907-960) p.68
XII. TThe division of the Empire between the Kins (Tartars) in the north and the Sungs (Chinese) in the south (A.D. 960-1280) p.71
XIII. The Yuan dynasty (A.D. 1280-1368) p.84
XIV. China under the Chinese. Restoration of a Chinese Dynasty, the Ming (A.D. 1368-1644) p.91
XV. The period of the Manchu conquest (A.D. 1644-1662) p.102
Division IV. The struggle between Chinese and Western European nations (A.D. 1662-)
XVI. The consolidation of the Manchu Empire under K'ang Hsi (A.D. 1662-1723) p.106
XVII. Attempts on the part of Western powers to open diplomatic and commercial relations with China p.114
XVIII. The first war between China and Great Britain (A.D. 1840-1843) p.125
XIX. The first stage of the T'ai-ping rebellion (A.D. 1850-1860) p.138
XX. The second war between China and Great Britain (A.D. 1856-1860) p.143
XXI. The second stage of the T'ai-ping rebellion (A.D. 1860-1864) p.158
XXII. Important events succeeding the suppression of the rebellion (A.D. 1867-1882) p.166
XXIII. The war with France and succeeding events (A.D. 1884-1894) p.178
XXIV. The war with Japan (A.D. 1894-1895) p.184
XXV. Recent events in China (A.D. 1895-) p.191
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This eBook is digitized by Pao Yue-Kong Library from the Special Collections
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image/jpeg
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Source format: x, 206 p., [xi] -xix : ill., maps ; 22 cm.
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This eBook: 247 p.
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Call No.: DS735 .P86 1903
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Barcode: 0000803871359
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