Perpetual Happiness

The Ming Emperor Yongle

AvShih-shan Henry Tsai

Häftad, Engelska, 2002

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The reign of Emperor Yongle, or “Perpetual Happiness,” was one of the most dramatic and significant in Chinese history. It began with civil war and a bloody coup, saw the construction of the Forbidden City, the completion of the Grand Canal, consolidation of the imperial bureaucracy, and expansion of China’s territory into Mongolia, Manchuria, and Vietnam.Beginning with an hour-by-hour account of one day in Yongle’s court, Shih-shan Henry Tsai presents the multiple dimensions of the life of Yongle (Zhu Di, 1360-1424) in fascinating detail. Tsai examines the role of birth, education, and tradition in molding the emperor’s personality and values, and paints a rich portrait of a man characterized by stark contrasts. Synthesizing primary and secondary source materials, he has crafted a colorful biography of the most renowned of the Ming emperors.The open access publication of this book was made possible by a grant from the James P. Geiss and Margaret Y. Hsu Foundation.

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Utgivningsdatum:2002-02-01
Mått:152 x 229 x 19 mm
Vikt:408 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Perpetual Happiness
Antal sidor:286
Förlag:University of Washington Press
ISBN:9780295981246

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Shih-shan Henry Tsai is professor emeritus of history and former director of Asian studies at the University of Arkansas. He is the author of several books, including Eunuchs in the Ming Dynasty.

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"A skillful biography of a figure who might be called China’s Peter the Great. The son of the founder of the Ming dynasty (1368-1644) removed the capital to Beijing, built the Great Wall, finished the Grand Canal, and made the court bureaucracy even more powerful and efficient, all the while encouraging exploration abroad (and putting down rebellion at home)."

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List of MapsAcknowlegmentsPrefaceA Day in the Life of Yongle's Court: February 23, 1423The Formative Years, 1360-1382The Years of Waiting, 1382-1398The Years of Successional Struggle, 1398-1402The Years of Reconstruction: Goverment and Politics, 1402-1420The Years of Rehabilitation: Society and Economy, 1402-1421The Emperor of CultureYongle and the MongolsThe Price of GloryEpilogueAppendix: The Children of Emperor HongwuNotesGlossary of Chinese CharactersBibliographyIndex