The Fall of the Tang

Gao Pian's Trials of Allegiance

Inbunden, Engelska, 2026

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Beskrivning

The military governor, architect, alchemist and poet Gao Pian (821-87) was one of the most intriguing characters to shape events in ninth-century China. His trajectory provides a step-by-step record of the late Tang empire's military, fiscal, and administrative unraveling. Utilizing exceptionally rich sources, including documents from Gao Pian's secretariat, inscriptions, narrative, and religious literature, and Gao Pian's own poetry, Franciscus Verellen challenges the official historians' portrait of Gao as an 'insubordinate minister' and Daoist zealot. In an innovative analysis, he argues that the life of this extraordinary general casts much-needed light on ideas of allegiance and disobedience, provincial governance, military affairs, and religious life in the waning years of the Tang.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2026-03-05
Mått:152 x 229 x 21 mm
Vikt:689 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:358
Förlag:Cambridge University Press
ISBN:9781009649919

Utforska kategorier

Kulturvetenskap inom Samhälle och politik
Asiens historia inom Historia och arkeologi
Militärhistoria inom Historia och arkeologi

Mer om författaren

Franciscus Verellen is Emeritus Professor and former Director of the École française d'Extrême-Orient.

Recensioner i media

'A powerful account of the collapse of a once-great empire through the life of a statesman-general who fought, in vain, to save it. Employing both historical and literary scholarship, Verellen masterfully reconstructs a complex and fascinating figure long buried under sediments of posthumous slander and caricature.' Shao-yun Yang, Denison University

Innehållsförteckning

Introduction: China on the eve of the Five Dynasties; 1. War and poetry; 2. The Northwestern frontier; 3. The Southern Man; 4. Protector of Annan; 5. Celestial Peace; 6. Grace and Might; 7. Brocade Fortress; 8. The gathering storm; 9. Stone Quarry; 10. From Cassia Grove; 11. Lord of Huai; 12. The widow's curse; Postscript; Poems of Gao Pian (PGP); Appendix A. Pei Xing's 'Path of Heavenly Might' inscription; B. Ch'oe Ch'iwŏn and his writings; C. Luo Yin's pamphlet Bewitched in Guangling; D. The official narrative; Glossary of titles and institutions; Works cited; Index.