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A Biographical Dictionary of the Qin, Former Han and Xin Periods (221 BC - AD 24)
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 864

A Biographical Dictionary of the Qin, Former Han and Xin Periods (221 BC - AD 24)

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2000-04-18
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  • Publisher: BRILL

This is a unique and conclusive reference work about the 6,000 individual men and women known to us from China’s formative first empires. Over decennia Michael Loewe (Cambridge, UK) has painstakingly collected all biographical information available. Not only those are dealt with who set the literary forms and intellectual background of traditional China, such as writers, scholars, historians and philosophers, but also those officials who administered the empire, and the military leaders who fought in civil warfare or with China’s neighbours. The work draws on primary historical sources as interpreted by Chinese, Japanese and Western scholars and as supplemented by archaeological finds and inscriptions. By devoting extensive entries to each of the emperors the author provides the reader with the necessary historical context and gives insight into the dynastic disputes and their far-reaching consequences. No comparable work exists for this important period of Chinese history. Without exaggeration a real must for historians of both China and other cultures.

A Biographical Dictionary of Later Han to the Three Kingdoms (23-220 AD)
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 1347

A Biographical Dictionary of Later Han to the Three Kingdoms (23-220 AD)

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2006-12-01
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  • Publisher: BRILL

This publication is the long-awaited complement to Michael Loewe's acclaimed Biographical Dictionary of the Qin, Former Han and Xin Periods (2000). With more than 8,000 entries, based upon historical records and surviving inscriptions, the comprehensive Biographical Dictionary of Later Han to the Three Kingdoms (23-220 AD) now provides information on men and women of the Chinese world who lived at the time of Later (or Eastern) Han, from Liu Xiu, founding Emperor Guangwu (reg. 24-57), to the celebrated warlord Cao Cao (155-220) at the end of the dynasty. The entries, including surnames, personal names, styles and dates, are accompanied by maps, genealogical tables and indexes, with lists of books and special accounts of women. These features, together with the convenient surveys of the history and the administrative structure of the dynasty, will make Rafe de Crespigny's work an indispensable tool for any further serious study of a significant but comparatively neglected period of imperial China.

The Men Who Governed Han China
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 682

The Men Who Governed Han China

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2019-01-03
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  • Publisher: BRILL

How were prominent figures in the formative stages of China’s imperial government affected by changes in the theory and practice of government and its institutions? Calling on documentary evidence, some found only recently, Dr. Loewe examines local administration, the careers of officials, military organisation, the nobilities and kingdoms, the concepts of imperial sovereignty and the part played by the emperors. Special attention is paid to the anomalies in the historical records; tabulated lists of officials and other items summarise the evidence on which the chapters are based. Historical change and intellectual controversies are seen in the growth and decay of organs of administration, in the careers of individual men and women and the personal part that they played in shaping events.

The Magnificent Emperor Wu
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 276

The Magnificent Emperor Wu

Hing Hing Ming reviews some of the major episodes of the Han Dynasty, from its founding by Liu Bang to the Lü Clan Disturbance and subsequent diplomatic overtures and military campaigns against the minor Chinese kingdoms, the Mongols, and Gojoseon (the ancient Korean Kingdom).

Path of Sword King
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 530

Path of Sword King

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2020-06-15
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  • Publisher: Funstory

Song Han was born in Ziyou City of Freezing Sky Continent and was an orphan picked up outside by the Song Family Head. Due to his spiritual roots, he was treated as an adopted son by the Song Family Head, but in this continent where martial artists were respected, to persevere in that innocence and love, he could only break through the heavens with a single sword strike and ascend to the peak of the emperor's path. Close]

The God-given Martial God
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 729

The God-given Martial God

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2020-05-19
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  • Publisher: Funstory

A youth born with a blocked meridian actually obtained a miraculous skill that could only be practiced by those with a broken meridian. He used it to rise to the top when his family was in danger, cutting through all obstacles in a world where the strong ruled. He gradually walked towards the path of becoming a peak expert. Close]

A Step Into The Past: I Am Han Xin
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 2433

A Step Into The Past: I Am Han Xin

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2020-03-10
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  • Publisher: Funstory

The struggles between the Immortal, Devil, and Mortal Realms have been endless since time immemorial. The shadows of the sword and Light Sword stained the clothes with blood. Fight for the world! Hunting absolute beauties! To overturn the Heavenly Dao! Only I am! It was a fantasy, a war between all the beings of the three realms. It was a military battle, a war on the battlefield, a war against each other. It was history. Han Xin! A loud name made everyone's blood boil. Behind him, there were even Liu Bang, Xiang Yu, the two prodigies, Zhang Liang, Princess Yu, and Xin Zhui.

Scholar's Sweetheart
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 723

Scholar's Sweetheart

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2020-05-28
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  • Publisher: Funstory

His parents had died long ago, leaving his two younger brothers behind. Once she transmigrated and became the eldest sister, it meant that pressure was power. Song Xintong met with a car accident on his way out of the city. The original owner was also called Song Xintong. He was fourteen this year and would be fifteen in three months. He was the eldest sister at home and had taken responsibility for the care of the twins ever since his father died of illness a year ago. It was difficult to live like a wooden house with firewood.

Peerless Sword Sovereign
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 990

Peerless Sword Sovereign

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2020-09-08
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  • Publisher: Funstory

Su Yang was originally the Su Family's lowest-ranked outer disciple. But due to a stroke of luck, nine Primordial Devil Swords appeared within his body. With the help of these nine demon swords, Su Yang's strength had advanced by leaps and bounds. His way of the sword was clear, he had embarked on a legendary path of martial arts!