Peace, War, and Trade Along the Great Wall: Nomadic-Chinese Interaction Through Two MilleniaIn 1577, during a great court debate over the formulation of china's policy toward its nomadic neighbors, the Ming scholar-official Feng Feng-shih observed: "When there are markets and tribute, there is no war." For two millennia, tension between nomad and chinese along China's northern frontier threatened to erupt into war, and for two millennia, the essential element determining whether peace or war existed was trade. This fascinating book tells the story of the centuries-long confrontation along the Great Wall of China. |
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... Emperor levy ] troops to attack [ the Mongols ] . Just then the Lord of Chin , Ching , died and Yün- chi ascended the throne . [ He ] sent a decree to the Country [ Mongolia ] saying : " Bow and accept this [ decree ] . " The Emperor ...
... Emperor levy ] troops to attack [ the Mongols ] . Just then the Lord of Chin , Ching , died and Yün- chi ascended the throne . [ He ] sent a decree to the Country [ Mongolia ] saying : " Bow and accept this [ decree ] . " The Emperor ...
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... Emperor ] decreed that two sets of fine armor , for both horse and rider , . . . and twenty - thousand tan of grain be given to A - na - k'ui and delivered at the border . . . . During the twelfth month of the third year [ 522 ] , A ...
... Emperor ] decreed that two sets of fine armor , for both horse and rider , . . . and twenty - thousand tan of grain be given to A - na - k'ui and delivered at the border . . . . During the twelfth month of the third year [ 522 ] , A ...
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... Emperor's Edict to the King of England The Emperor decreed to the King of England : " We reverently inherit the solemn mandate from Heaven and respectfully follow the great program of Our ancestors . We seek for peace and observe the ...
... Emperor's Edict to the King of England The Emperor decreed to the King of England : " We reverently inherit the solemn mandate from Heaven and respectfully follow the great program of Our ancestors . We seek for peace and observe the ...
Common terms and phrases
Account Altan Khan Annals attack barbarians bestowals Bilge Khan Biography border Ch'i Ch'ing chih Chin China Chinese court Chinggis Khan Chiu T'ang shu chüan Dayan Khan envoys Esen exchange frontier markets frontiers of China Fu Pi grain Han dynasty horse markets Hsien-pei Hsin T'ang shu Ibid Il Khan imperial intermarriage Ishbara Jinong jitsuroku sho Jou-jan Jurchen Kao-ti Kao-tsu Khitan Ko-le Khan Later T'ang madic Manchus Mao-tun Middle Kingdom military Ming court Ming emperor Ming shih Ming shih-lu Mokohen Mongolian Mongols nese nomadic nomadic leaders nomadic rulers Northern Chou Northern Wei officials Oirad peace present tribute Prince princess relations Reprinted in Taipei sedentarist sent Shan-yü Shih-tsung shu reprinted Taipei Southern Hsiung-nu suggested Sui dynasty Sung shih T'ai-tsung T'ang court T'ang emperor Ta-t'ung Ta-tan Tibetan trade tribes tributary Tümen Turkic Turks Uighur Uriyangkha vassal Wang Ch'ung-ku Wang Mang Wen-ti Wu-huan Wu-ti yearly payments Yüan