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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Page 55
... Heaven is the head of the realm under Heaven . Why ? Because [ his position is so ] high . The barbarians are the feet of the realm under Heaven . Why ? Because [ their position is so ] low . Now the Hsiung - nu are boastfully and ...
... Heaven is the head of the realm under Heaven . Why ? Because [ his position is so ] high . The barbarians are the feet of the realm under Heaven . Why ? Because [ their position is so ] low . Now the Hsiung - nu are boastfully and ...
Page 102
... Heaven and became ruler of all directions , and Ch'eng - tsu , the Literate Emperor , abiding by [ the will of Heaven , succeeding to the throne , pacified the nine frontiers , and all people within and without the state submitted ...
... Heaven and became ruler of all directions , and Ch'eng - tsu , the Literate Emperor , abiding by [ the will of Heaven , succeeding to the throne , pacified the nine frontiers , and all people within and without the state submitted ...
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... Heaven anxiously anticipates that Royal troops will fight , not that peace negotiations will open . This will cause a great loss of faith in the realm under Heaven . The third objection is : A dignified Celestial Court's disgracing ...
... Heaven anxiously anticipates that Royal troops will fight , not that peace negotiations will open . This will cause a great loss of faith in the realm under Heaven . The third objection is : A dignified Celestial Court's disgracing ...
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