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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... forced upon those countries by the Chinese . Tribute presentation was demanded of these neighboring countries for political reasons , as a visible recognition of Chinese superi- ority . On the other hand , tribute relations with ...
... forced upon those countries by the Chinese . Tribute presentation was demanded of these neighboring countries for political reasons , as a visible recognition of Chinese superi- ority . On the other hand , tribute relations with ...
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... forced to retreat north of the Great Wall . However , he soon sent tribute to Ts'ao's Wei dynasty in northern China and sought to establish peace . The Hsien - pei leader's desire to normalize relations suggests that he was faced with ...
... forced to retreat north of the Great Wall . However , he soon sent tribute to Ts'ao's Wei dynasty in northern China and sought to establish peace . The Hsien - pei leader's desire to normalize relations suggests that he was faced with ...
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... forced the Southern Hsiung - nu to flee their homeland and seek safe haven along the borders of China . Because their flight was a hasty one , they were unable to wait for their slower animals to move southward ; only their herds of ...
... forced the Southern Hsiung - nu to flee their homeland and seek safe haven along the borders of China . Because their flight was a hasty one , they were unable to wait for their slower animals to move southward ; only their herds of ...
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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