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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... importance of trade to frontier stability has increased . Before examining studies on the signifi- cance of trade , it is important to consider other explanations for the fre- quent conflict between nomad and sedentarist . One plausible ...
... importance of trade to frontier stability has increased . Before examining studies on the signifi- cance of trade , it is important to consider other explanations for the fre- quent conflict between nomad and sedentarist . One plausible ...
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... important political tasks . When frontier markets , tribute and bestowals , and intermarriage were functioning effectively , the northern frontiers of China were relatively peaceful . Why then were these mechanisms so readily abandoned ...
... important political tasks . When frontier markets , tribute and bestowals , and intermarriage were functioning effectively , the northern frontiers of China were relatively peaceful . Why then were these mechanisms so readily abandoned ...
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... important than the political and eco- nomic significance . Turkic dominance of the lands north of China ended in the mid - eighth century . The Uighur people became the next important nomadic group to interact with China . Scholars ...
... important than the political and eco- nomic significance . Turkic dominance of the lands north of China ended in the mid - eighth century . The Uighur people became the next important nomadic group to interact with China . Scholars ...
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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