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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... land and people remain divided this will creat conflict . It would be better to grant them [ the nobles and meritorious officials ] more gold and silk [ rather than land and people to exploit ] . " The Emperor said : " It has already ...
... land and people remain divided this will creat conflict . It would be better to grant them [ the nobles and meritorious officials ] more gold and silk [ rather than land and people to exploit ] . " The Emperor said : " It has already ...
Page 71
... lands of the Hsiung - nu with two hundred thousand select war- riors . T'ai - tsung was able , through imperial ... land . . . . " 71 Uighur chieftains were appointed as feudal lords over the lands they controlled and were provided ...
... lands of the Hsiung - nu with two hundred thousand select war- riors . T'ai - tsung was able , through imperial ... land . . . . " 71 Uighur chieftains were appointed as feudal lords over the lands they controlled and were provided ...
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... land under the jurisdiction of Yu - chou and the land of Hsin - chou , Wu - chou , Yün - chou , Ying - chou , and Shuo- chou as a bribe to him . " 59 This is a dramatic departure from earlier T'ang agreements with the Turks and the ...
... land under the jurisdiction of Yu - chou and the land of Hsin - chou , Wu - chou , Yün - chou , Ying - chou , and Shuo- chou as a bribe to him . " 59 This is a dramatic departure from earlier T'ang agreements with the Turks and the ...
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