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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... Later T'ang dynasty ( 923-934 ) . The Later T'ang and the Uighurs in the Kan - chou area maintained trade re- lations . Although the Uighurs had moved westward from Mongolia , they were still interested in and received titles from the ...
... Later T'ang dynasty ( 923-934 ) . The Later T'ang and the Uighurs in the Kan - chou area maintained trade re- lations . Although the Uighurs had moved westward from Mongolia , they were still interested in and received titles from the ...
Page 75
... Later T'ang dynasty in order to establish the third kingdom of the Five - Dynasty pe- riod , the Later Chin dynasty of the Shih family ( 936–946 ) . Shih Ching- t'ang enticed the Khitan khan by offering him not only the traditional ...
... Later T'ang dynasty in order to establish the third kingdom of the Five - Dynasty pe- riod , the Later Chin dynasty of the Shih family ( 936–946 ) . Shih Ching- t'ang enticed the Khitan khan by offering him not only the traditional ...
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... later , the Uighur . Located on the southeast of the Gobi , the Khitan moved close to the Chinese frontier and ... Later T'ang dynasty in China . A - pao- chi chose to focus his efforts on consolidating power north of China and refused ...
... later , the Uighur . Located on the southeast of the Gobi , the Khitan moved close to the Chinese frontier and ... Later T'ang dynasty in China . A - pao- chi chose to focus his efforts on consolidating power north of China and refused ...
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