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 56
... various states formed marriage alliances with the rulers of the Jung and Ti people and effectively utilized their military support in their strug- gle with other princely houses . For instance , the Marquis of Shen ob- tained Jung ...
... various states formed marriage alliances with the rulers of the Jung and Ti people and effectively utilized their military support in their strug- gle with other princely houses . For instance , the Marquis of Shen ob- tained Jung ...
Page 63
... various ministers advised him to adopt a more militant posture towards the nomads . The first test of Kuang - wu - ti's policies came in 30 A.D. when the Shan - yü of the Hsiung- nu began to regard himself as another Mao - tun . By ...
... various ministers advised him to adopt a more militant posture towards the nomads . The first test of Kuang - wu - ti's policies came in 30 A.D. when the Shan - yü of the Hsiung- nu began to regard himself as another Mao - tun . By ...
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... various nomadic groups and between the nomads and the sedentarists of China were highly fluid and volatile . This can be attributed primarily to the decline of Chinese power , the fragmentation of Mongolian power , and , at the same ...
... various nomadic groups and between the nomads and the sedentarists of China were highly fluid and volatile . This can be attributed primarily to the decline of Chinese power , the fragmentation of Mongolian power , and , at the same ...
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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