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Tables of Contents for Chronicle of the Chinese Emperors
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Preface
6-7
1
Introduction
8-13
5
Map of Imperial China
10-11
1
THE EARLY EMPIRES 221 BC-AD 220 Qin Shihuangdi unifies feudal states thus creating the Chinese empire; the Qin dynasty collapses; the Han re-establish, expand and consolidate the imperial system; the decline and fall of the Han dynasty Special Features
14-61
47
The Great Wall
18-19
1
The Terracotta Army of the First Emperor of China
24-25
1
Western Han Tombs
34-35
1
Stone Sculpture
46-47
1
The Silk Roads
56-57
1
Tomb Figurines
58-59
1
CONFUSION, REUNIFICATION AND THE GOLDEN AGE AD 220-907 The Three Kingdoms and the start of the `Period of Disunion' in which China is divided into the Northern and Southern Dynasties; Southern Dynasties at Nanjing fend off northern invaders; the reunification of north and south under the Sui and the Tang Special Features
60-117
57
Buddhism
78-79
1
The Northern Dynasties
80-81
1
The Grand Canal
84-85
1
Horses
94-95
1
Tang Mausolea
102-103
1
Chang'an
106
4
Buddhist Art and Architecture
110-111
1
CHAOS, DIPLOMACY AND INVASION AD 907-1368 Half a century of instability during the Five Dynasties period; peace and intense intellectual and artistic activity under the Song; the Jin kingdom invades northern China forcing the Song south; Mongol Mongol incursions; Khubilai Khan becomes emperor of China Special Features
118-157
39
Northern Song Imperial Tombs
127
13
Song Painting
140-141
1
The Mongols
152
6
REVIVAL AND COLLAPSE AD 1368-1911 The Ming Dynasty restores the Chinese imperial tradition; imperial capital moved to Beijing, the Forbidden City built; Manchus invade Beijing after Ming dynasty collapses; Manchus establish the last imperial dynasty--the Qing; European contact, internal rebellion and the fall of imperial China Special Features
158-217
59
The Forbidden City in Beijing
164-165
1
Maritime Expeditions
166
2
The Temple of Heaven
168
16
The Ming Tombs
184-185
1
Jesuits in China
186
2
Ming Porcelain
188-189
1
The Jesuits and the Summer Palace
197
3
Commercial Trade and Expansion
200
3
Macartney's Embassy
203
4
The Opium War
207
8
The Boxer Rebellion
215
3
Select Bibliography
218
1
Illustration and Text Credits
219
1
Index
220-224
4