Perpetual happiness : the Ming emperor Yongle / / Shih-shan Henry Tsai.
The reign of Emperor Yongle, or “Perpetual Happiness,” was one of the most dramatic and significant in Chinese history. It began with civil war and a bloody coup, saw the construction of the Forbidden City, the completion of the Grand Canal, consolidation of the imperial bureaucracy, and expansion o...
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| Superior document: | Donald R. Ellegood International Publications |
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| Year of Publication: | 2001 |
| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Donald R. Ellegood International Publications
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (296 p.) |
| Notes: | Description based upon print version of record. |
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Table of Contents:
- Contents; List of Maps; Acknowledgments; Preface; 1 / A Day in the Life of Yongle's Court: February 23, 1423; 2 / The Formative Years, 1360-1382; 3 / The Years of Waiting, 1382-1398; 4 / The Years of Successional Struggle, 1398-1402; 5 / The Years of Reconstruction: Government and Politics, 1402-1420; 6 / The Years of Rehabilitation: Society and Economy, 1402-1421; 7 / The Emperor of Culture; 8 / Yongle and the Mongols; 9 / The Price of Glory; 10 / Epilogue; Appendix: The Children of Emperor Hongwu; Notes; Glossary of Chinese Characters; Bibliography; Index