Branches of Heaven : : A History of the Imperial Clan of Sung China / / John W. Chaffee.
"By the end of the Sung dynasty (960-1279), known descendents of the three Chao brothers who had founded the Sung numbered over 20,000 persons. Unlike the rulers of many other Chinese dynasties, however, the Sung emperors were not plagued by challenges to their rule from their relatives. Indeed...
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| Superior document: | Harvard East Asian Monographs ; 183 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Boston : : Harvard University Asia Center,, 1999. Leiden; , Boston : : BRILL,, 1999. |
| Year of Publication: | 1999 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Harvard East Asian Monographs ;
183. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource. |
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Table of Contents:
- A royal family
- Culture and confinement
- The clan reoriented
- The creation of secondary centers
- Captivity, resistance, and opportunity
- Settlement and privilege
- Politics and limits of power
- Maturity and defeat
- Conclusion: the Sung clan in Chinese history.