Annals and Memoirs of the Court of Peking: From the 16th to the 20th Century

by Edmund Trelawny Backhouse, J.O.P. Bland, J. O. P. Backhouse, E.; Bland

Book Overview

A serious and valuable account of the Chinese court, covering the Ming and Manchu dynasties with such chapter titles as: A Chinese Haroun Al Raschid An Infamous Eunuch Li Tzu-Ch'eng's Rebellion and the Fall of Peking Wu San-Kuei The Manchu Dynasty Established The Mings at Nanking The Sack of Yang Chou-Fu The Last of The Mings Emperor Shun Chih K'ang Hsi as a Father Tribulations of Yung Cheng Yung Cheng Dispenses Justice His Majesty Chi'ien Lung Downfall...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1410208664
• ISBN13: 9781410208668
• Release Date: October 2003
• Publisher: University Press of the Pacific
• Length: 592 Pages
• Weight: 1.42 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 5.0" x 8.0"