A History of China

able administration alien army Asia became began brought Buddhism campaign capital central century Ch'i Ch'in Chiang Chiang Kai-shek Chin dynasty Chinese gentry Chou clique Confucianism Confucius conquered court culture East economic emperor empress empress Wu especially eunuchs European feudal feudal lords fighting foreign formed frontier Fu Chien gained Hsien Pi Hsiung Huan Huns imperial important influence Japan Japanese Juchên Kansu Kitan land later leader Liang lived Loyang Manchuria Manchus merchants military Ming epoch Mongol epoch Mongolia Nanking nomad North China northern officials peasants Peking political population present province prince realm region rising rule ruler scholars Sha-t'o Shang Shansi Shih Shu Han social southern struggles Sung Sung dynasty T'ang dynasty T'ang period Taoist territory throne Tibetan Toba empire trade tribal tribes troops Tsung Tunguses Turkestan Turkish Turks Uighurs Wang Mang western whole Yangtze