A History of China

administration alien army became began brought Buddhist capital Central Asia centre century B.C. Ch'i Ch'in Chiang Kai-shek Chin Chinese gentry Chou clique Confucianism conquered court culture developed dynasty East eastern economic emperor empress empress Wu especially eunuchs European feudal fighting foreign Fu Chien gained gentry families Hsien-pi Hsiung-nu Huns imperial important influence Japan Japanese Juan-juan Juchên Kansu Kitan land later leader Liang Liu Yüan Loyang mainly Manchuria Manchus merchants military Ming epoch Mongol epoch Mongolia monks Nanking nomad North China northern officials peasants Peking political population porcelain prince produced province region rising rule ruler Russia scholars Sha-t'o Shang Shansi Shih Shu Han social soldiers southern studied Sung Sung dynasty Szechwan T'ang dynasty T'ang period Taoist taxes territory throne Tibetan tion Toba empire trade tribal tribes Tsung Tunguses Turkestan Turkish Turks Uighurs Wang Wang Mang western Yangtze