A History of China

administration alien army Asia became began brought Buddhism campaign capital central century Ch'i Ch'in 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 Hsia Hsien Pi Hsiung Huan Huan Wen Huns imperial important influence Japan Japanese Juchên Kansu Kitan land later leader Liang Liu Yüan lived Loyang Manchuria Manchus merchants military Ming epoch Mongol epoch Nanking nomad North China northern officials peasants Peking political population present province prince realm region rule ruler scholars Sha-t'o Shang Shansi Shih Shu Han social soldiers southern struggles Sung dynasty Szechwan T'ang dynasty T'ang period Taoism territory throne Tibetan Toba empire trade tribal tribes troops Tsung Tunguses Turkestan Turkish Turks Uighurs Wang Mang western whole Yangtze