Early Ming Government: The Evolution of Dual CapitalsPreliminary Material /Farmer Edward L. --Early Ming Emperors /Farmer Edward L. --The Ming Empire /Farmer Edward L. --The Founding, 1355-1379 /Farmer Edward L. --Instability, 1380-1402 /Farmer Edward L. --Consolidation of Ming Power: The Yung-Lo Era, 1403-1425 /Farmer Edward L. --The Dual Capital System /Farmer Edward L. --The Transition to Peking: Control of Resources /Farmer Edward L. --The Capital as a Power Center /Farmer Edward L. --Notes /Farmer Edward L. --Bibliography /Farmer Edward L. --Glossary /Farmer Edward L. --Index /Farmer Edward L. --Harvard East Asian Monographs /Farmer Edward L. |
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... piculs in 1290 ) as the early Ming did ( 750,000 piculs ) , because the Yuan had to supply its capital in the north . Even with only military needs to be met in the north , piracy and losses at sea combined to make sea transport a heavy ...
... piculs in 1290 ) as the early Ming did ( 750,000 piculs ) , because the Yuan had to supply its capital in the north . Even with only military needs to be met in the north , piracy and losses at sea combined to make sea transport a heavy ...
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... piculs to 10,000 piculs . In prac- tice only the five princes of Chin , Yen , Ch'u , Shu , and Hsiang were paid the full amount . Princes in remote border areas of the north were to receive only 500 piculs . The Prince of Ch'in , who ...
... piculs to 10,000 piculs . In prac- tice only the five princes of Chin , Yen , Ch'u , Shu , and Hsiang were paid the full amount . Princes in remote border areas of the north were to receive only 500 piculs . The Prince of Ch'in , who ...
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... piculs before the Hui - t'ung - ho was completed to anywhere from two to six million piculs after 1415.27 Completion of the canal provided a reliable conduit to Peking , but the demand for manpower to operate the system continued to ...
... piculs before the Hui - t'ung - ho was completed to anywhere from two to six million piculs after 1415.27 Completion of the canal provided a reliable conduit to Peking , but the demand for manpower to operate the system continued to ...
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Early Ming Emperors | 1 |
THE MING EMPIRE | 3 |
Principal Capital Sites in Chinese History | 18 |
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