To Change China: Western Advisers in China, 1620-1960 |
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... Emperor's palace . Here lived the Emperor's wives and concubines , with whom only the Emperor and castrated males might converse ; some of these palace women were in fact converted , though it hardly seems possible that they received ...
... Emperor's palace . Here lived the Emperor's wives and concubines , with whom only the Emperor and castrated males might converse ; some of these palace women were in fact converted , though it hardly seems possible that they received ...
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... Emperor's request he spent weeks on end perfecting a system of pulleys to lever giant stones over a rickety bridge ... Emperor . Verbiest was optimistic that the K'ang - hsi Emperor , having been impressed by astronomy and delighted by ...
... Emperor's request he spent weeks on end perfecting a system of pulleys to lever giant stones over a rickety bridge ... Emperor . Verbiest was optimistic that the K'ang - hsi Emperor , having been impressed by astronomy and delighted by ...
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... Emperor's intelligence and the affection between them , while other missionaries believed that the Emperor followed little of what was going on.62 But certainly some real personal contact took place , and new assignments and rewards ...
... Emperor's intelligence and the affection between them , while other missionaries believed that the Emperor followed little of what was going on.62 But certainly some real personal contact took place , and new assignments and rewards ...
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Bodies or Souls | 34 |
Glorious Days of Looting | 57 |
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