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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... tribute system . Under the term " tribute system " one must distinguish several ways in which horses were presented . One type of tribute was really a kind of regular taxation , another was truly ceremonial in nature , while yet another ...
... tribute system . Under the term " tribute system " one must distinguish several ways in which horses were presented . One type of tribute was really a kind of regular taxation , another was truly ceremonial in nature , while yet another ...
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... tribute in the early Ming , tribute was an expression of fealty . The numbers of horses involved were too small to have any impact on Chinese military strength . At the other extreme , ceremonial tribute could border on extortion , as ...
... tribute in the early Ming , tribute was an expression of fealty . The numbers of horses involved were too small to have any impact on Chinese military strength . At the other extreme , ceremonial tribute could border on extortion , as ...
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... tribute . In the Yung - lo period Jürched tribute tended to be submitted at Nanking when the emperor was at Nanking and at Peking when he was at Peking . When the emperor was out cam- paigning tribute would again be submitted at Nanking ...
... tribute . In the Yung - lo period Jürched tribute tended to be submitted at Nanking when the emperor was at Nanking and at Peking when he was at Peking . When the emperor was out cam- paigning tribute would again be submitted at Nanking ...
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Early Ming Emperors | 1 |
THE MING EMPIRE | 3 |
Principal Capital Sites in Chinese History | 18 |
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