A history of China., [3d ed. rev. and enl.]

Name: A history of China., [3d ed. rev. and enl.]
Author: Eberhard, Wolfram

Eberhard, Wolfram

China -- History

1 Reasons for the splitting of the Toba empire                     148
2 Appearance of the (Gök) Turks                                    149
3 The Northern Ch'i dynasty; the Northern Chou dynasty             150

(F) _The southern empires_

1 Economic and social situation in the south                       152
2 Struggles between cliques under the Eastern Chin
  dynasty (A.D. 317-419)                                           155
3 The Liu-Sung dynasty (A.D. 420-478) and the Southern
  Ch'i dynasty (A.D. 479-501)                                      159
4 The Liang dynasty (A.D. 502-556)                                 161
5 The Ch'en dynasty (A.D. 557-588) and its ending by the
  Sui                                                              162
6 Cultural achievements of the south                               163


Chapter VIII: THE EMPIRES OF THE SUI AND
THE T'ANG

(A) _The Sui dynasty_ (A.D. 580-618)

1 Internal situation in the newly unified empire                   166
2 Relations with Turks and with Korea                              169
3 Reasons for collapse                                             170

(B) _The Tang dynasty_ (A.D. 618-906)

1 Reforms and decentralization                                     172
2 Turkish policy                                                   176
3 Conquest of Turkestan and Korea. Summit of power                 177
4 The reign of the empress Wu: Buddhism and capitalism             179
5 Second blossoming of T'ang culture                               182
6 Revolt of a military governor                                    184
7 The role of the Uighurs. Confiscation of the capital of the
  monasteries                                                      186
8 First successful peasant revolt. Collapse of the empire          189


_MODERN TIMES_


Chapter IX: THE EPOCH OF THE SECOND
DIVISION OF CHINA

(A) _The period of the Five Dynasties_ (906-960)

1 Beginning of a new epoch                                         195
2 Political situation in the tenth century                         199
3 Monopolistic trade in South China. Printing and paper
  money in the north                                               200
4 Political history of the Five Dynasties                          202

(B) _Period of Moderate Absolutism_

(1) _The Northern Sung dynasty_

1 Southward expansion                                              208
2 Administration and army. Inflation                               210
3 Reforms and Welfare schemes                                      215
4 Cultural situation (philosophy, religion, literature, painting)  217
5 Military collapse                                                221

(2) _The Liao (Kitan) dynasty in the north_ (937-1125)

1 Sociological structure. Claim to the Chinese imperial
  throne                                                           222
2 The State of the Kara-Kitai                                      223

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