The Middle Kingdom, Volume 1 (of 2): A Survey of the Geography, Government, Literature, Social Life, Arts, and History of the Chinese Empire and its InhabitantsWilliams, S. Wells (Samuel Wells)
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The Middle Kingdom, Volume 1 (of 2): A Survey of the Geography, Government, Literature, Social Life, Arts, and History of the Chinese Empire and its Inhabitants
Williams, S. Wells (Samuel Wells)
China
1. Hungwu, 13th year, 1381 59,850,000 } Continuation of Ma
2. Yungloh, 9th year, 1412 65,377,000 } Twan-lin. Ed. Biot,
3. Wanleih, 7th year, 1580 60,692,000 } _Journal Asiatique_,
1836.
4. Shunchí, 18th year, 1662 21,068,600 } _General Statistics of
5. Kanghí, 6th year, 1668 25,386,209 } the Empire_; Medhurst’s
6. „ 49th year, 1710? 23,312,200 } _China_, p. 53.
7. „ 49th year, 1710? 27,241,129 { _Yih Tung Chí_, a
{ statistical work;
Morrison’s _View of China_.
8. „ 50th year, 1711 28,605,716 { _General Statistics_;
{ _Chinese Repository_,
Vol. I, p. 359.
9. Kienlung, 1st year, 1736 125,046,245 } _Mémoires sur les
10. „ 8th year, 1743 157,343,975 } Chinois_, Tome
11. „ 8th year, 1743 149,332,730 } VI., p. 277 ff.
12. „ 8th year, 1743 150,265,475 { _Les Missionaires_,
{ De Guignes,
Tome III., p. 67.
13. „ 18th year, 1753 103,050,060 { _General Statistics_;
{ _Chinese Repository_,
Vol. I., p. 359.
14. „ 25th year, 1760? 143,125,225 { _Yih Tung Chi_, a
{ statistical work;
Morrison’s _View of China_.
15. „ 25th year, 1760? 203,916,477 } _Mémoires sur les Chinois_,
16. „ 26th year, 1761 205,293,053 } Tome VI. De Guignes,
Tome III., p. 72.
17. „ 27th year, 1762 198,214,553 { Allerstein; Grosier; De
{ Guignes, Tome III., p. 67.
18. „ 55th year, 1790 155,249,897 { “Z.” of Berlin, in _Chinese
{ Repository_, Vol. I.,
p. 361.
19. „ 57th year, 1792 307,467,200 { _General Statistics_; Dr.
{ Morrison, Anglo-Chinese
20. „ 57th year, 1792 333,000,000 { Coll. Report, 1829.
{ Statement made to Lord
Macartney.
21. Kiaking, 17th year, 1812 362,467,183 { _General Statistics_;
{ _Chinese Repository_,
Vol. I., p. 359.
22.
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