Perpetual Happiness : The Ming Emperor Yongle.
- 1st ed.
- 1 online resource (295 pages)
- Donald R. Ellegood International Publications .
- Donald R. Ellegood International Publications .
Intro -- Contents -- List of Maps -- Acknowledgments -- Preface -- 1 / A Day in the Life of Yongle's Court: February 23, 1423 -- 2 / The Formative Years, 1360-1382 -- 3 / The Years of Waiting, 1382-1398 -- 4 / The Years of Successional Struggle, 1398-1402 -- 5 / The Years of Reconstruction: Government and Politics, 1402-1420 -- 6 / The Years of Rehabilitation: Society and Economy, 1402-1421 -- 7 / The Emperor of Culture -- 8 / Yongle and the Mongols -- 9 / The Price of Glory -- 10 / Epilogue -- Appendix: The Children of Emperor Hongwu -- Notes -- Glossary of Chinese Characters -- Bibliography -- Index.
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Ming Chengzu, -- Emperor of China, -- 1360-1424. China -- Kings and rulers -- Biography. China -- History -- Ming dynasty, 1368-1644.