Author : Association for Asian Studies. Ming Biographical History Project Committee
Publisher : Columbia University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780231038331
Total Pages : 762 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (383 download)
Book Synopsis Dictionary of Ming Biography, 1368-1644 by : Association for Asian Studies. Ming Biographical History Project Committee
Download or read book Dictionary of Ming Biography, 1368-1644 written by Association for Asian Studies. Ming Biographical History Project Committee and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 1976 with total page 762 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based largely upon original Ming documents, the Dictionary explores the lives of nearly 650 representative figures, both Chinese and foreign, who influenced the course of almost three hundred years of Chinese history. The articles span all classes, professions, and fields of endeavor, from emperors to artists, soldiers to missionaries, concubines, physicians, and pirates.