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Book Synopsis The Lost Dynasty by : Nishantha Gunawardena
Download or read book The Lost Dynasty written by Nishantha Gunawardena and published by Traces of Eden. This book was released on 2007 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For centuries, historians believed that the Sri Lankan civilisation began with the arrival of Vijaya - the supposed first king and progenitor of the Sinhalese - from northeast India in the 6th century BCE. This text takes the reader on a journey into Sri Lanka's past, that remained hidden for years.
Book Synopsis King Seneb-Kay's Tomb and the Necropolis of a Lost Dynasty at Abydos by : Josef Wegner
Download or read book King Seneb-Kay's Tomb and the Necropolis of a Lost Dynasty at Abydos written by Josef Wegner and published by University of Pennsylvania Press. This book was released on 2021-08-20 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume is the publication and analysis of the tomb of pharaoh Seneb-Kay (ca. 1650-1600 BCE), and a cemetery of associated tombs at Abydos, all attributable to a group of kings of Egypt's Second Intermediate Period. The tomb of Seneb-Kay has provided the first known king's tomb of pharaonic Egypt that included decorated imagery in the burial chamber. That evidence, presented in full-color and discussed in detail in the volume, allows us to identify this previously unknown ruler along with a group of seven similar tombs that can be attributed to an Upper Egyptian Dynasty that survived for approximately half a century during a period of pronounced territorial fragmentation in the Nile Valley. The book examines the architecture and artifacts associated with these tombs as well as presents an osteological analysis of the bodies of Seneb-Kay and the other anonymous individuals buried at South Abydos. Seneb-Kay's skeletonized mummy was recovered inside his tomb and provides a rare opportunity to examine the body of a king of this era. He is the earliest substantially preserved body of an Egyptian king to survive in the archaeological record, and the first known Egyptian pharaoh whose skeletal remains show that he died in battle. The analysis of his death in a military encounter, along with insights from the other skeletal remains indicates a line of kings whose rise to power was associated with their social background as members of the military elite. The book examines the wider implications of these bodies in terms of the pronounced militarization of society in the Second Intermediate Period. Seneb-Kay's tomb has also provided extensive evidence, through its use of reused blocks bearing decoration, of earlier elite and royal monuments at Abydos. The combination of evidence provides a new archaeological and historical window into the political situation that defined Egypt's Second Intermediate Period.
Book Synopsis The Forgotten Dynasty by : StoryBuddiesPlay
Download or read book The Forgotten Dynasty written by StoryBuddiesPlay and published by StoryBuddiesPlay. This book was released on 2024-08-20 with total page 135 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In *The Forgotten Dynasty*, historian Sophie Reynolds stumbles upon a hidden chapter of Korean history while researching a long-lost royal lineage. Her quest leads her to Min-jun Kang, a descendant of the mysterious New Dawn Dynasty, who is determined to restore his family’s honor. As they unravel the secrets of a concealed past, their professional partnership evolves into a passionate romance. Together, they confront ancient mysteries, face perilous challenges, and uncover a legacy that has been shrouded in secrecy for centuries. This enchanting historical romance weaves together love, history, and the pursuit of truth. historical romance, Korean dynasty, hidden history, royal legacy, forbidden love, historical novel, lost dynasty, ancient secrets, Korean heritage, historical fiction
Book Synopsis Bamboo Palace by : Christopher Kremmer
Download or read book Bamboo Palace written by Christopher Kremmer and published by HarperCollins Australia. This book was released on 2010-07-01 with total page 65 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the dying days of the Vietnam War, a royal family is rounded up and flown by helicopter to a remote prison camp. Behind the bamboo curtain erected by victorious communist guerillas, the tragic final days of an Asian king and his dynasty will play out. Bestselling author of the Carpet Wars, Christopher Kremmer takes readers on a gripping odyssey to Indochina's heart of darkness, the remote prison camp where the Kingdom of the Million Elephants and the White Parasol finally ends. Part travelogue, part mystery, Bamboo Palace reveals the only known eye-witness account of the final solution carried out in the jungles of northern Laos. 'thrilling ... a marvellous gift for the well-turned phrase' - Michael Smithies, the Nation 'Now this is what I call a travel book' - Dianne Dempsey, the Age
Book Synopsis Lost T'ai-chi Classics from the Late Ch'ing Dynasty by : Douglas Wile
Download or read book Lost T'ai-chi Classics from the Late Ch'ing Dynasty written by Douglas Wile and published by State University of New York Press. This book was released on 1996-08-15 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Douglas Wile translates and analyzes four collections of recently released nineteenth-century manuscripts on T'ai-chi ch'uan. These writings of Wu's older brothers Ch'eng-ch'ing and Ju-ch'ing, and his nephew Li I-yu, together with the transmissions of Yang Pan-hou, represent a significant addition to the seminal literature. The rich new texts allow us to make a fresh survey of longstanding issues in T'ai-chi history: the origins of the art; the authorship of the "classics;" the differences between Wu, Yang, and Li; and the roles of Chang San-feng, Wang Tsung-yueh, Chiang Fa, and the formerly missing link, Ch'ang Nai-chou. The original Chinese texts of the four new sets of classics have been appended for the convenience of Chinese readers and scholars. The book reconsiders the world of the Wu, Yang, and Li families of Yung-nien and reconstructs it against the background of the Opium Wars, the Taiping Rebellion, and the decline of the Manchu dynasty. New biographical sources illuminate the domestic and political lives of the Yung-nien circle and their orientation to the late imperial intellectual trends. The development of T'ai-chi ch'uan in the nineteenth century is explored in the context of China's cultural response to the challenge of the West and the role of body-centered arts in Asia during the drive for independence and the ongoing search for national identity.
Book Synopsis The Lost Queen of England by : H. Elizabeth Owen
Download or read book The Lost Queen of England written by H. Elizabeth Owen and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2011-06-22 with total page 455 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: AFTER AN ARCHAEOLOGIST BEGINS A COVETED DIG IN EGYPT, SHE UNEARTHS AN ANCIENT MYSTERY THAT UNITES HER WITH A LOST QUEEN . . . AND HER OWN DESTINY. Broiling in the stifling heat of the Valley of the Kings, an Egyptologist impatiently awaits official permission to unseal and dismantle the wall of a tomb that has escaped discovery for thirty-three centuries. She has been given the chance of a lifetimeto dig at a coveted site where radar scans have revealed two mysterious voids beneath the sands. As the sounds of digging echo through the valley, she wonders if it is possible that long awaited answers to ancient mysteries lie just beneath the tarmac where thousands of oblivious tourists walk every day. She is about to find out. Thirteen years earlier, a royal princess asked her family to help her in a great deception. She had no idea what the future held, but there was no turning back once the course was set. Now as Egyptologists from around the world converge on Cairo, they are unaware that destiny has chosen one lost queen to find another. THE LOST QUEEN OF ENGLAND is a compelling tale that weaves its way through ancient palaces, sails up the Nile, and flies across the desert in a golden chariot, ultimately leading to a captivating conclusion.
Book Synopsis The Last Kings of Shanghai by : Jonathan Kaufman
Download or read book The Last Kings of Shanghai written by Jonathan Kaufman and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2021-06-01 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In vivid detail... examines the little-known history of two extraordinary dynasties."--The Boston Globe "Not just a brilliant, well-researched, and highly readable book about China's past, it also reveals the contingencies and ironic twists of fate in China's modern history."--LA Review of Books An epic, multigenerational story of two rival dynasties who flourished in Shanghai and Hong Kong as twentieth-century China surged into the modern era, from the Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist The Sassoons and the Kadoories stood astride Chinese business and politics for more than one hundred seventy-five years, profiting from the Opium Wars; surviving Japanese occupation; courting Chiang Kai-shek; and nearly losing everything as the Communists swept into power. Jonathan Kaufman tells the remarkable history of how these families ignited an economic boom and opened China to the world, but remained blind to the country's deep inequality and to the political turmoil on their doorsteps. In a story stretching from Baghdad to Hong Kong to Shanghai to London, Kaufman enters the lives and minds of these ambitious men and women to forge a tale of opium smuggling, family rivalry, political intrigue, and survival.
Book Synopsis Lost Arcana of Gia: An Adventurer’s Guide by : Christopher Weir
Download or read book Lost Arcana of Gia: An Adventurer’s Guide written by Christopher Weir and published by Us Book Publisher. This book was released on 2024-10-10 with total page 113 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides all that is required to craft a beautiful and intricate story as adventurers travel the wilds of Gia, exploring its seven continents and interacting with more than fifty major population zones, ruins, and dozens of significant locations. The pages are beautifully illustrated using the Inkarnate software, featuring two-page custom continental maps with grid distance, major city layouts, and visuals to aid explorers in understanding the world they are traversing. Start with the Primer, decide the style of your next adventure, then simply find your continent of choice in Chapter 4: The Physical World. There you can read everything from the history, points of interest, and an overarching dynamic of each city and how it plays into the overall political structure.
Book Synopsis The Bowden Dynasty by : Charlie Barnes
Download or read book The Bowden Dynasty written by Charlie Barnes and published by BroadStreet Publishing Group LLC. This book was released on 2017-01-03 with total page 459 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Lost to the West by : Lars Brownworth
Download or read book Lost to the West written by Lars Brownworth and published by Crown. This book was released on 2010-06-01 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Filled with unforgettable stories of emperors, generals, and religious patriarchs, as well as fascinating glimpses into the life of the ordinary citizen, Lost to the West reveals how much we owe to the Byzantine Empire that was the equal of any in its achievements, appetites, and enduring legacy. For more than a millennium, Byzantium reigned as the glittering seat of Christian civilization. When Europe fell into the Dark Ages, Byzantium held fast against Muslim expansion, keeping Christianity alive. Streams of wealth flowed into Constantinople, making possible unprecedented wonders of art and architecture. And the emperors who ruled Byzantium enacted a saga of political intrigue and conquest as astonishing as anything in recorded history. Lost to the West is replete with stories of assassination, mass mutilation and execution, sexual scheming, ruthless grasping for power, and clashing armies that soaked battlefields with the blood of slain warriors numbering in the tens of thousands.
Book Synopsis Forgotten Empire by : Béatrice André-Salvini
Download or read book Forgotten Empire written by Béatrice André-Salvini and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2005 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A richly-illustrated and important book that traces the rise and fall of one of the ancient world's largest and richest empires.
Download or read book The Briennes written by Guy Perry and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2018-08-16 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first comprehensive study of the Brienne dynasty, a fascinating example of the international aristocracy in the central Middle Ages.
Book Synopsis LEGACY OF THE WUFFINGAS by : Edward D. Andrews
Download or read book LEGACY OF THE WUFFINGAS written by Edward D. Andrews and published by Christian Publishing House. This book was released on 2023-05-02 with total page 175 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Legacy of the Wuffingas: The Lost Dynasty of East Anglia" takes readers on a captivating journey through the forgotten history of the Wuffingas, the enigmatic ruling dynasty of East Anglia. This meticulously researched and engagingly written account explores the rise and fall of the Wuffingas, who governed the ancient Anglo-Saxon kingdom now encompassing the English counties of Norfolk and Suffolk. Authoritative and comprehensive, this volume delves deep into the lives of the Wuffingas' kings and warriors, uncovering the unique blend of cultural influences that shaped their world. From their mysterious origins and heroic exploits to their gradual adoption of Christianity, readers will gain a fresh understanding of this long-lost dynasty. Through vivid storytelling and fascinating archaeological discoveries, this book reveals the treasures, burial mounds, and historical fragments left behind by the Wuffingas, piecing together the clues of their enigmatic legacy. The author also addresses the resurgence of interest in East Anglia's royal past, offering modern interpretations and insights into the continuing relevance of the Wuffingas' story. "Legacy of the Wuffingas" is an essential read for history enthusiasts, archaeologists, and anyone intrigued by the complex tapestry of England's past. Discover the untold story of East Anglia's royal lineage and the lasting impact of the Wuffingas on the region's history, culture, and identity.
Download or read book CHOU written by B. L. PONTIUS and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2014-05-02 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I have always had a definitive love for ancient time periods. I have written many short stories of long ago, some became prize winners in high school. I have a long history of love for Asian women. I think they are very mysterious as well as loving and loyal, that is why I had chosen ancient China before it was called anything as a backdrop for this story. If you are really intent on knowing me, then read my stories. They tell a lot if not most things about me. I didn’t have the greatest childhood in the world, but it was good to certain point. I was left alone much of the time, that is how I developed my love for the long ago. I have always been a dreamer and can’t see that changing any time soon. Although I live in reality, I have and active dream state. I had found a way to combine the both to become my reality by incorporating them in my everyday life. I find it fits me well. I love movies of ancient times. A few of my favorites are Ben Hur, The Ten Commandments, and the Passion of the Christ. I haven’t always been a man of deep Christian beliefs. When I was young, I have a few minor scrapes with others getting into fights, but that changed when I was thirteen, that was when I came to Christ, and it has forever changed me. Since then, I have had very little trouble with anyone, chasing to stay out of harms way until I am needed. I do hope you find this story enlightening
Book Synopsis Dialogues on the Essays and Reviews by : John Nelson Darby
Download or read book Dialogues on the Essays and Reviews written by John Nelson Darby and published by . This book was released on 1863 with total page 500 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Dialogues on the Essays and Reviews. By one who values Christianity for its own sake, and believes in it as a revelation from God. [i.e. J. N. Darby.] by :
Download or read book Dialogues on the Essays and Reviews. By one who values Christianity for its own sake, and believes in it as a revelation from God. [i.e. J. N. Darby.] written by and published by . This book was released on 1862 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Geo-Narratives of a Filial Son by : Elizabeth Kindall
Download or read book Geo-Narratives of a Filial Son written by Elizabeth Kindall and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2020-05-11 with total page 504 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Huang Xiangjian, a mid-seventeenth-century member of the Suzhou local elite, journeyed on foot to southwest China and recorded its sublime scenery in site-specific paintings. Elizabeth Kindall’s innovative analysis of the visual experiences and social functions Huang conveyed through his oeuvre reveals an unrecognized tradition of site paintings, here labeled geo-narratives, that recount specific journeys and create meaning in the paintings. Kindall shows how Huang created these geo-narratives by drawing upon the Suzhou place-painting tradition, as well as the encoded experiences of southwestern sites discussed in historical gazetteers and personal travel records, and the geography of the sites themselves. Ultimately these works were intended to create personas and fulfill specific social purposes among the educated class during the Ming-Qing transition. Some of Huang’s paintings of the southwest, together with his travel records, became part of a campaign to attain the socially generated title of Filial Son, whereas others served private functions. This definitive study elucidates the context for Huang Xiangjian’s painting and identifies geo-narrative as a distinct landscape-painting tradition lauded for its naturalistic immediacy, experiential topography, and dramatic narratives of moral persuasion, class identification, and biographical commemoration.
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