Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio is a collection of tales dating back to the Ming dynasty‚ that paints a descriptive picture of what daily life was like during this time period (Sung-lingPu‚ Tzu-Ch’uan. Strange stories from a Chinese studio. Translated by Herbert Allen Giles. London: T.W. Laurie‚ 1916.) Tzu-Ch’uan P’u Sung-ling uses supernatural and the paranormal to criticize both the political system and violence‚ and to communicate his Taoist’s beliefs. The Chinese Empire was an immensely
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The Life of Hongwu The Hongwu Emperor‚ known by his given name Zhu Yuanzhang‚ was the founder and first emperor of the Ming Dynasty of China. His era name‚ Hongwu‚ means "vastly martial". Zhu Yuanzhang was born in a village in Zhongli. His family was a poor peasant family. His father’s name was Zhu Shizhen‚ and his mother was Chen Erniang. Zhu had many brothers and sisters‚ but his parents had to give them away because they didn’t have enough food for everyone. When Zhu was 16‚ the yellow River
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Born in Ardabil‚ Iranian Azerbaijan in 1487‚ Isma’il I‚ known in Persian as Shāh Ismāʿil‚ was Shah of Iran and the founder of the Safavid dynasty which survived until 1736. Isma’il was the last heir of the Grand Masters of the Safaviyeh Sufi order. This order was a Shia sect and known for their military skills. The Safavid dynasty was one of the major native dynasty to rule what is now modern day Iran. In 1488‚ Isma’il’s father was killed in a battle at Derbent against the armies of the Aq Qoyunlu
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Seri Rana Wira Kerma (1386–1399). Part of original copy of Ming Dynasty history (1368-1644) - chapter 325. Parameswara visits emperor Yongle. (Date: 28 Oct 1403) -- eunuch Yin Qing was sent to Melaka [9] (Date: 3 Oct 1405) -- Bai-li-mi-su-la‚ the native ruler of the country of Melaka followed the Imperial envoy Yin Qing and visit the Ming court to offer tribute (Date: 16 Feb 1409) -- envoy A-bu-la Jia-xin sent by Bai-li-mi-su-la visit Ming court and offered tribute of local products...[11] (Date:
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ABSTRACT Political Dynasty in the Philippines especially in Makati City is evident since the reigning time of Cory Aquino when she assigned the Binay family in that area. The study of Political Dynasty in an area is beneficial to Filipinos because the knowledge and evidence of this topic could enlighten them. In Makati City‚ it is evident that political dynasty is present because of the positive and negative effects of political dynasty that were agreed by the respondents. Results show that the residence
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The Xia Dynasty was the first dynasty in ancient China. It was thought to be a myth Chinese used as a part of there history. Actually the Xia Dynasty was very real. The Xia Dynasty ruled from 2100 to 1600 B.C. They had a total of seventeen emperors‚ many achievements and few battles. The Xia Dynasty had seventeen emperors. The founding emperor Yu the Great who rules from 2100- 2055‚ Qi‚ who ruled from 2055- 2026‚ Shao Kang‚ who ruled from 2026- 2005 were the first three emperors. Next came
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The ptomelic dynasty All the kings of the Ptolemaic family had the same name To distinguish each reign they adopted descriptive name e.g. soter (Savior) and II Philadelphus (love sis) and III Euergetes (Benefactor) The Ptomleic rulers adopted the Egyptian ideas of hereditary‚ divine kingship The Egyptian ruler was associated with the god Amon or Horus (son of the great mother-goddess Isis and her brother/husband Osiris. Lord of the Dead. The ptolemies adopted the practise of royal incest i.e. the
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The Chinese Voyages of Exploration Succeeded by the non-Chinese Qing Dynasty‚ the Ming Dynasty is considered to be the last native dynasty to exist. The Ming Dynasty lasted from 1368 to 1644 and is known as the greatest era of social stability and organized government (European). Zhu Yuanzhang founded the Ming Dynasty; he is also known as Hongwu‚ Taizu‚ and Ming Taizu. Hongwu died in 1382‚ leaving his grandson‚ Huidi‚ the next heir. However‚ Chengzu‚ or Yongol‚ created a military campaign to
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Tang Dynasty The Tang Dynasty was founded in 618 by the Li family who took power after the assignation of the Sui dynasty emperor. The Tang Dynasty is the most influential empire of China’s civilization. During this time‚ China achieved the peak of its civilization and became the center of trade in the east. The emperors of Tang have imposed a strong foundation on their government as the leaders were according to education and merits. The study of medicine is one of the highest contributions of
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The Xia Dynasty Overview There are ancient accounts about the history of a small kingdom along the Yellow River that existed from about 2‚000 BC to 1‚600 BC. The main ancient accounts are in the Records of the Grand Historian (史記) that were written between about 109 BC and 91 BC by Sima Qian and another textthat is called the Bamboo Annals (竹書紀年) that was a text that was said to have been buried with the King of Wei who died in 296 BC and was rediscovered in 281 AD during the Jin Dynasty. The text
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