02747nam 2200457 450 991079871280332120230810001130.090-04-32520-410.1163/9789004325203(CKB)3710000000907213(MiAaPQ)EBC4830598(nllekb)BRILL9789004325203(EXLCZ)99371000000090721320170410h20172017 uy 0engurcnu||||||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierFire over Luoyang a history of the later Han dynasty, 23-220 AD /by Rafe de CrespignyLeiden, [Netherlands] ;Boston, [Massachusetts] :Brill,2017.©20171 online resource (591 pages) illustrations, tablesSinica Leidensia,0169-9563 ;Volume 13490-04-32491-7 Includes bibliographical references and index.Preliminary Material -- Introduction -- The Emperors of Han -- Chronology of the Later Han Dynasty -- 1 Imperial Capital -- 2 Emperor Ming and Emperor Zhang (57–88) -- 3 The Reign of Emperor He (88–106) -- 4 The Dowager Deng and Emperor An (106–125) -- 5 The Reign of Emperor Shun (125–144) -- 6 The Hegemony of Liang Ji (144–159) -- 7 Emperor Huan and the Eunuchs (159–168) -- 8 Emperor Ling: Disordered Government (169–184) -- 9 End of an Empire (185–189) -- 10 Epilogues and Conclusions -- Bibliography -- Index and List of Characters.Winner of the 2017 Choice Outstanding Academic Title Award The Later Han dynasty, also known as Eastern Han, ruled China for the first two centuries of the Christian era. Comparable in extent and power to the early Roman empire, it dominated east Asia from present-day Vietnam to the Mongolian steppe. Rafe de Crespigny presents here the first full account of this period in Chinese history to be found in a Western language. Commencing with a detailed account of the imperial capital, the history describes the nature of government, the expansion of the Chinese people to the south, the conflicts of scholars and officials with eunuchs at court, and the final collapse which followed the rebellion of the Yellow Turbans and the rise of regional warlords.Sinica Leidensia ;Volume 134.ChinaHistoryHan dynasty, 202 B.C.-220 A.DChinaKings and rulerHistoryChinaPolitics and government221 B.C.-220 A.D931.04De Crespigny Rafe1571058MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910798712803321Fire over Luoyang3845164UNINA