LEADER 03146nam 2200553 450 001 9910459584803321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a988-8313-16-9 035 $a(CKB)3710000000307382 035 $a(EBL)1863697 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001411172 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11805985 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001411172 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11401430 035 $a(PQKB)11106377 035 $a(StDuBDS)EDZ0001111289 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1863697 035 $a(OCoLC)900223845 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse42311 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1863697 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10991756 035 $a(OCoLC)897069795 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000307382 100 $a20141205h20142014 uy| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aFrom warhorses to ploughshares $ethe later Tang reign of Emperor Mingzong /$fRichard L. Davis 210 1$aHong Kong :$cHKU Press,$d[2014] 210 4$dİ2014 215 $a1 online resource (237 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a988-8208-10-1 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aAcknowledgments -- Preface -- People and places -- Royal passage -- Political events : the Tiancheng reign, 926-930 -- Political events : the Changxing reign, 930-933 -- Institutions, reforms, and political culture -- Volatile periphery -- Epilogue -- Chronology of events for the reign of Mingzong. 330 $aMingzong (r. 926-933) was the most illustrious emperor of the Five Dynasties, and one of the most admired of China's middle period, the Tang to Song. A warrior of Shatuo-Turk ancestry, he ascended the throne of the Later Tang on the heels of a mutiny against his adopted brother, thus sparing his dynasty an early death. Mingzong's brief reign came to be heralded by historians as the "Small Repose"--a happy convergence of peace and prosperity. He marshaled a cluster of eminently able courtiers, men who balanced Confucian charity against the military discipline demanded in a time of transition. These years were marked by trade with bordering states, frenzied diplomatic activity, and a succession of defections from states to the north. Mingzong wisely eschewed military conflict, except as a last resort. Conservative in moral and legal matters, he introduced radical economic reforms that included deregulation of traditional monopolies and timely changes to the tributary system. Drawing extensively on primary sources, including Mingzong's spirited correspondence with his officials, this political and cultural biography brings to life a charismatic emperor who was held up as a model ruler by succeeding generations. 607 $aChina$xHistory$yFive dynasties and the Ten kingdoms, 907-979 608 $aElectronic books. 676 $a951.018 700 $aDavis$b Richard L.$0103204 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910459584803321 996 $aFrom warhorses to ploughshares$92486550 997 $aUNINA