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Author Xiong, Victor Cunrui, author.

Title Historical dictionary of Medieval China / Victor Cunrui Xiong
Edition Second edition
Published Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, [2017]
©2017

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Description 1 online resource (cxiv, 891 pages)
Series Historical dictionaries of ancient civilizations and historical eras
Historical dictionaries of ancient civilizations and historical eras.
Summary "This second edition of Historical Dictionary of Medieval China contains a chronology, an introduction, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has more than 1000 cross-referenced entries on historical figures. It expands on existing thematic entries, and adds a number of new ones with substantial content, including those on nobility, art, architecture, archaeology, economy, agriculture, money, population, cities, literature, historiography, military, religion, Persia, India, Japan, Korea, Arabs, and Byzantium, among others. This book is an excellent resource for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about medieval China."--Provided by publisher
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references
Notes Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on May 15, 2017)
Subject HISTORY -- Asia -- China.
Tang Dynasty (China)
China -- History -- 220-589 -- Dictionaries
China -- History -- Sui dynasty, 581-618 -- Dictionaries
China -- History -- Tang dynasty, 618-907 -- Dictionaries
China
Genre/Form Dictionaries
History
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2016033694
ISBN 9781442276161
1442276169