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3 days ago · Listing a particular dynasty under a specific section need not necessarily denote affiliation—political, ethnic, religious, cultural, or otherwise—between the historical dynasty and the contemporary polity/polities existing in the same region.
2 days ago · Zhou dynasty: wood bowl Wood bowl decorated in red and black lacquer with stylized birds and animals, from Changsha, Hunan province, China, late Zhou dynasty, 3rd century bce; in the Seattle Art Museum, Washington. Diameter 9.8 inches (25 cm). (more)
2 days ago · The tripling of China’s population from the beginning of the Qing dynasty to the mid-19th century rested on the economic expansion that followed the consolidation of Manchu rule. This population growth has been frequently cited as the major cause of the decline of China in the 19th century.
5 days ago · A monarchy consists of distinct but interdependent institutions—a government and a state administration on the one hand, and a court and a variety of ceremonies on the other—that provide for the social life of the members of the dynasty, their friends, and the associated elite.
- Joseph Kostiner
- Monarchy is a political system in which supreme authority is vested in the monarch, an individual ruler who functions as head of state. It typicall...
- Monarchy is a political system based on the sovereignty of a single ruler. Democracy, a term that means “rule by the people,” is a political system...
- The divine right to rule, also known as the “divine right of kings,” is a political doctrine asserting that monarchs derive their authority from Go...
- A constitutional monarchy is a political system in which a monarch shares power with a constitutionally organized government. Monarchs in constitut...
22 hours ago · The Tang dynasty (/ tɑːŋ /, [6] [tʰǎŋ]; Chinese: 唐朝 [a]), or the Tang Empire, was an imperial dynasty of China that ruled from 618 to 907, with an interregnum between 690 and 705. It was preceded by the Sui dynasty and followed by the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period.
1 day ago · The Joseon dynasty presided over two periods of great cultural growth, during which Joseon culture created the first Korean tea ceremony, Korean gardens, and extensive historic works. The royal dynasty also built several fortresses and palaces.
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4 days ago · Volumes Seven and Eight of The Cambridge History of China are devoted to the Ming dynasty (1368-1644), providing the largest and most detailed account in any language. Both volumes also include extensive bibliographic notes.
