What the Emperor Built: Architecture and Empire in the Early Ming

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One of the most famous rulers in Chinese history, the Yongle emperor (r. 1402-24) gained renown for constructing Beijing

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During the thirteenth century, the Mongols created the greatest empire in human history. Genghis Khan and his successors

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The Mongol takeover in the 1270s changed the course of Chinese history. The Confucian empire a millennium and a half in

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The frequent appearance of androgyny in Ming and Qing literature has long interested scholars of late imperial Chinese c

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The frequent appearance of androgyny in Ming and Qing literature has long interested scholars of late imperial Chinese c

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Through Creole houses and merchant stores to sugar fields and boiling houses, Jamaica played a leading role in the forma

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Through Creole houses and merchant stores to sugar fields and boiling houses, Jamaica played a leading role in the forma

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If you’re familiar with Mansa Musa you might expect the headline to read, 'Mansa Musa – the wealthiest person that

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Through Creole houses and merchant stores to sugar fields and boiling houses, Jamaica played a leading role in the forma

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