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Wu, Silas H. L.

Passage to Power : K’ang-hsi and His Heir Apparent, 1661–1722 / Silas H. L. Wu. - Reprint 2014 - 1 online resource (252 p.) : illustrations - Harvard East Asian Series ; 91 .

Frontmatter -- Preface -- Contents -- Explanatory Note -- Prologue -- PART I. Filial Piety -- 1. The Grandmother -- 2. The First Empress -- PART II. Longing -- 3. The Heir -- 4. The Southern Literati -- 5. Signs of Conflict -- 6. Regency -- PART III. Denial -- 7. Bad Omens -- 8. The Lure of the South -- 9. A Pretender -- 10. Dismissal -- PART IV. Hesitation -- 11. The Yin-ssu Faction -- 12. Reversals -- 13. Life Confinement -- 14. The New Contenders -- PART V. Decision -- 15. The New Emperor -- Epilogue -- Appendix, Notes, Bibliography, Glossary, Index -- Appendix -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Glossary -- Index -- Backmatter

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Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.


In English.

ISBN: 9780674434677 9780674434684

Standard No.: 10.4159/harvard.9780674434684 doi

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Emperadors.
Geschichte Asiens.
Història.
Successió política.
China -- History -- Kangxi, 1662-1722.
HISTORY / General.
HISTORY / Modern / 17th Century.
Kangxi, Emperor of China, 1654-1722.
HISTORY / Asia / China.

LC Class. No.: DS754.4.C53 / W8

Dewey Class. No.: 951/.03/0924 B