Power and politics in tenth-century China
Subtitle: the Former Shu regime
By: Hongjie Wang
Publisher: Cambria Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Amherst, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 382
ISBN-13: 9781604977646
Subjects: History
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Shu in the Tang dynasty; title: The rise of Wang Jian, 884-903; title: Wang Jian and the military, 887-907; title: Warfare and diplomacy, 903-918; title: Legitimizing a regional empire, 907-918; title: Crisis and collapse, 915-925; title: Appendix 1. Major regional regimes and their rulers; title: Appendix 2. Military commands and their governors of Former Shu, 891-925; title: Appendix 3. The adopted sons of Wang Jian; title: Appendix 4. Civil officials under Wang Jian's reign, 891-918.