He lived at the turn of the 15th and 16th centuries, becoming one of the most unusual emperors in Chinese history—not only as the first ... the eighth of the Ming Dynasty, and his mother, surnamed Ji ...

From the 14th Century to the 17th Century A.D. Ming Dynasty: It Exerted the Administration over Tibet. Basically following the policies of administering Tibet implemented by the Yuan Dynasty ...

A pair of rare Ming Dynasty fish jars dating from the 16th ... Chow also explained the significance of ceramics in Chinese history. “Ceramics has always had an important place in China and ...

In the New York Times, Holland Cotter reviews an exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum of Art,“The Art of Dissent in 17th-Century China: Masterpieces of Ming Loyalist Art from the Chih Lo Lou ...

The Imperial Palace of the Qing Dynasty ... history of the Qing Dynasty and to the cultural traditions of the Manchu and other tribes in the north of China. Description is available under license ...

Nearly 1,000 cultural relics have been recovered from shipwrecks dating back to the Ming Dynasty — from 1368-1644 — including porcelain and pottery, copper coins, and deer antlers, China’s ...

World History: Cultures, States, and Societies to 1500 offers a comprehensive introduction to the history of humankind from prehistory to 1500. Authored by six USG faculty members with advance degrees ...