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Ssu-ma Ch'ien
(Encyclopedia)Ssu-ma Ch'ien so͝oˈmä chyĕn [key], 145?–90? b.c., Chinese historian; sometimes called the Father of Chinese History. He succeeded his father, Ssu-ma T'an, as grand historian (an office then deal...Ssu-ma Kuang
(Encyclopedia)Ssu-ma Kuang so͞o-mä kwäng [key], 1018–86, Chinese statesman and historian of the Northern Sung dynasty. He edited the monumental Tzu-chih t'ung-chien [the comprehensive mirror for aid in governm...Tsin
(Encyclopedia)Tsin or Chin both: jhĭn [key], dynasty of China that ruled from 265 to 420, after the period of the Three Kingdoms. It was divided into two phases: the Western Tsin (265–317) and the Eastern Tsin (...Ch'ien Chung-shu
(Encyclopedia)Ch'ien Chung-shu: see Qian Zhongshu. ...T'ao Ch'ien
(Encyclopedia)T'ao Ch'ien: see T'ao Yüan-ming. ...Han, Chinese dynasty
(Encyclopedia)Han hän [key], dynasty of China that ruled from 202 b.c. to a.d. 220. Liu Pang, the first Han emperor, had been a farmer, minor village official, and guerrilla fighter under the Ch'in dynasty. During...Ma-na-ssu
(Encyclopedia)Ma-na-ssu: see Manas, China.Ho-shen
(Encyclopedia)Ho-shen hô-shŭn [key], 1750–99, Manchu official noted for symbolizing the widespread corruption of the Ch'ing dynasty of China during its decline. As a favorite of emperor Ch'ien-lung, he rose, wi...Ch'ien-lung
(Encyclopedia)Ch'ien-lung chyĕnˈ-lo͞ongˈ [key], 1711–99, reign title of the fourth emperor (1735–96) of the Ch'ing dynasty, whose given name was Hung-li. Under his vigorous military policy, China attained i...Ch'ien-tang
(Encyclopedia)Ch'ien-tang, river, China: see Fuchun. ...Browse by Subject
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