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Type: BOOK - Published: 2018-07-31 - Publisher: Univ of California Press
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Pages: 237
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Type: BOOK - Published: 2018-11-01 - Publisher: Hong Kong University Press
The history of Qing palace eunuchs is defined by a tension between the role eunuchs were meant to play and the life they intended to live. This study tells the
Language: en
Pages: 328
Pages: 328
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A little-known yet significant role in Chinese history was played by the palace eunuchs--castrated men who developed a concealed subcaste that manipulated monar
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Pages: 295
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The reign of Emperor Yongle, or “Perpetual Happiness,” was one of the most dramatic and significant in Chinese history. It began with civil war and a bloody
