Emperor Huizong

by Ebrey, Patricia Buckley

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Full title :Emperor Huizong / Patricia Buckley Ebrey.

Edition Statements

Publication Date:©2014

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Harvard University Press
Place of Publication:Cambridge, Massachusetts
Language:eng
Publication Date:©2014

The Physical Object

Description:1 online resource (xxix, 661 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates)

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9780674726420, 0674726421, 9780674725256, 0674725255
oclc:on1078677281
LC Classification:DS751.6.S97
Dewey Decimal:951/.024092

I. Learning to rule, 1082-1108. Growing up in the palace, 1082-1099 ; Taking the throne, 1100 ; Trying for balance, 1101-1108 -- II. Striving for magnificence, 1102-1112. Placing faith in Daoism, 1100-1110 ; Embracing and revitalizing tradition ; Welcoming masters and experts ; Crafting an image as an artist -- III. Anticipating great things, 1107-1120. Pursuing the monumental ; Finding pleasure in court and palace life ; Working with councilors ; Accepting divine revelations, 1110-1119 ; Allying with Jin -- IV. Confronting failure, 1121-1135. Adjusting to military setbacks, 1121-1125 ; Abdicating the throne, 1125-1126 ; Losing everything, 1126-1127 ; Enduring captivity, 1127-1135 -- Afterword -- Appendix A. Reasons for rejecting some common stories about Huizong and his court -- Appendix B. Huizong's consorts and their children -- Timeline.