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Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -Compared to the later capital of the Northern Wei Dynasty, Luoyang (494-534), Pingcheng on the northern border of the Chinese world has received less scholarly attention despite its far longer capital status (398-494). The main reason is the lack of written sources. In addition, there is th…e derogatory idea that Pingcheng was a latifundium inhabited by 'barbarians,' since the rulers of the Northern Wei were the Tuoba Xianbei from the eastern steppe, who established the first long-term foreign control over northern China. Traditionally, Luoyang is the epitome of the sinicized Tuoba Xianbei, while Pingcheng represents the state of the Tuoba Xianbei who were on the way to 'becoming Chinese.' Excavations show that Pingcheng, which was built on the ruins of a garrison from the Han-Dynasty, arose from nothing and the inhabitants came from outside. Burial finds indicate a steadily growing population, which is said to have reached one million in its prime. At first, tombs were erected to indicate their steppe origins. New rites and artifacts emerged in spurts. This corresponds to written records, according to which the city was mainly populated by steppe warriors, followed by forcibly relocated peoples from all conquered northern Chinese regions. The authors focus on the people(s) in Pingcheng. Zhang's epigraphic study is devoted to a Xianbei family that arose during the Pingcheng period and remained closely intertwined with the imperial court in the following centuries. Using burial finds, Müller explores the diversity and foreignness of funerary customs and artifacts, the ways in which different ethnic groups communicated and interacted, and the emergence of a new collective identity that was anything but Chinese. 184 pp. Englisch.

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Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -Compared to the later capital of the Northern Wei Dynasty, Luoyang (494-534), Pingcheng on the northern border of the Chinese world has received less scholarly attention despite its far longer capital status (398-494). The main reason is the lack of written sources. In addition, there is th…e derogatory idea that Pingcheng was a latifundium inhabited by 'barbarians,' since the rulers of the Northern Wei were the Tuoba Xianbei from the eastern steppe, who established the first long-term foreign control over northern China. Traditionally, Luoyang is the epitome of the sinicized Tuoba Xianbei, while Pingcheng represents the state of the Tuoba Xianbei who were on the way to 'becoming Chinese.' Excavations show that Pingcheng, which was built on the ruins of a garrison from the Han-Dynasty, arose from nothing and the inhabitants came from outside. Burial finds indicate a steadily growing population, which is said to have reached one million in its prime. At first, tombs were erected to indicate their steppe origins. New rites and artifacts emerged in spurts. This corresponds to written records, according to which the city was mainly populated by steppe warriors, followed by forcibly relocated peoples from all conquered northern Chinese regions. The authors focus on the people(s) in Pingcheng. Zhang's epigraphic study is devoted to a Xianbei family that arose during the Pingcheng period and remained closely intertwined with the imperial court in the following centuries. Using burial finds, Müller explores the diversity and foreignness of funerary customs and artifacts, the ways in which different ethnic groups communicated and interacted, and the emergence of a new collective identity that was anything but Chinese. 184 pp. Englisch.

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Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -Compared to the later capital of the Northern Wei Dynasty, Luoyang (494-534), Pingcheng on the northern border of the Chinese world has received less scholarly attention despite its far longer capital status (398-494). The main reason is the lack of written sources. In addition, there is th…e derogatory idea that Pingcheng was alatifundiuminhabited by 'barbarians,' since the rulers of the Northern Wei were the Tuoba Xianbei from the eastern steppe, who established the first long-term foreign control over northern China. Traditionally, Luoyang is the epitome of the sinicized Tuoba Xianbei, while Pingcheng represents the state of the Tuoba Xianbei who were on the way to 'becoming Chinese.' Excavations show that Pingcheng, which was built on the ruins of a garrison from the Han-Dynasty, arose from nothing and the inhabitants came from outside. Burial finds indicate a steadily growing population, which is said to have reached one million in its prime. At first, tombs were erected to indicate their steppe origins. New rites and artifacts emerged in spurts. This corresponds to written records, according to which the city was mainly populated by steppe warriors, followed by forcibly relocated peoples from all conquered northern Chinese regions.The authors focus on the people(s) in Pingcheng. Zhang's epigraphic study is devoted to a Xianbei family that arose during the Pingcheng period and remained closely intertwined with the imperial court in the following centuries. Using burial finds, Müller explores the diversity and foreignness of funerary customs and artifacts, the ways in which different ethnic groups communicated and interacted, and the emergence of a new collective identity that was anything but Chinese.

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Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. Compared to the later capital of the Northern Wei Dynasty, Luoyang (494-534), Pingcheng on the northern border of the Chinese world has received less scholarly attention despite its far longer capital status (398-494). The main reason is the lack of written sources. In addition, there is th…e derogatory idea that Pingcheng was a latifundium inhabited by "barbarians," since the rulers of the Northern Wei were the Tuoba Xianbei from the eastern steppe, who established the first long-term foreign control over northern China. Traditionally, Luoyang is the epitome of the sinicized Tuoba Xianbei, while Pingcheng represents the state of the Tuoba Xianbei who were on the way to "becoming Chinese." Excavations show that Pingcheng, which was built on the ruins of a garrison from the Han-Dynasty, arose from nothing and the inhabitants came from outside. Burial finds indicate a steadily growing population, which is said to have reached one million in its prime. At first, tombs were erected to indicate their steppe origins. New rites and artifacts emerged in spurts. This corresponds to written records, according to which the city was mainly populated by steppe warriors, followed by forcibly relocated peoples from all conquered northern Chinese regions. The volume is the result of a conference on "Culture and Cultural Diversity in Early Medieval China (4th to 7th Century) held in January 2017 in Munchen. Twenty papers presented during the workshop represent the latest research on the people(s) in Pingcheng written by outstanding scholars in both Chinese and English. The volume is the result of a conference on "Culture and Cultural Diversity in Early Medieval China (4th to 7th Century) held in January 2017 in Munchen. Twenty papers presented during the workshop represent the latest research on the people(s) in Pingcheng written by outstanding scholars in both Chinese and English. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Guangdong : Archaeology and Early Texts /Archaologie Und Fruhe Texte Zhou-tang
Muller, Shing (EDT); Hollmann, Thomas O. (EDT); Gui, Putao (EDT)
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Guangdong : Archaeology and Early Texts /Archaologie Und Fruhe Texte Zhou-tang
Muller, Shing (EDT); Hollmann, Thomas O. (EDT); Gui, Putao (EDT)
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Hardcover. Condizione: new. Hardcover. This book contains eleven articles in English and German which were presented to an international symposium in 2003. The papers discuss various aspects of the early history of the area now called Guangdong. They deal with material and textual evidence collected from Chinese sources. It is s…hown that Guangdong maintained strong relations with both the North and the maritime world and that, at the same time, it also maintained distinct cultural features of its own.From the table of contents (11 contributions): F. Allard, Linggnan and Chu during the First Millennium B.C.: A Reassessment of the Core-Periphery ModelS. Muller, Graber in Guangdong wahrend der Zhanguo-ZeitM. Loewe, Guangzhou: the Evidence of the Standard Histories from the Shi ji to the Chen shu, a Preliminary SurveyT.O. Hollmann, Ruinen der Zuversicht: Bemerkungen zur Architektur in Guangzhou wahrend der Han-Dynastie (206 v. Chr. bis 220 n. Chr.)A. Kieser, "Nur Guangzhou ist ruhig und friedlich" Grabkult und Migration wahrend der Sechs Dynastien im heutigen GuangdongG. Wade, Lady Sinn and the Southward Expansion of China in the Sixth CenturyC. Schulten, Tang-zeitliche Grabkultur im Gebiet der heutigen Provinz Guangdong Papers from an international conference held at the Institute of Sinology, Munich University in March 2003. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Peoples of Pingcheng (398-494): | Cultural Diversity and Interaction | Thomas O. Höllmann (u. a.) | Taschenbuch | Asiatische Forschungen | VI | Englisch | 2024 | Harrassowitz Verlag | EAN 9783447123082 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Harrassowitz Verlag GmbH & [.], Steffen Schickling, Kreuzberg…er Ring 7C-D, 65205 Wiesbaden, produktsicherheit[dot]verlag[at]harrassowitz[dot]de | Anbieter: preigu.

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Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -Compared to the later capital of the Northern Wei Dynasty, Luoyang (494-534), Pingcheng on the northern border of the Chinese world has received less scholarly attention despite its far longer capital status (398-494). The main reason is the lack of written sources. In addition, there is th…e derogatory idea that Pingcheng was alatifundiuminhabited by 'barbarians,' since the rulers of the Northern Wei were the Tuoba Xianbei from the eastern steppe, who established the first long-term foreign control over northern China. Traditionally, Luoyang is the epitome of the sinicized Tuoba Xianbei, while Pingcheng represents the state of the Tuoba Xianbei who were on the way to 'becoming Chinese.' Excavations show that Pingcheng, which was built on the ruins of a garrison from the Han-Dynasty, arose from nothing and the inhabitants came from outside. Burial finds indicate a steadily growing population, which is said to have reached one million in its prime. At first, tombs were erected to indicate their steppe origins. New rites and artifacts emerged in spurts. This corresponds to written records, according to which the city was mainly populated by steppe warriors, followed by forcibly relocated peoples from all conquered northern Chinese regions.The authors focus on the people(s) in Pingcheng. Zhang's epigraphic study is devoted to a Xianbei family that arose during the Pingcheng period and remained closely intertwined with the imperial court in the following centuries. Using burial finds, Müller explores the diversity and foreignness of funerary customs and artifacts, the ways in which different ethnic groups communicated and interacted, and the emergence of a new collective identity that was anything but Chinese.Harrassowitz Verlag, Kreuzberger Ring 7c-d, 65205 Wiesbaden 184 pp. Englisch.

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Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Compared to the later capital of the Northern Wei Dynasty, Luoyang (494-534), Pingcheng on the northern border of the Chinese world has received less scholarly attention despite its far longer capital status (398-494). The main reason is the lack of written sources. In addition, there is t…he derogatory idea that Pingcheng was a latifundium inhabited by 'barbarians,' since the rulers of the Northern Wei were the Tuoba Xianbei from the eastern steppe, who established the first long-term foreign control over northern China. Traditionally, Luoyang is the epitome of the sinicized Tuoba Xianbei, while Pingcheng represents the state of the Tuoba Xianbei who were on the way to 'becoming Chinese.' Excavations show that Pingcheng, which was built on the ruins of a garrison from the Han-Dynasty, arose from nothing and the inhabitants came from outside. Burial finds indicate a steadily growing population, which is said to have reached one million in its prime. At first, tombs were erected to indicate their steppe origins. New rites and artifacts emerged in spurts. This corresponds to written records, according to which the city was mainly populated by steppe warriors, followed by forcibly relocated peoples from all conquered northern Chinese regions. The authors focus on the people(s) in Pingcheng. Zhang's epigraphic study is devoted to a Xianbei family that arose during the Pingcheng period and remained closely intertwined with the imperial court in the following centuries. Using burial finds, Müller explores the diversity and foreignness of funerary customs and artifacts, the ways in which different ethnic groups communicated and interacted, and the emergence of a new collective identity that was anything but Chinese.

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Guangdong: Archaeology and Early Texts /Archaologie Und Fruhe Texte (Zhou-tang)
Gui, Putao (Editor)/ Hollmann, Thomas O. (Editor)/ Muller, Shing (Editor)
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Condizione: New. KlappentextrnrnThis book contains eleven articles in English and German which were presented to an international symposium in 2003. The papers discuss various aspects of the early history of the area now called Guangdong. They deal with material.

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Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. Compared to the later capital of the Northern Wei Dynasty, Luoyang (494-534), Pingcheng on the northern border of the Chinese world has received less scholarly attention despite its far longer capital status (398-494). The main reason is the lack of written sources. In addition, there is th…e derogatory idea that Pingcheng was a latifundium inhabited by "barbarians," since the rulers of the Northern Wei were the Tuoba Xianbei from the eastern steppe, who established the first long-term foreign control over northern China. Traditionally, Luoyang is the epitome of the sinicized Tuoba Xianbei, while Pingcheng represents the state of the Tuoba Xianbei who were on the way to "becoming Chinese." Excavations show that Pingcheng, which was built on the ruins of a garrison from the Han-Dynasty, arose from nothing and the inhabitants came from outside. Burial finds indicate a steadily growing population, which is said to have reached one million in its prime. At first, tombs were erected to indicate their steppe origins. New rites and artifacts emerged in spurts. This corresponds to written records, according to which the city was mainly populated by steppe warriors, followed by forcibly relocated peoples from all conquered northern Chinese regions. The volume is the result of a conference on "Culture and Cultural Diversity in Early Medieval China (4th to 7th Century) held in January 2017 in Munchen. Twenty papers presented during the workshop represent the latest research on the people(s) in Pingcheng written by outstanding scholars in both Chinese and English. The volume is the result of a conference on "Culture and Cultural Diversity in Early Medieval China (4th to 7th Century) held in January 2017 in Munchen. Twenty papers presented during the workshop represent the latest research on the people(s) in Pingcheng written by outstanding scholars in both Chinese and English. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.

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Gebundene Ausgabe. Condizione: Neu. Neu Neuware, auf Lager - The Xianbei from southeast Mongolia were the first foreign sovereignty over North China since the 4th century. During the 200 years of Xianbei rulership, the cultures of old and new inhabitants - the Han-Chinese, the Xianbei and diverse steppe peoples, the Sogdians and… other Central Asians from the west - confronted and competed with one another. This volume is one of the first in Europe that concentrates on the cultural conflicts and the emergence of new traditions in North China during the Early Medieval period. Topics include archaeological evidence of the early Fuyu culture in southern Manchuria and early traces of Sogdians in Qinghai, impacts of Buddhism in the formation of new funerary cults and new city planning, the hybridization of diverse funerary traditions such as the use of head rests and stone beds and house-shaped sarcophagi, the emergence of a multiple identity for denizens as an adaptation to a fast changing world, and the militarization of the northern society as seen in murals and in defense lines. Also included are new insights on the Chinese sabao and Sogdian s'rtp'w titles, and discussions on Sogdian slaves in the Kocho Kingdom as well as on 'multi-culture' in Chinese historiographical works.The papers in Chinese and English have been contributed by renowned archaeologists and historians from China, the USA and Germany.