China Marches West: The Qing Conquest of Central EurasiaHarvard University Press, 2005 M04 30 - 725 pages From about 1600 to 1800, the Qing empire of China expanded to unprecedented size. Through astute diplomacy, economic investment, and a series of ambitious military campaigns into the heart of Central Eurasia, the Manchu rulers defeated the Zunghar Mongols, and brought all of modern Xinjiang and Mongolia under their control, while gaining dominant influence in Tibet. The China we know is a product of these vast conquests. |
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
Part One The Formation of the Central Eurasian States | 13 |
Part Two Contending for Power | 131 |
Part Three The Economic Basis of Empire | 301 |
Part Four Fixing Frontiers | 407 |
Part Five Legacies and Implications | 495 |
Appendixes | 567 |
Abbreviations | 591 |
Notes | 593 |
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Illustration Credits | 707 |
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