ISBN: 9780415855259

This book is a study of the dual capital system of Ming dynasty China (1368-1644), with a focus on the administrative functions of the auxiliary Southern Capital, Nanjing. It argues that … Mehr…

This book is a study of the dual capital system of Ming dynasty China (1368-1644), with a focus on the administrative functions of the auxiliary Southern Capital, Nanjing. It argues that the immense geographical expanse of the Chinese empire and the poor communication infrastructure of pre-modern times necessitated the establishment of an additional capital administration for effective control of the Ming realm. The existence of the Southern Capital, which has been dismissed by scholars as redundant and insignificant, was, the author argues, justified by its ability to assist the primary Northern Capital better control the southern part of the imperial land. The practice of maintaining auxiliary capitals, where the bureaucratic structures of the primary capital were replicated in varying degrees, was a unique and valuable approach to effecting bureaucratic control over vast territory in pre-modern conditions. Nanjing translates into English as ""Southern Capital"" and Beijing as ""Northern Capital"". | China's Second Capital - Nanjing under the Ming 1368-1644 by Jun Fang Hardcover | Indigo Chapters Books > Social & Cultural Studies P10102, Jun Fang<

2014, ISBN: 041585525X

[EAN: 9780415855259], Neubuch, [PU: Routledge], CHINA`S SECONDS CAPITAL_NANJING UNDER THE MING, 1368-1644 JUN FANG

2014, ISBN: 9780415855259

Buch, Hardcover, [PU: Routledge], Routledge, 2014

ISBN: 041585525X

[EAN: 9780415855259], Neubuch, [PU: Routledge]