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Ability and difference in early modern China : a Mongol family at the Ming court /

"In 1405, a family left their home in the Mongolian steppe and moved to China. Winning recognition for military skill and loyalty at the Ming court, their story demonstrates how the early-modern world's most developed state sought to balance the often-contradictory demands of securing abil...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Robinson, David M., 1965- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2025.
Subjects:
Wu family.
Wu (Famille)
China > History > Ming dynasty, 1368-1644.
Mongols > China > History.
China > Armed Forces > Management > History.
China > History, Military > 960-1644.
Mongols > China > Genealogy.
Nobility > China > Genealogy.
Chine > Histoire > 1368-1644 (Dynastie des Ming)
Mongols > Chine > Histoire.
Chine > Histoire militaire > 960-1644.
Mongols > Chine > Généalogies.
Noblesse > Chine > Généalogies.
Mongols > History.
Mongols
Nobility > Genealogy
China
1368-1644
960-1644
Genealogy
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Summary:"In 1405, a family left their home in the Mongolian steppe and moved to China. Winning recognition for military skill and loyalty at the Ming court, their story demonstrates how the early-modern world's most developed state sought to balance the often-contradictory demands of securing ability and addressing difference"-- Provided by publisher.
Physical Description:xiii, 282 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781009602013
1009602012
9781009602020
1009602020