Format:
1 Online-Ressource
ISBN:
9789047414780
,
9789004141292
Series Statement:
Brill's Inner Asian Library 13
Content:
The extant writings of the late Tang chief minister Li Deyu form the basis for Michael Drompp's reconstruction of the Tang dynasty's response to a threatening event, viz. the collapse of the Uighur steppe empire in 840 C.E., and the subsequent fleeing of large numbers of Uighur refugees to China's northern frontier. Through a translation of seventy relevant documents the author analyzes the rhetoric of the crisis, as well as its aftermath. The extant writings of Li Deyu uniquely allow an in-depth look into Chinese-Inner Asian relations, very unusual for such an early period. This volume permits us a close look at the workings of the late Tang government, particularly in terms of policy formation and implementation, as well as the rhetoric surrounding such activities
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Tang China and the Collapse of the Uighur Empire : A Documentary History Leiden : BRILL, 2005 ISBN 9789004141292
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1163/9789047414780
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