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Page 532
... Emperor , Spain , and the Hanseatic towns , to cut out the Dutch and English carry- ing trade ; but this scheme collapsed when his general , Hans Georg von Arnim , failed to conquer Stralsund , which would have been a first rate naval ...
... Emperor , Spain , and the Hanseatic towns , to cut out the Dutch and English carry- ing trade ; but this scheme collapsed when his general , Hans Georg von Arnim , failed to conquer Stralsund , which would have been a first rate naval ...
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... emperor seriously considered naming the Prince of Yen his new heir , in vio- lation of tradition and the household rules he had himself promulgated . The Emperor did hestitate for almost half a year before designating his successor ...
... emperor seriously considered naming the Prince of Yen his new heir , in vio- lation of tradition and the household rules he had himself promulgated . The Emperor did hestitate for almost half a year before designating his successor ...
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... emperor was too preoccupied with other matters to do more than grumble . The Yung - lo emperor's expansionist inclinations led China into an ultimately disastrous military adventure against China's southern neighbour , Annam . In 1400 ...
... emperor was too preoccupied with other matters to do more than grumble . The Yung - lo emperor's expansionist inclinations led China into an ultimately disastrous military adventure against China's southern neighbour , Annam . In 1400 ...
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