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... emperor remained the single source from whom all powers of government were delegated . It was the Han emperors who appointed men to the senior offices of the central government and in whose name the governors of the commanderies ...
... emperor remained the single source from whom all powers of government were delegated . It was the Han emperors who appointed men to the senior offices of the central government and in whose name the governors of the commanderies ...
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... emperor , who had two reigns separated by an interval of eight years . Because of this reign - name practice , which was perpetuated under the succeeding Ch'ing dynasty , modern writers , confusingly but correctly , refer to the Wan ...
... emperor , who had two reigns separated by an interval of eight years . Because of this reign - name practice , which was perpetuated under the succeeding Ch'ing dynasty , modern writers , confusingly but correctly , refer to the Wan ...
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... emperors were vigorous and forceful rulers . The first emperor , Fu - lin ( reign name , Shun - chih ) , was put on the throne when a child of six sui ( about five years in Western calculations ) . His reign ( 1644-61 ) was dominated by ...
... emperors were vigorous and forceful rulers . The first emperor , Fu - lin ( reign name , Shun - chih ) , was put on the throne when a child of six sui ( about five years in Western calculations ) . His reign ( 1644-61 ) was dominated by ...
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