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A Brief History of the Dynasties of China by Bamber Gascoigne
Category: History | Series: Brief Histories Ser.
Although China's great empire lasted for longer than any other, no country has suffered so great an imbalance between the fame of its art and obscurity of its history. The names of the great dynasties are familiar, yet who can actually locate a T'ang horse or a Ming vase in its social or cultural contex ...Show more
A Brief History of the Great Moghuls, India's Most Flamboyant Rulers by Bamber Gascoigne
Category: History | Series: Brief Histories
This text chronicles the history of the extraordinarily talented dynasty of emperors, nicknamed by travellers returning to Europe, the Great Moghuls for their almost limitless power and incomparable wealth. The book deals with one of the most interesting periods of Indian history, the 16th and 17th cent ...Show more
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