Explanation of the Ming Dynasty's Sixteen Emperors

Author: Chen Shilong and Xu Wenji
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Publish Date: 2006-08-28
Features: "A Correct Account of the Sixteen Emperors of the Ming Dynasty" is the sister volume to Professor Yan Chongnian's "A Correct Account of the Twelve Emperors of the Qing Dynasty," meticulously written by young scholars of Ming history from the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, and reviewed by Professor Wang Tianyou of Peking University's Department of History. This book highlights the valuable perspective of the common people, using the sixteen emperors of the Ming Dynasty as the warp and historical events (major political events and personal fates) as the weft, with the slogan of "correctly accounting for history" and focusing on explaining mysteries. It strives to uncover the truth of history for readers, allowing them to correctly understand history through vivid historical stories.