Western Liaoning, Xia, Jin - The Convergence of Steel and Horseback

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Publish Date: 2006-01-01
Features: The sound of horse bells from the northern grasslands awakens the long-forgotten dreams of the Central Plains. A time of clashing swords and horses – Liao, Western Xia, Jin. The same fierce and valiant spirit, yet different exotic flavors. This book introduces you in detail to the characteristics, social life, historical development, and more of these ethnic groups. The Great Wall is broken through, strategic passes crossed, and frontier ethnic groups vie to drink from the Yellow River. The Central Plains are embroiled in conflict, with clashing swords and horses stirring, as the Zhao Song Dynasty fades. The Liao Dynasty, led by Yelü Dashi, invincible, builds a state through seasonal encampments; the Western Xia, led by Li Aньshí, maneuvers skillfully, with their ancient tombs recalling a glorious past; the Jurchen in the northeast rise in the mountains and marshes, destroying the Liao and driving out the Song, achieving a century of dominance unmatched in power. The same fierce and valiant spirit, yet different exotic flavors – the names of Liao, Western Xia, and Jin shine side by side in history.