Illustrated and Textual Biography of the Sixteen Emperors of the Ming Dynasty (Figure and Text): Deciphering Historical Truths, Moving Beyond Dramatic Misinterpretations

Author: Chen Shilong, Xu Wenji
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Features: "A Correct Account of the Sixteen Emperors of the Ming Dynasty" is a companion piece 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 the Peking University History Department. This book highlights the valuable perspective of the common people, taking the sixteen emperors of the Ming Dynasty as the warp, historical events (major political events and personal fates) as the weft, the call for "correctly accounting for history" as the theme, and the explanation of mysteries as the focus. It strives to reveal the truth of history to readers, allowing them to understand history correctly through vivid historical stories.