A Glimpse into the Liao and Jin Periods Life

Author: Han Shiming
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Publish Date: 2002-04-01
Features: Since the late Tang Dynasty, the struggles among feudal lords led to the chaos of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms. The Khitan and Jurchen peoples asserted their power, forcing the Song Dynasty to acknowledge them as brothers and sisters, marking the entry of ancient Chinese feudal society into a second period of (Southern and Northern Dynasties). This brought significant changes to all aspects of social life. The Liao and Jin regimes, established by the Khitan and Jurchen peoples respectively, played a pivotal role in Chinese feudal development history, connecting the Han and Tang dynasties to the Yuan and Ming dynasties. The structure of this book is divided into two parts: Liao and Jin, with a focus on describing the social life of the Khitan and Jurchen ethnic groups, while also covering other ethnicities.