The Eunuchs In The Ming Dynasty
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The Eunuchs In The Ming Dynasty
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Author : Shih-shan Henry Tsai
language : en
Publisher: SUNY Press
Release Date : 1996-01-01
The Eunuchs In The Ming Dynasty written by Shih-shan Henry Tsai and has been published by SUNY Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996-01-01 with History categories.
This book is the first on Chinese eunuchs in English and presents a comprehensive picture of the role that they played in the Ming dynasty, 1368-1644. Extracted from a wide range of primary and secondary source material, the author provides significant and interesting information about court politics, espionage and internal security, military and foreign affairs, tax and tribute collection, the operation of imperial monopolies, judiciary review, the layout of the palace complex, the Grand Canal, and much more. The eunuchs are shown to be not just a minor adjunct to a government of civil servants and military officers, but a fully developed third branch of the Ming administration that participated in all of the most essential matters of the dynasty. The veil of condemnation and jealousy imposed on eunuchs by the compilers of official history is pulled away to reveal a richly textured tapestry. Eunuchs are portrayed in a balanced manner that gives due consideration to able and faithful service along with the inept, the lurid, and the iniquitous.
Chinese Eunuchs
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Author : Taisuke Mitamura
language : en
Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
Release Date : 1992
Chinese Eunuchs written by Taisuke Mitamura and has been published by Tuttle Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1992 with Body, Mind & Spirit categories.
This book traces the history of eunuchism from its very early days until November 5, 1924, when the system was finally banned and hundreds of eunuchs, "crying pitifully in high-pitched, feminine voices," were expelled from Tzu Chin Palace, thus ending a system that had endured over 2, 000 years and through 25 dynasties.
Eunuch And Emperor In The Great Age Of Qing Rule
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Author : Norman A. Kutcher
language : en
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Release Date : 2018-07-31
Eunuch And Emperor In The Great Age Of Qing Rule written by Norman A. Kutcher and has been published by Univ of California Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-07-31 with History categories.
Eunuch and Emperor in the Great Age of Qing Rule offers a new interpretation of eunuchs and their connection to imperial rule in the first century and a half of the Qing dynasty (1644–1800). This period encompassed the reigns of three of China’s most important emperors, men who were deeply affected by the great eunuch corruption of the fallen Ming dynasty. In this groundbreaking and deeply researched book, the author explores how Qing emperors sought to prevent a return of the harmful excesses of eunuchs and how eunuchs flourished in the face of the restrictions imposed upon them. We meet powerful eunuchs who faithfully served, and in some cases ultimately betrayed, their emperors. We also meet ordinary eunuchs whose lives, punctuated by dramas large and small, provide a fascinating perspective on the Qing palace world.
Inside The World Of The Eunuch
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Author : Melissa S. Dale
language : en
Publisher: Hong Kong University Press
Release Date : 2018-11-01
Inside The World Of The Eunuch written by Melissa S. Dale and has been published by Hong Kong University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-11-01 with History categories.
The history of Qing palace eunuchs is defined by a tension between the role eunuchs were meant to play and the life they intended to live. This study tells the story of how a complicated and much-maligned group of people struggled to insert a degree of agency into their lives. Rulers of the Qing dynasty were determined to ensure the eunuchs’ subservience and to limit their influence by imposing a management style based upon strict rules, corporal punishment, and collective responsibility. Few eunuchs wielded significant political power or lived in a lavish style during the Qing dynasty. Emasculation and employment in the palace placed eunuchs at the center of the empire, yet also subjected them to servile status and marginalization by society. Seeking more control over their lives, eunuchs serving the Qing repeatedly tested the boundaries of subservience to the emperor and the imperial court. This portrait of eunuch society reveals that Qing palace eunuchs operated within two parallel realms, one revolving around the emperor and the court by day and another among the eunuchs themselves by night where they recreated the social bonds—through drinking, gambling, and opium smoking—denied them by their palace service. Far from being the ideal servants, eunuchs proved to be a constant source of anxiety and labor challenges for the Qing court. For a long time eunuchs have simply been cast as villains in Chinese history. Inside the World of the Eunuch goes beyond this misleadingly one-dimensional depiction to show how eunuchs actually lived during the Qing dynasty. “This book is a thorough and responsible account of eunuch life during the Qing dynasty, which takes us deep inside the Forbidden City and introduces the often underclass families who provided servants to the Qing monarchs.” —R. Kent Guy, University of Washington “This is a unique study of Chinese eunuchs, in which Melissa Dale proves that they were a necessary and vital presence in the palace of the last dynasty in China. She explores all aspects of their life to the end of their existence, while avoiding the temptation to sensationalize them.” —Keith McMahon, University of Kansas
Eunuch Power In The Ming Dynasty
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Author : Robert B. Crawford
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1961*
Eunuch Power In The Ming Dynasty written by Robert B. Crawford and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1961* with categories.
Chinese Eunuchs
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Author :
language : en
Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
Release Date : 1970
Chinese Eunuchs written by and has been published by Tuttle Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1970 with China categories.
Bandits Eunuchs And The Son Of Heaven
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Author : David M. Robinson
language : en
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
Release Date : 2001-01-01
Bandits Eunuchs And The Son Of Heaven written by David M. Robinson and has been published by University of Hawaii Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001-01-01 with History categories.
To understand how this extraordinary meeting came about requires a consideration of the economy of violence during the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644). Here, for the first time in any language, is a detailed look at the role of illicit violence during the Ming.".
Perpetual Happiness
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Author : Shih-shan Henry Tsai
language : en
Publisher: University of Washington Press
Release Date : 2011-07-01
Perpetual Happiness written by Shih-shan Henry Tsai and has been published by University of Washington Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-07-01 with Social Science categories.
The reign of Emperor Yongle, or “Perpetual Happiness,” was one of the most dramatic and significant in Chinese history. It began with civil war and a bloody coup, saw the construction of the Forbidden City, the completion of the Grand Canal, consolidation of the imperial bureaucracy, and expansion of China’s territory into Mongolia, Manchuria, and Vietnam. Beginning with an hour-by-hour account of one day in Yongle’s court, Shih-shan Henry Tsai presents the multiple dimensions of the life of Yongle (Zhu Di, 1360-1424) in fascinating detail. Tsai examines the role of birth, education, and tradition in molding the emperor’s personality and values, and paints a rich portrait of a man characterized by stark contrasts. Synthesizing primary and secondary source materials, he has crafted a colorful biography of the most renowned of the Ming emperors.
Hidden Power
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Author : Mary M. Anderson
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1990
Hidden Power written by Mary M. Anderson and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1990 with History categories.
A little-known yet significant role in Chinese history was played by the palace eunuchs--castrated men who developed a concealed subcaste that manipulated monarchs and caused the downfall of immense dynasties. This book vividly chronicles the history of the imperial eunuchs: from the murky origins of the practice to the Ming dynasty when 100,000 eunuchs were employed as agents of the Dragon Throne, to the 1912 uprising that swept away the monarchy and the age-old eunuch system forever.
The Historian S Castrated Slave
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Author : Matthew Fryslie
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2001
The Historian S Castrated Slave written by Matthew Fryslie and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with China categories.