Medieval Chinese warfare, 300-900 / David A. Graff.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Graff, David Andrew, 1962-

Series:

Warfare and history

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

China--History, Military--221 B.C.-960 A.D.

China.

History, Military.

Physical Description:

viii, 288 pages : maps ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 2002.

Summary:

China's history has been shaped by war. Shortly after 300 AD, barbarian invaders from Inner Asia toppled China's Western Jin dynasty, leaving the country divided and at war for several centuries. Despite this, the empire gradually formed a unified imperial order. "Medieval Chinese Warfare, 300-900" explores the military strategies, institutions and wars that reconstructed the Chinese empire that has survived into modern times. Drawing on classical Chinese sources and the best modern scholarship from China and Japan, David A. Graff connects military affairs with political and social developments to show how China's history was shaped by war. The first survey of medieval Chinese military history to be published in English, this seminal text will be of appeal to readers of both military and Chinese history.

Contents:

1 The legacy of antiquity 17

2 The fall of Western Jin 35

3 The north under barbarian rule 54

4 The south under emigre rule 76

5 From Northern Wei to Northern Zhou 97

6 North versus south 121

7 The Koguryo War and the fall of the Sui dynasty 138

8 Li Shimin and the military consolidation of the Tang dynasty 160

9 The early Tang military and the expeditionary armies 183

10 The price of professionalism 205

11 Consequences of the An Lushan rebellion 227.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 258-274) and index.

ISBN:

0415239540

0415239559

OCLC:

47296314