Perpetual happiness: the Ming emperor Yongle

Abstract

List of MapsAcknowlegmentsPrefaceA Day in the Life of Yongle's Court: February 23, 1423The Formative Years, 1360-1382The Years of Waiting, 1382-1398The Years of Successional Struggle, 1398-1402The Years of Reconstruction: Goverment and Politics, 1402-1420The Years of Rehabilitation: Society and Economy, 1402-1421The Emperor of CultureYongle and the MongolsThe Price of GloryEpilogueAppendix: The Children of Emperor HongwuNotesGlossary of Chinese CharactersBibliographyIndex