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Eunuchs and warlords | HISTORY OF CHINA

Eunuchs and warlords

The T'ang dynasty never again recovers its former strength. The next century and a half is characterized by violent struggles between powerful groups. One such clash is between the eunuchs who run the imperial palace, an...

At a slightly later date Buddhism | HISTORY OF ASIA

India and China

At a slightly later date Buddhism spreads also from China, which it has reached along the Silk Road from India. After becoming well established in Korea, Buddhist monks bring the faith during the 6th century to Japan. <...

At a slightly later date Buddhism | HISTORY OF SOUTHEAST ASIA

India and China

At a slightly later date Buddhism spreads also from China, which it has reached along the Silk Road from India. After becoming well established in Korea, Buddhist monks bring the faith during the 6th century to Japan. <...

In China the Mongols incline to | HISTORY OF THE MONGOLS

Decline of Mongol power

In China the Mongols incline to Buddhism, having already a strong link with Tibet. In western Asia, where their conquests bring them to the border territories between the caliphate, the Latin kingdom of Jerusalem and the...

A powerful influence reaching Japan from | HISTORY OF JAPAN

The first Japanese texts

A powerful influence reaching Japan from China (along with Buddhism, the bureaucracy of Confucianism and even the game of go) is Chinese literature and the Chinese script. When the first texts reach Japan, perhaps in the...

A powerful influence reaching Japan from | HISTORY OF LITERATURE

The first Japanese texts

A powerful influence reaching Japan from China (along with Buddhism, the bureaucracy of Confucianism and even the game of go) is Chinese literature and the Chinese script. When the first texts reach Japan, perhaps in the...

Nestorian Christianity spreads from Persia to | HISTORY OF CHRISTIANITY

Nestorius and Nestorians

Nestorian Christianity spreads from Persia to India. It reaches China, moving east (like Buddhism before it) along the Silk Road. And when western travellers reach the Mongol city of Karakorum in the 13th century, they f...