1 online resource (viii, pages 288) :

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 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

Includes bibliographical references (pages 258-274) and index

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Chapter Introduct ion -- chapter 1 The legacy of antiquity -- chapter 2 The fall of Western Jin -- chapter 3 The north under barbarian rule -- chapter 4 The south under migr rule -- chapter 5 From Northern Wei to Northern Zhou -- chapter 6 North versus south -- chapter 7 The Koguryo? War and the fall of the Sui dynasty -- chapter Li Li Shimin and the military consolidation of the Tang dynasty -- chapter 9 The early Tang military and the expeditionary armies -- chapter 10 The price of professionalism -- chapter 11 Consequences of the An Lushan rebellion

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