Only in the clan tombs of the Majiayao Culture ... a house base somewhat larger than a tomb was discovered at the tomb of an imperial concubine named Fu Hao. A similar house base was also found ...

As Imperial rule faltered around the 12th century, the daimyo, or nobles, assumed local power. The samurai pledged their ...

Each took part in the Hogen Rebellion of 1156, a civil war fought over the disputed imperial line of succession ... In 1180, the Minamoto clan resumed hostilities with the Taira in what became ...

The forces which the government has to deal with are complex in the extreme. The imperial clan itself, being non-Chinese, must avoid the appearance of following a mere family or clan policy.

where female members of the imperial clan, court nobility and others lived as Buddhist nuns after they retired. A note in Indian ink found on the lining of the dress says the garment was donated ...

Return to the world of samurai and learn about the women warriors who defended homes and created long-lasting legacies.

After the Tokugawa Shogunate was toppled and imperial rule restored through the Meiji Restoration in 1868, the head of the clan was awarded the title of duke. Its 17th head, Iemasa (1884-1963 ...

So for example, a 10 kg dumbbell would be 22 lbs. Imperial units such as feet, pints, ounces and miles are used alongside metric units like metres, millilitres and kilometres. In the UK we use ...

Assistant Professor, School of Economics, Renmin University of China, Beijing 100872, China. This paper studies the relationship between military conflicts and state-building in pre-imperial China. I ...

It premieres as the opening film of the Tokyo Film Festival, ahead of a domestic release through Toei on November 1st, where ...

Miles, feet and inches are old units of length. These are known as imperial units of length but are not now commonly used in maths. There are 12 inches in a foot. An inch is roughly equal to 2.5 ...

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