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table of contents
Title Page
Copyright
Dedication
Contents
List of Maps
Acknowledgments
Preface
1 / A Day in the Life of Yongle’s Court: February 23, 1423
2 / The Formative Years, 1360–1382
3 / The Years of Waiting, 1382–1398
4 / The Years of Successional Struggle, 1398–1402
5 / The Years of Reconstruction: Government and Politics, 1402–1420
6 / The Years of Rehabilitation: Society and Economy, 1402–1421
7 / The Emperor of Culture
8 / Yongle and the Mongols
9 / The Price of Glory
10 / Epilogue
Appendix: The Children of Emperor Hongwu
Illustrations
Notes
Glossary of Chinese Characters
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