. The world's inhabitants; or, Mankind, animals, and plants; being a popular account of the races and nations of mankind, past and present, and the animals and plants inhabiting the great continents and principal islands. crime, profligacy, and deca3\ In the seventh century. SOUTH CHINESE. the frontier was said to extend to the Caspian and Eastern Persia;and ambassadors from Nepaul, Magadha (India), Persia, and Rome cameto China. In 650 the emperors wife. Woo How, gained practical supremepower, which became absolute on the death of her husband in 683. Hergovernment was certainly vigorous
. The world's inhabitants; or, Mankind, animals, and plants; being a popular account of the races and nations of mankind, past and present, and the animals and plants inhabiting the great continents and principal islands. crime, profligacy, and deca3\ In the seventh century. SOUTH CHINESE. the frontier was said to extend to the Caspian and Eastern Persia;and ambassadors from Nepaul, Magadha (India), Persia, and Rome cameto China. In 650 the emperors wife. Woo How, gained practical supremepower, which became absolute on the death of her husband in 683. Hergovernment was certainly vigorous and successful. The emperor Woo-Tsung, in the ninth century, found temples, monasteries, nun- ^^neries, etc., too numerous, and by decree abolished them all,anti-religiousand subjected priests of all kinds to oppressive on his death Buddhism revived in great force. A period of greatweakness of the imperial power followed, and China appeared likely tobreak up into independent States. The Tartars were extending Growing Tar-more and more towards China proper, and were again and tar power,again bought off by tribute, which acted as an encouragement to comeagain. The result was, that they established themselves more and morein North China, especially as the
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