Eunuchs played important roles in the Chinese Imperial Court since before the [[Tang Dynasty]].
...rity of eunuchs now came from non-Chinese origins among indigenous peoples of the south and southwest; a great many came from [[Fujian province]] in part
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...stone palace foundations.<ref name=natmus>Gallery labels, National Museum of Korea.[https://www.flickr.com/photos/toranosuke/48547245521/sizes/k/]</ref>
...posts Fifth Rank and above; these families forged a complex closed system of intermarriages, strengthening their identity as a distinct elite class.
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Shôkoku-ji is one of the five leading [[Rinzai]] [[Zen]] temples in [[Kyoto]], and has 13 sub-te
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[[File:Yokohama-dome.jpg|right|thumb|320px|Bronze dome on the roof of the former Yokohama Specie Bank headquarters in Yokohama]]
[[File:Akarenga.jpg|right|thumb|400px|One of the two red brick warehouses (''[[Akarenga soko|Akarenga sôko]]'') at Yoko
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*''Chinese'': 北宋 ''(Bei-Song)''
...ning of the [[Southern Song Dynasty]]. The move to Kaifeng represents part of a continued eastward shift in political centers, from [[Chang'an]] and [[Lu
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*''Chinese/Japanese'': 漢 ''(Hàn / Kan)''
...]] (221-206 BCE) which preceded it, represents the beginning of the period of Imperial China.
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...Maritime Relations with Asia''. Bangkok: The Foundation for the Promotion of Social Sciences and Humanities Textbook Project (1999), 103n5.</ref>
...ions to Ming dynasty China, under the "[[kango boeki|tally trade]]" system of the 15th century.<ref>Tanaka Takeo, "Japan's Relations with Overseas Countr
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...I also saw it on a shrine memorial stella commemorating the 26th centenary of 2601 (=1941 A.D.). However, its use has always been extremely limited.</ref
...ars were never used for records in Japan, though the system was known from Chinese histories like the classic ''[[Spring and Autumn Annals]]'' (covering 722 t
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*''Chinese'': 長安 ''(Chang'an)''
...to), and [[Fujiwara-kyo|Fujiwara-kyô]] in Japan, as well as royal capitals of Korea.
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...according to her liking; today, the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum is one of the most major museums in the city, and remains, in accordance with her wil
...the house, was completed in [[1903]], and it quickly became a major center of cultural activity, as Mrs. Gardner invited friends over for concerts, dinne
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...eshima was a manmade island in [[Nagasaki]] Harbor to which the activities of the [[Dutch East India Company]] (VOC) in Japan were restricted in the [[Ed
...bers of this group of Nagasaki locals, depending on the size and condition of the buildings they used. The island was originally called Tsukishima or Tsu
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*''[[Kokudaka]]: N/A''<ref>In [[1855]], the shogunate granted Matsumae a rank of 30,000 ''koku''. Ishin Shiryô Kôyô 維新史料綱要, vol 2 (1937), 148
...994), pp69-93. Though this is oft-cited, following the opening of the port of [[Hakodate]] to foreign ships in [[1854]]-[[1855]], the shogunate explicitl
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...[[Hojo clan|Hôjô clan]] of Odawara in [[1590]]. It ended with the transfer of power from the [[Toyotomi clan]] to [[Tokugawa Ieyasu]].
...the [[Tokugawa bakufu]] (shogunate) ([[1603]]), and the final destruction of the Toyotomi clan during the [[Osaka Campaign]] ([[1615]]) . It was follow
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*''Chinese'': 科舉 ''(kējǔ)''
...nations served as the chief avenue for Chinese subjects to enter the ranks of the [[scholar-bureaucrat]] class, and to gain prestigious, stable, and econ
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*''Chinese'': 正德帝 ''(Zhèngdédì / Shoutoku tei)''
The Zhengde Emperor was the eleventh emperor of China's [[Ming Dynasty]].
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...-daibutsu.jpg|right|thumb|300px|The [[Kamakura Daibutsu]], a bronze statue of [[Amida]]]]
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Across many dynasties and historical periods, Korean kingdoms have been the "model" [[tribute|tributary]] state in China
...from Japan, Bolivia, and around the world were likewise being drained into Chinese coffers.
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...of the earliest extant versions was originally published in 1776, as a set of [[woodblock printing|woodblock printed]] books in four volumes. It is uncle
...cted Analects are either incomplete versions, or evolved, revised versions of the original works.
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The hereditary monarch of Japan is commonly referred to in English as the "emperor." In addition to h
...1998), 180.</ref> Prior to that time, on a number of occasions in Japanese history, a widow or daughter succeeded to the throne.
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...gun|shôguns]] consolidated their power, ruling from the Muromachi district of [[Kyoto|Kyôto]]. Eventually, the two lineages were reconciled, ending the
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