>>1440438David M. Robinson, Dora C. Y. Ching, Chu Hung-Iam · 2008 · No preview · More editions
This collection of essays reveals the Ming court as an arena of competition and negotiation, where a large cast of actors pursued individual and corporate ends, personal agency shaped protocol and style, and diverse people, goods, and
Culture, Courtiers and Competition: The Ming Court (1368-1644) download pdf
Culture, Courtiers and Competition: The Ming Court (1368-1644)
Hui Muslims in the Ming dynasty were also obsessed with Korean women.
http://web.archive.org/web/20160611124056/https://history.ubc.ca/sites/default/files/documents/readings/robinson_culture_courtiers_ch.8.pdfthis page, a Muslim at the Ming court spoke about the beauty of Korean women
this page below, a Muslim at the Ming court spoke about the beauty of Korean women
this page below, a Muslim at the Ming court spoke about the beauty of Korean (Koryo) women
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* the discrepancy between the number here of thousands vs half a million in the other source is that the other source includes women taken during the invasion of Korea itself and not just official tributes
its the page 384 on the bottom image not the first one
also some Ming porcelain with Arabic inscriptions
A rare Ming blue and white porcelain pen box, Jingdezhen area, Jiangxi province, China, Zhengde...
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