HIST 11B Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: New Laws, Fan Zhongyan, Radical Change
Document Summary
History 11b: history of china: 1000-2000 the emergence of a new elite key. Five dynasties (and ten kingdoms ): 907 - 960. Five dynasties in the north; ten kingdoms in the south. Northern song : 960 - 1127 (capital at kaifeng ) Southern song : 1127 - 1279 (capital at hangzhou ) private trade went up urbanization first era of globalization imported raw materials, exported luxury goods important in global economy. Zhao kuangyin (r. 960 - 976); founder of the song dynasty; originally a general in service to the later zhou (the last of the five dynasties); known as emperor taizu of the song (song. Taizu ). orchestrated a coup and became first song emperor. Understood how to control miliary to create a lasting empire. Demilitarized: brought best troops from provinces to capital, creating a palace army. Tang"s problem was keeping strong military in periphery. Zhao kuangyin pensioned very experienced generals, rpeventing further coups.
