Perpetual Happiness: The Ming Emperor Yongle (Donald R. Ellegood International Publications)
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Author(s)Tsai, Shih-shan Henry
PublisherUniversity of Washington Press
ISBN / ASIN0295981245
ISBN-139780295981246
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CategoryPaperback
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A colorful portrait of the greatest of the Ming emperors. Builder of the Great Wall, Yongle (1368-1644) also moved the capital to Beijing and built the Forbidden City, completed the Grand Canal, strengthened the court bureaucracy, and explored the world.