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Chronology of the Chinese.
27.MING Kɛ.
Names of the Sovereigns.
Meaou Haou.
1太祖 Tsae t900.
2建文帝 Keënwǎn te.
3 太宗 Tae tsung. 4仁宗 Jin tsung.
5 宣宗 Seuen tsung. 6英宗 Ying tsung. 7景帝 King te.
8憲宗 Heěn tsung.
9 孝宗 Heaou tsung.
10 武宗 Woo tsung.
11 She tsung.
世宗
12
穆宗
Mŭh tsung.
13 神宗 Shin tsung.
14 Kwang tsung.
15 熹宗 He tsung.
KwŎ Haou.
MARCH,
Cotemporary Chinese events.
Hungovo. 二十六年
Keënwan
Yunglo.
五萬二
千
六
戶六八千千
部
百百五八
Hunghe. 十四萬五千八
Seuentih. ☎ +
In the 26th year of Hung-
Chingtung woo, the Board of Revenue reported that the number of
Teënshun.
Kingtae. families was 16,052,860, and the persons 60,545,811
Chinghwa. in the empire.
京師地震有聲
Hungche. (in the 11th year of this reign) there was an earth-
Chingtih. quake at the capital ac-
companied by a noise.
Keŭtsing.
天鼓鳴 sound of a
Lungking drum in the heavens.
In the 4th year of Hung-
Wanleih. che, it was only 9,113,446
families, and 53,281,158
Taechang. individuals.
In the 6th year of Man-
Teënke. leih, the families were 10,621,436, and the per-
16 懷宗 Hwae tsung. Tsungching, sons 60,692,856.
rank. He held his court at Peking, which was called Kambalu. The history of his ancestors, Genghis and others, and that of his own times, are full of interest. They were great men, and achieved great things. Central Asia-their theatre of action-may again erelong become a scene of interesting events, and opened and free for the European traveler.
The native historian says, 'in the beginning of the Ming dynasty, the government paid no regard to rank in the employment of its sub- jects. In commencing the dynasty, there was an urgent demand for
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