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THE AFTER CHAU DYNASTY,
23.
No.
Reign.
A. D.
Year of Cycle.
1
3
951
59:48
2
6
954
3
Note.
Cotemporary Events.
59:51 Romanus II., son of Constantine VII., by Helena, the daughter of Lecapenus, 960 59:57 succeeds, to the Eastern Empire 959.
Shi tsung not only destrɔyed the images of Budha, he also pulled down their temples, and took their sacred utensils and converted them into money, having established a mint for this specific purpose.
Reign.
A D.
24. THE Sung DynasTY.
Year of Cycle.
960 59:57
976 60: 13
Cotemporary Events.
Italy conquered by Otho, and united to the German empire, 964.
The third or Capetian race of kings in France begins, 967; arithmetical figures 998 60:35 brought into Europe by the Saracens, 991. A general massacre of the Danes in 1023 | 60: 60 England, Nov. 13th, 1002.
No.
1
16
2 22
325
4
41
5
4
6
18
7
15
8
25
1101
9
1064 61:41
The kingdoms of Castile and Arragon begin, 1035. The Turks invade the Ro- 1068 61:45 man empire, 1050 ; take Jerusalem, 1065;
William the conquerer growned, 1066.
1086 62:03
Asia Minor taken by the Turks, 1084; 62:17 first crusade 1096; Jerusalem taken by the crusaders, 1099; learning revived at
1126 | 62: 43|Cambridge, 1110.
decision; and ere he had time to reply, the yellow robe of state was placed upon him. Thus he was made emperor, the exalted sire of the black-haired nation. Rude and ignorant as he himself was, learning flourished under his auspices, encouraged by the colleges he built, and the rewards he conferred.
The number of authors given to this and the southern Sung families, by the writers of History Made Easy, is sixty-one; among this crowd of literary men, Chú It is the most distinguished.
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