Volume 1

The general history of China. Containing a geographical, historical, chronological, political and physical description of the empire of China, Chinese-Tartary, Corea, and Thibet. Including an exact and particular account of their customs, manners, ceremonies, religion, arts and sciences ... / Done from the French of P. Duhalde ... [by R. Brookes].

  • Du Halde, J.-B. (Jean-Baptiste), 1674-1743.
Date:
1741
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Credit: The general history of China. Containing a geographical, historical, chronological, political and physical description of the empire of China, Chinese-Tartary, Corea, and Thibet. Including an exact and particular account of their customs, manners, ceremonies, religion, arts and sciences ... / Done from the French of P. Duhalde ... [by R. Brookes]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Tcheou, finding that he was betray’d, fled to his Metropolis, and retiring to his Palace fet it on fire, that he might not fall into the Hands of a rebel¬ lious Subjedt; this happen’d the fixteenth Year of the Cycle : T hrough the Care that was taken to extin- guifh the Fire one half of the Palace was faved, and Vou vang entred it as Conqueror, where the firil Objedl which he met with was the Emprefs Ta kia, whom he immediately flew with his Sword* Hereupon the tributary Princes, and the Grandees of the Empire, unanimoufly eledfed him Emperor, and he became the firft Founder of the Third Dynafty, called Tcheou *0 jthe ’Third Dynafly, called Tcheou, which com¬ prehends the Reign of Thirty-five Emperorsy within the Space of 813 Tears« Vou vang, the Firft Emperor, reigned 7 Tears« rf H IS new Emperor fixed the Seat of his Em¬ pire in the Metropolis of the Province of Chen fi, now called Si ngan : He began his Reign with offering Sacrifices to the Lord of Heaven, and re- eftablifhing the Laws and Cuftoms which his Prede- ceflor had in fome meafure aboliflied. He confulted Ki tfon, the Uncle of the Tyrant, who had counterfeited Madnefs to fave his Life, in Affairs of State, Politicks, and Aftronomy, whofe Inftrudtions to the Emperor are to be feen in a Book called Chu king, of which we fliall fpeak hereafter ; and he rewarded this Great Man, bj giving him and * The Name of this Dynafly is pronounced differently from the fatne Name of the late Emperor* his