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Contents
Preface
I. Introduction
Deterioration of Mongol Control
Rebellions of the 1350s and 1360s
The Rise of Chu Yüan-chang
Expulsion of the Mongols
III. Organizing the New Dynasty
Continuing Military Operations
Creation of the Ming Government
T'ai-tsu's Administrative Policies
Personnel
Domestic Administration
Foreign Relations and Defense
The Quality of T'ai-tsu's Reign
IV. T'ai-tsu's Legacy: The Mature Ming Autocracy
Dynastic Disruption and Restoration
Limited Decentralization of Authority
Eunuch Power and Its Abuses
Imperial Power: Its Limits and Effects
Notes