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The Making of the Tuoba Northern Wei: Constructing material cultural expressions in the Northern Wei Pingcheng Period (398–494 CE)
Chin-Yin Tseng
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The Tuoba's success in the development of the Northern Wei as a conquest dynasty in fifth-century northern China is demonstrated as a result of their ability to cross between the traditions and practices of the Chinese sphere and those of the Eurasian steppe, through the construction of a 'dual presence' in the Pingcheng period (398-494 CE). A negotiation of material culture in this formative phase of state-building allowed for new notions of kingship, dynastic identity, and representations of daily life to be (re)created. This was manifested separately through the sculptures at the Yungang grottos, tomb repertoires, as well as the concept of Pingcheng as a capital city.
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Front Cover
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Title Page
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Copyright
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Acknowledgements
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Table of Contents
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Chapter One Introduction
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Chapter Two Pingcheng and the Rituals of Empire
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Chapter Three Yungang and the Tuoba Kingship
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Chapter Four Life and Death of the Northern Wei Elite
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Chapter Five The Many Faces of the Tuoba
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Bibliography
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Published: 2013
Publisher: BAR Publishing
- 9781407311883 (paperback)
- 9781407341590 (ebook)
BAR Number: S2567