The Wealth of a Rising Empire: The Manchu Acquisition of Currencies, People, Lands and Industries before the Unification of China (1583-1643

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This dissertation attempts to answer what economy is from a Manchu perspective. Based on Manchu-language chronicles as a major source, currencies, people, lands and industries were examined as evidence to support the thesis