CONTENTS CHAP. I. THE EARLY AGES II. THE FIRST NATIONAL DYNASTY III. A LONG PERIOD OF DISUNION IV. THE SUNGS AND THE KINS V. THE MONGOL CONQUEST OF CHINA VI. KUBLAI AND THE MONGOL DYNASTY VII. THE MING DYNASTY VIII. THE DECLINE OF THE MINGS IX. THE MANCHU CONQUEST OF CHINA X. THE FIRST MANCHU RULER XI. THE EMPEROR KANGHI XII. A SHORT REIGN AND THE BEGINNING OF A LONG ONE XIII. KEEN LUNG'S WARS AND CONQUESTS XIV. THE COMMENCEMENT OF EUROPEAN INTERCOURSE XV. THE DECLINE OF THE MANCHUS XVI. THE EMPEROR TAOUKWANG XVII. THE FIRST FOREIGN WAR XVIII. TAOUKWANG AND HIS SUCCESSOR XIX. THE SECOND FOREIGN WAR XX. THE TAEPING REBELLION XXI. THE REGENCY XXII. THE REIGN OF KWANGSU THE WAR WITH JAPAN AND SUBSEQUENT EVENTS THE FUTURE OF CHINA