ff., 228, 237, 248, 275-6, 294;
forced migrations, 54, 167
(_see_ Colonization, Assimilation, Settlement)

Militarism, 63

Militia, 174, 215, 291

Millet, 11, 21, 32

Mills, 181, 213

Min, state in Fukien, 205

Ming dynasty, 243 ff.

Ming Jui, general, 283

Min Ti, Chin ruler, 123

Ming Ti, Han ruler, 99;
Wei ruler, 114;
Later T'ang ruler, 204

Minorate, 24

Missionaries, Christian, 266, 281, 287, 289
(_see_ Jesuits)

Mo Ti, philosopher, 58

Modernization, 296-7

Mohammedan rebellions, 292 ff.
(_see_ Muslim)

Mon-Khmer tribes, 10

Monarchy, 47, 247, 281
(_see_ King, Emperor, Absolutism, Despotism)

Monasteries, Buddhist, 144, 207, 236;
economic importance, 125, 134, 180-1, 187 ff.

Money, 20, 55, 180-1;
Money economy, 56, 58, 107-8;
Origin of money, 40;
paper money, 202, 211, 347
(_see_ Coins, Paper, Silver)

Mongolia, 8, 9, 11, 98, 283, 317

Mongols, tribes, tribal federation, dynasty, 17, 40, 53, 57, 76, 102,
114, 117, 119, 120, 137, 140, 175, 220, 225, 227, 228, 230 ff.,
232 ff., 240, 243, 244, 257, 259, 264, 266, 268, 270, 277, 281, 284,
291, 329, 330
(_see_ Yuean dynasty, Kalmuk, Tuemet, Oirat, Oeloet, Naiman, Turgut,
Timur, Genghiz, Kublai)

Monks, Buddhist, 134, 146, 164, 188, 207, 218, 239, 246, 253-4

Monopolies, 85, 91, 200, 215

Mound-dwellers, 16

Mu-jung, tribes, 119, 126, 128-9

Mu Ti, East Chin ruler, 157

Mu Tsung, Manchu ruler, 294

Mulberries, 143

Munda tribes, 10

Music, 163, 182-3, 255
(_see_ Theatre, Dance, Geisha)

Muslims, 179, 233, 278, 289;
Muslim rebellions, 289, 292 ff.
(_see_ Islam, Mohammedans)

Mysticism, 46

Naiman, Mongol tribe, 233

Nan-chao, state, 171

Nan-yang, city, 96

Nanking (Nan-ching), capital of China, 38, 121, 156, 162, 225, 228, 235,
246, 250, 254, 257, 262, 263, 266, 270, 286, 287, 290, 291, 302, 315,
316, 318;
Nanking regime, 314 ff.

Nationalism, 76, 131, 233, 284-5
(_see_ Kuo-min-tang)

Nature, 46;
Nature philosophers, 60

Navy, 258

Near East, 16, 81, 106, 109, 111, 140, 146, 221, 238
(_see_ Arabs, Iran, etc.)

Neo-Confucianism, 218 ff., 263

Neolithicum, 9

Nepal, 243, 283

Nerchinsk, place, 278

Nestorian Christianity, 187

Ni Tsan, painter, 243

Nien Fei, rebels, 291-2

Niu Seng-yu, politician, 188

Nobility, 31, 80, 124, 131, 138;
Nomadic nobility, 76
(_see_ Aristocracy)

Nomadism, 10, 40, 67, 222-3;
Economy of nomads