This second collection of studies by Hok-lam Chan focuses on the person and the image of Ming Taizu, the founder of the Ming dynasty, and a powerful, brutal and autocratic emperor who has had a significant impact not only in late imperial China, but also in East Asia, over the last six centuries. Individual studies look at the legitimation of the d

Hok-lam Chan (1938-2011) formerly Affiliate Professor in the Department of Asian Languages & Literatures, University of Washington, USA