IMC 2015: Sessions
Session 311: The Art of Generalship: Late Antique, Byzantine, and Chinese Ideals, III - Chinese Ideals
Monday 6 July 2015, 16.30-18.00
Sponsor: | Cardiff Centre for Late Antique Religion & Culture, Cardiff University |
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Organiser: | Shaun Tougher, School of History, Archaeology & Religion, Cardiff University |
Moderator/Chair: | Shaun Tougher, School of History, Archaeology & Religion, Cardiff University |
Paper 311-a | What Makes a General?: A Comparison of Biographies of Song Dynasty (960-1279) Generals (Language: English) Index terms: Language and Literature - Other, Mentalities, Military History |
Paper 311-b | A Little Zhuge Liang: The Peasant Rebel Li Dingguo as Military Commander (Language: English) Index terms: Language and Literature - Other, Mentalities, Military History |
Abstract | This session is one of three on the art of generalship in Late Antique, Byzantine and Chinese culture. This session considers the case of China. It examines military leadership in late Tang China, compares the biographies of Song dynasty generals, and focuses on the peasant rebel Li Dingguo as a military commander. |