CHINA'S RIVER OF GOLD.

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  • Author(s): LING XIN
  • Source:
    Archaeology. Nov/Dec2023, Vol. 76 Issue 6, p30-35. 6p. 14 Color Photographs, 1 Map, 1 Cartoon or Caricature.
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    • Subject Terms:
      ARCHAEOLOGICAL excavations; ZHANG Xianzhong; BATTLES; MILITARY history
    • Abstract:
      The article focuses on the excavations in Sichuan Province, of China revealing the lost treasure of a notorious seventeenth-century warlord, Zhang Xianzhong, who established a short-lived state and empire called the Daxi Kingdom. Topics include the historical context of political turmoil in seventeenth-century China, Zhang Xianzhong's rise to power, and the Battle of Jiangk.