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xv List of Maps and Tables A. Maps 1. Physical Characteristics of the Northeast 34 2. Jurchens Before the Rise of Nurhaci 43 3. Major Battle Sites 77 4. Sites of Ming Frontier Markets 105 5. Jurchen-Manchu Capitals 266 B. Tables 1. Clans with Cross-Border Settlements 46 2. Statistics of Jurchen Traders in the Frontier Markets 107 3. Tributary Missions Led by Nurhaci, 1590–1615 116 4. Select Centers of Jurchen Settlements 135 5. Chinese Enclaves among Jurchen Settlements 147 6. Average Marrying Age of Princesses, 1583–1795 206 7. Average Marriage Age of Princesses of Three Imperial Branches, 1630s–1810s 207 8. Statistics of Hunting Trips by Qing Emperors, 1644–1820 220 9. Nurhaci’s Capitals, 1587–1644 265 10. Statistics of Chaste Manchu Widows, 1644–1795 284 11. Statistics of Chaste Manchu Widows, 1627–1795 285 This page intentionally left blank. ...

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