The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire · Location
Pekin
Also known as Yen-king, Beijing
- city
- Imperial Chinese
The northern imperial capital known to Gibbon as Pekin or Yen-king, later Beijing. Walled palace-quarters and broad ceremonial avenues marked the seat of Chinese emperors visited in the Mongol narrative.
- Type
- city
- Style
- Imperial Chinese
- First appears
- Book 1 · Ch. 280
- Books
- 1
History
BOOK 1The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire / Table of Contents with links in the HTML file to the two Project Gutenberg editions (12 volumes)
The northern imperial capital known to Gibbon as Pekin or Yen-king, later Beijing. Walled palace-quarters and broad ceremonial avenues marked the seat of Chinese emperors visited in the Mongol narrative.
Appearances
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