英文摘要
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Based on an analysis of historical sources on the Rebellion of Deng Maoqi during the Zhengtong Emperor's reign (1436-1449) in the Ming dynasty, this essay argues that the accounts of the Rebellion in Ming and Qing historiography derived largely from a fabricated narrative in Zhang Kai's ”Accounts of a Military Inspector” (Jianjun jilue 監軍曆略). That this version of events dominated may be attributed to two factors: 1) Zhang Kai's claim to eyewitness testimony of the rebellion, and 2) the narrative tradition in Ming and Qing historiography. This paper discusses other historical sources, which may be used in order to gain a more nuanced version of events surrounding the Deng Maoqi Rebellion.
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