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398 THK CHOW DYNASTY.domain to guard <strong>the</strong> frontier <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Shin conntry/Outline.^ ^Ip cycle. XXX 1 L An. 28. Ping-wansT21. <strong>The</strong> earl <strong>of</strong>^ Isin gained a great vict<strong>or</strong>y over<strong>the</strong> Tartar h<strong>or</strong>des, and took possession <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> territ<strong>or</strong>ywestward <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> lll^ Ke mountain, while all east <strong>of</strong><strong>the</strong> Ke reverted to <strong>the</strong> <strong>king</strong>.-)*Outline. ^ ]g Cycle. XXXI I. An. 29. Ping-wang22. <strong>The</strong> royal house becdme feeble, and <strong>the</strong> princes<strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> en.pire rebelled.Outline,^ ^Cycle. XXXll. An. 31. Ping-wang24. <strong>The</strong> palaces in <strong>the</strong> western capital <strong>of</strong> Chow fell t<strong>or</strong>uin, when <strong>the</strong> bards composed <strong>the</strong>^ j|j|<strong>Shoo</strong>-le ode.At this time <strong>the</strong> ^ Tsin country first instituted <strong>the</strong>punishment <strong>of</strong> exterminating <strong>the</strong> three grades <strong>of</strong>relationship."Outline.I^tp Cyc. XXXll. An. 33. Ping-wang26. <strong>The</strong> marquis <strong>of</strong> ^ Tsin appointed his uncle )^ ^]|5Ching-sze to <strong>the</strong> government <strong>of</strong>^ '^ Keuh-yuh.JOutline. )^^ Cyc. XXXll. An. 55. Ping-wang48. <strong>The</strong> -J^ Loo country first requested leave to use <strong>the</strong>ceremonies employed in <strong>the</strong> temple f<strong>or</strong> sacrificing toheaven and earth.Detail. ^ Hwiiy,<strong>the</strong> duke <strong>of</strong> ^ Loo, sent^ ^ Tsaejangto request leave <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> emper<strong>or</strong> to use tht ceremonies employedin sacrificing to heaven and earth, when <strong>the</strong> <strong>king</strong> despatched 3si J^Sze-keo to <strong>the</strong> Loo country : <strong>the</strong> duke detained him <strong>the</strong>re, and hisposterity resided in that state, from whence sprang <strong>the</strong> heresy cfT3^ ^a Mih-teih. From <strong>the</strong>ncef<strong>or</strong>th <strong>the</strong> Loo country began to <strong>of</strong>fer<strong>the</strong> sacrfice to heaven and earth.* This act is found great fault with by <strong>the</strong> hist<strong>or</strong>ians, because <strong>the</strong>marquis <strong>of</strong> Shin had killed Ping-wang's fa<strong>the</strong>r, and in <strong>the</strong>ir opinion,instead <strong>of</strong> protecting <strong>the</strong> <strong>king</strong>, ought to have exterminated him.t <strong>The</strong> Ke mountain is situated in Lat. 34. 20. fN. Long. 8. 52.t <strong>The</strong> modern tf^ ^ Keub-yuh, in Shen-se, Lat. 35. 42. N.Long. 4. 47. W.

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