A journey through the 5000 years of history documented by one of the world's oldest continuous civil
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After feeling forced to sign the costly and humili
The new Song Emperor, Zhenzong, sits uneasily on the Chinese throne after his father’s untimely deat
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To the Northwest of the Song Empire, a group of non-Chinese known as the Tanguts have long been subj
Song's second emperor, Taizong, wants to achieve the heights of Chinese glory, power, and territory
Zhao Kuangyin has seized the north and now aims to reunify China under his new Song Dynasty by smash
The Duke of Song Circuit and Grand Marshal of the armies of Later Zhou is dispatched by the 6-year-o
We round out our overview of the 10 Kingdoms of the south by looking at the trials and tribulations
We sweep over 4 of the southern kingdoms along the southeastern coast.WuYüe: which remains rich and
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With the rise of the last of the 5 Dynasties, Later Zhou, the North China Plains is able to go onto
Emperor Deguang of Liao has conquered the North China Plain with ease and packed the Later Jin emper
Later Jin seems to have its bed made within its st
In the state of Later Tang, things go from bad to worse as a revolving door of emperors combines wit
We track the Khitan people of Mongolia/Manchuria from their origins in the mythological mists of pre
The Later Liang Dynasty is forced back onto the defense following the murder if its first two empero
Zhu Wen has proclaimed the dissolution of the Tang and the formation of Later Liang, with him as its
We take a sweeping look back at all 289 years of the Tang one more time before pressing into the 5 D
We've made it to the end of the Tang and questions abound! From portrayals of Han Emperors, to my fa
