A journey through the 5000 years of history documented by one of the world's oldest continuous civil
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
Take the army, go to the capital, kill the imperial clan, exterminate the eunuchs, usurp the throne,
The rebel-general and usurper-emperor Huang Chao will wear out his welcome in Chang’an, and meet his
The poison seeds that have been planted across China for the last century and longer will all begin
Dear empire, we’re having a very mild case of severe rebellion, um, everywhere. But don’t worry, it’
The Tang Empire enters its death spiral. The cumulative effects of more than a century of economic m
Li Yi was never trained to be emperor. Not only was he the thirteenth son of Xianzong, but he'd been
The new Emperor Wuzong will have a lot on his plate right from the get-go. Foreign threats and domes
Behind the throne of Tang is where the true power lies in the mid-9th century, among squabbling bure
In the wake of Emperor Xianzong’s unexpected death in 820, his work remains unfinished… and now left
