The History of China

A journey through the 5000 years of history documented by one of the world's oldest continuous civil

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Prince Regent Dorgon of Great Qing is riding high, at the height of his majesty, power, and untoucha

A panoply of season spookiness for your yearly, ear-ly shocks and delights!0:00:44 - "The Secrets of

A brief history of Mid-Autumn Festival, and the tale of Hou Yi the Archer & the Ten Suns, and Ch

Manchu occupation of the lands south of the Yangtze River proceed smoothly... right up until Prince

Beijing has been brutally captured, with the Ming emperor committing suicide rather than face the ba

It's been a hot summer, and a long break for me! Let's get back into things with a little extra Mong

For the once-great Ming, the 1630s... suck. Manchus are battering down the creaky northern defenses,

What does the aftermath of a massacre entail, on the world stage?CIA Memo 6/10/89 - Begins: 2:25US B

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As the newly enthroned Khan of the Manchus, Hong Taiji has a lot of plates to keep spinning. Conques

The Chongzhen Emperor takes command of the Ming, but things are not going well... and they're not go

Great Ming's 15th emperor steps up to bat at the tender age of 15, but he's not terribly interested

WE today join the host of The History Daily Podcast, Lindsay Graham, as he recounts the harrowing 12

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With Manchuria all but tapped out, Nurhachi and his Manchus seek to expand in the only direction tha

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Ming China gets down and dirty with a Miao Rebellion the the Southwest, a Mongol(-ish) urprising in

As Ming China enters the 16th century, the Wanli Emperor, his ministers, a new canal, Portuguese &am