A journey through the 5000 years of history documented by one of the world's oldest continuous civil
The Yongle Emperor has taken command... and we're in for a really, really, really great time....Time
The civil war between the Jianwen Emperor and his uncle, the Prince of Yan, rages on across the real
In the wake of the Hongwu Emperor's death, his grandson - Zhu Yunwen - will assume command. He's bee
The Hongwu Emperor enters the twilight of his life. But before he's ready to ride off into that long
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To both the north and south, the armies of Great Ming continue to achieve order from chaos and stabi
Following the destruction of the Khwarazmian Empire in 1221, the Mongol Empire's appetite for conque
The founder of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang, the Hongwu Emperor... has got a bit of a trust probl
You might not be able to go on a real holiday - but today we take a little audio trip to the city of
The Hongwu Emperor officially accedes to the throne as the founding ruler of Great Ming, to as much
"The list of their disasters was much lengthened [...] and whenever they tried to force a way into t
You are invited to a very exclusive party. Everyone who's anyone will be there, dressed to the nines
The chill of autumn is in the air once again, which can only mean one thing! It’s time for more tale
How does a peasant, orphan, son of a farmerin the Black Death, made a monk in the middle of a forgot
It's our 200th(ish) episode!And so we take to the
You don't understand! Chen Youliang coulda had class! He coulda been a contender! He coulda been som
When Ögedei dies in late 1241, the empire must choose a successor before it can move forward. In spi
As Guard-Captain of the Red Turbans, Zhu Yuanzhang sets his sights on the jewel of the southlands: N
My long-lost conversation with the hosts of the excellent ReConsider Podcast, Xander and Eric... now
As the cataclysmic decade of the 1340s rolls in to the 1350s a planned rerouting of the Yellow River
