The History of China

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

Episodes

Total: 323

#194 - Intelligent Speech: Hidden Narratives from the Middle Kingdom
2020/7/1

My presentation to the 2020 Intelligent Speech Convention, on Women, Minorities, and reading between

#193 - Yuan 12:Blue Sky, Red Turban, White Lotus, Black Death
2020/6/15

As Toghon Temur - the eleventh and final Great Khan of the Yuan, takes the throne - the dam holding

Rebroadcast: 6/4 - UK Cable on the Tiananmen Square Massacre
2020/6/4

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#192 - Mongol 14.1: There & Back Again
2020/5/20

In the aftermath of the Golden Horde's devastating strike into Eastern Europe, Christendom reels. As

#191 - Special: "Superpower Interrupted," an Interview with Author Michael Schuman
2020/5/11

My interview with Beijing-based author and journalist Michael Schuman about China's history, present

#190 - Yuan 11: The War of the Two Capitals
2020/4/26

We start today in the aftermath of the murder of the 9th Great Mongol Khan and the 5th Emperor of Yu

#189 - Yuan 10: The Third Rail
2020/4/8

Temur Khan's death without an heir sparks a power vacuum within the Yuan court - two brothers will c

#188 - Mongol 13: O Lord, Why Are Thy Judgements So Deep?
2020/3/23

King Bela IV of Hungary has a bit of a barbarian problem. You see, he let in some Cumans, but now so

#187 - Yuan 9: Blessed Iron Khan
2020/3/8

Olziyet Temur - the Blessed Iron Khan - takes the throne as the Yuan Dynasty's second emperor, Chang

#186 - Yuan 8: Khan With the Wind
2020/2/20

Khubilai is ancient, pained, and sick... but he still has more Mongol justice to mete out before he

#185 - Special: De Materia Medica
2020/2/14

Traditional Chinese Medicine - as its name duly implies - has been a part of China for at least 2,50

#184 - Yuan 7: Mark It Zero
2020/2/6

Khubilai Khan has led a pretty blessed existence as of the year 1279. But fate has a way of balancin

#183 - Yuan 6: Cultural Hot-Pot for the Soul
2020/1/21

Khubilai Khan is a man astride multiple worlds - trying to be both the Khan of the Great Mongol Nati

#182 - Mongol 12.1: The Golden Horde
2020/1/3

Jochi was tasked with subduing the Cuman tribes of the western steppes. Jochi failed. Now, under the

#181 - Special: 6th Anniversary Q&A
2019/12/21

It's finally time to give holiday thanks and - of course - submit myself before the high inquisitors

#180 - Yuan 5: Dismounting the Horse to Sit the Dragon
2019/12/8

While his armies have been keeping busy in every direction on both offense and defense, Emperor Khub

#179 - Yuan 4: Traditional Family Values
2019/11/18

Khubilai must face off against his most potent threat - his own traditionalist cousin, Khaidu. Meanw

#178 - Yuan 3: Divine Wind
2019/11/5

The armies of Great Yuan sweep across the east, destroying and conquering all who would stand agains

#177 - Yuan 2: Brother Mine
2019/10/20

With the untimely death of Möngke Khaghan outside the walls of Chongqing, the Mongol Empire will be

#176 - Special: Strange Tales 4, "Zibuyu"
2019/10/12

Confucius talked about a *lot* ... but there were