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Back to SearchPrime Minister Li Linfu
Episode 211
The Tang Dynasty prime minister who only hired non-Chinese generals.
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Published on 4 months, 3 weeks ago
Dou Jiande, Chivalric Rebel
Episode 210
The late-Sui rebel leader who lived by the code of the xia.
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Published on 4 months, 4 weeks ago
A Cup of Wine for Your Command
Episode 209
The tale of a cocktail hour in 961 A.D.
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Published on 5 months ago
The Tumu Crisis of 1449
Episode 208
The military fiasco that led to an emperor serving two non-consecutive terms.
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Published on 5 months, 1 week ago
Fan Zhongyan
Episode 207
Regarding the Song Dynasty mandarin who defined the mission for the Confucian intelligentsia.
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Published on 5 months, 2 weeks ago
The Sibe People
Episode 206
Regarding the small minority race who gave us the name "Siberia" and preserved the Manchu language.
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Published on 5 months, 3 weeks ago
Qin Liangyu: the Woman General
Episode 205
In all the "24 Histories" of Chinese tradition, only one woman is feature in the biographies of military generals. This is her.
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Published on 6 months ago
Xunzi: Confucian Apostate
Episode 204
Was he a Confucian or a Legalist? Regarding one of the most controversial Chinese thinkers.
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Published on 6 months, 1 week ago
Su Xiaoxiao, Courtesan
Episode 203
The famous 5th or 6th century courtesan of Hangzhou and all the poetry that's been about her.
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Published on 6 months, 2 weeks ago
Early Han Dynasty Figure: Jia Yi
Episode 202
Author of "On the Faults of the Qin."
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Published on 6 months, 3 weeks ago