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Back to SearchWu Jingzi and "The Scholars"
Episode 228
Regarding the great Qing Dynasty novel and its unfortunate author.
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9 months, 1 week ago
Rebellion of the Eight Princes
Episode 227
The chaotic series of events from 290 to 306 A.D. that set the stage for the fall of the Western Jin Dynasty.
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9 months, 2 weeks ago
The Tragedy of the Parties and Shackles
Episode 226
The Eastern Han Dynasty conflict between the eunuchs and the mandarins that set the stage for Three Kingdoms.
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9 months, 3 weeks ago
The Chinese Rites Controversy
Episode 225
The troubled history of Catholicism in China.
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9 months, 3 weeks ago
Zuo Zongtang and the Muslim Rebellion of Shaanxi and Gansu
Episode 224
One of the most significant late-Qing officials and the bloody conflicts he fought.
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10 months ago
The Nian Rebellion
Episode 223
The amorphous, decentralized, and non-ideological rebellion of the mid-19th century.
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10 months, 1 week ago
The White Lotus Sect
Episode 222
A most curious, longstanding, and blood-drenched religious movement.
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10 months, 2 weeks ago
Wellington Koo, Diplomat
Episode 221
The story of one of Republican China's greatest diplomats.
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10 months, 3 weeks ago
Chen Youliang and the Battle of Poyang Lake
Episode 220
Regarding the late-Yuan era rebel leader and the greatest naval battle in medieval Chinese history.
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11 months ago
Shangguan Wan'er: "Prime Minister in Women's Clothing"
Episode 219
The story of a remarkable Tang Dynasty woman.
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11 months, 1 week ago