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Ep. 24 | The Sui Dynasty
The demise of the Southern & Northern Dynasties brought us a China unified under the Sui emperors Wen and Yang. This ephemeral dynasty laid the groun…
15 years, 5 months ago
Ep. 23 | The Southern and Northern Kingdoms
The Southern & Northern Dynasties were a collection of dynasties that lasted 170 years and preceded the time of unification under the Sui Dynasty. No…
15 years, 5 months ago
Ep. 22 | The Three Kingdoms and the Jin Dynasty
This week we are back with more Chinese history. We will look at a very confusing but exciting time when there was mostly a period of disunity and Ch…
15 years, 5 months ago
Ep. 20 | The Han Dynasty (Part 3)
In this final installment of the Han Dynasty overview, we look at the reign of Wang Mang during the short-lived Xin Dynasty and the Eastern (or Later…
15 years, 6 months ago
Ep. 19 | The Han Dynasty (Part 2)
Today we present the second part of the Western Han Dynasty overview where we will look at the great Han emperors Wendi, Jingdi and perhaps the great…
15 years, 6 months ago
Ep. 18 | The Han Dynasty (Part 1)
In this week's episode we look at only the first few decades of the Western Han Dynasty. The Western Han lasted from 202BC to 8AD. We'll focus in on …
15 years, 6 months ago
Ep. 17 | The Eastern Zhou Dynasty
In this episode we look at the second phase of the Zhou Dynasty. This period was known as the Eastern Zhou. The Eastern Zhou was broken down between …
15 years, 7 months ago
Ep. 16 | The Western Zhou Dynasty
Today we take a 走马看花 look at the 790 year Zhou Dynasty, the longest dynasty in Chinese history. In this episode we will particularly focus on the Wes…
15 years, 7 months ago
Ep. 15 | The Shang Dynasty
This time in our briefest of dynasty overviews, we examine the Shang Dynasty 1600 to 1046 BC. Chinese characters make their appearance for the first …
15 years, 7 months ago
Ep. 14 | China's Mythical Beginnings
In this episode, we commence our Chinese imperial dynasty overview by looking at the stories of Pangu, The Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, and th…
15 years, 8 months ago