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#25 - W. Han 3: The Bloody Empress
With Han's first Emperor, Gaozu, dead, his wife the first Empress of China Lü Zhi plans on making a few... *alterations* to the goings on of court life. And she doesn't care who she has cut the arms…
Published on 11 years, 6 months ago
#24 - W. Han 2: Xiongnu to the Left of Me, Rebels to the Right...
The Han Dynasty is established by Liu Bang, who crowns himself it's first Emperor Gaozu. But though this is the beginning of a golden age for China, it get's off to a rough start, as to the north th…
Published on 11 years, 6 months ago
#23 - W. Han 1: The Chu-Han Contention
With the Qin Dynasty dead and buried, the victorious rebels turn on one another to establish who will be the next power in China. The Hegemon-King of Chu, Xiang Yu, squares off against his great riv…
Published on 11 years, 7 months ago
#22 - Qin 3: Web Of Deception
Following the First Emperor's "Weekend At Bernie's"-esque death, the Qin Dynasty is thrown into turmoil over who will succeed the Emperor who sought to live forever. But at the heart of this web of …
Published on 11 years, 7 months ago
#21 - Qin 2: One Nation Under Qin
The victor of the Warring States Period has unified China into its first Empire and taken the name Shi Huang Di. Thereafter, he will expand his borders, unify his nation's language, build a Great Wa…
Published on 11 years, 7 months ago
#20 - Qin 1: There Can Be Only One
In this final conclusion of the Warring States Period, the King of Qin at last begins his campaign to destroy the other six kingdoms and unify China under a new dynasty. But he'll have to contend wit…
Published on 11 years, 8 months ago
#19 - E. Zhou 8: The End Of Zhou
In this first of two part exploring the end of the Warring States Period, Qin continues its campaign again the six other fractious kingdoms, decimating Zhao and Yan before putting the Zhou Dynasty it…
Published on 11 years, 8 months ago
#18 - E. Zhou 7: Shifting Loyalties, Uneasy Alliances
Qin's power continues to grow unabated, as the other states struggle to put aside their own differences long enough to deal with this emergent threat to their balance of power. As hastily put togeth…
Published on 11 years, 8 months ago
#17 - E. Zhou 6: Qin's Reformation And Ascension
A brief synopsis of Tomb Sweeping Festival, it's traditions and expectations... then onto the state of Qin's early defeats at the hands of a combined Wei and Han. It's Qin's subsequent reforms at the…
Published on 11 years, 8 months ago
#16 - E. Zhou 5: The Partition of Jin
The transition from the Spring and Autumn to the Warring States Period is, all in all, an eight decade process. But the major event that would shape the conflict to come is the civil war that would d…
Published on 11 years, 9 months ago