Podcast Episodes

#268 - Qing 13: The War of the Three Feudatories

Just as the last vestiges of the Ming are being swept away, a new round of wars will erupt to challenge Manchu suzerainty over China. From both within - as in the rebellions led by the three great fe…

Published on 1 year, 8 months ago

#267 - Qing 12: The Four Regents of Kangxi

After the untimely death of Shunzhi, a regency will be established for the 8-year-old newly-enthroned Kangxi Emperor. These four powerful Manchu lords will each be vying with power for themselves, an…

Published on 1 year, 9 months ago

#266 - Qing 11: Shunzhi's Personal Rule

With the untimely and mysterious death of Prince-Regent Dorgon, the thirteen-year-old Shunzhi Emperor takes personal command of the still unsteady Qing Empire. He's got a lot to do - and it will turn…

Published on 1 year, 9 months ago

Bonus - Mongol 7: The Punishment of God

Genghis Khan leaves the Jin Empire's subjugation to his generals, and makes his way home to Mongolia... only to find that his 5 years of campaigning have left his homeland in a bit of a mess. Siberia…

Published on 1 year, 10 months ago

#265 - Qing 10: Zeelandia Has Fallen

Koxinga takes Taiwan by storm, forcing the Dutch East India Company off the island for good, and heralding the dawn of Chinese rule over that overseas outpost.

Time Period Covered:

1661-1664 CE

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Published on 1 year, 10 months ago

#264 - Qing 9: Koxinga Attacks!

Between the Southern Ming warlord Zheng Chenggong in Fujian, and the Dutch East India Company across the Taiwan Strait in Ft. Zeelandia, a curious figure named He Tingbin serves as the two powers' so…

Published on 1 year, 11 months ago

#263 - Qing 8: Lord of the Imperial Surname

As the Manchu armies of Great Qing press ever-southward, they put increasing pressure on Ming loyalists seeking either escape or additional lands to feed their war efforts. The warlord of Fujian, Zhe…

Published on 1 year, 11 months ago

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Published on 1 year, 11 months ago

#262 - Qing 7: Triple-Colonization

Though the Japanese bow out of the race for Taiwan with the establishment of the Sakoku "Closed Country" laws, the Spanish set up shot on the northern shore in an effort to stymie Dutch efforts at Ft…

Published on 2 years ago

#261 - Qing 6: Taiwan Incognita, Pt. 2

Events on the high seas and islands alike reach a fevered pitch as the Dutch, Japan, China, and Portugal all vie for profit and supremacy over Taiwan and its lucrative trade. Meanwhile - call them wh…

Published on 2 years, 1 month ago