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#1 - Origins 1: The Mythical Origins Of The Middle Kingdom
#1 - Origins 1: The Mythical Origins Of The Middle Kingdom
In episode 1, we begin with an introduction to this podcast, followed by a brief overview of what we’ve come to know abo... Read more
25 Nov 2013
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31mins
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#8 - Shang 3: The Shang Vanquished
#8 - Shang 3: The Shang Vanquished
This episode we chronicle the decline and eventual fall of the once-glorious Shang Dynasty to the same vices and evils t... Read more
29 Dec 2013
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29mins
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#159 - Mongol 1: The Blood Clot
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High in the wildlands of the Khentii Mountains, a tribe of hunters and scavengers comes into possession of a young and c... Read more
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#178 - Yuan 3: Divine Wind
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Temujin Khan crushes his enemies, sees them driven before him, and hears the lamentations of their women!!!Time Period C... Read more
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#6 - Shang 1: Them Bones, Them Bones, Them Oracle Bones
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We take a "time out" from our forward-marching chronology to examine the evidence we have of the Shang state, and how we... Read more
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#82 - Tang 1: The Tiger's Trap
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The Duke of Tang had taken control of China’s primary capital at Chang’an, and is now in position to seize the throne fo... Read more
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#167 - S. Song 10: ...Is My Enemy's Enemy, No More, No Less
#167 - S. Song 10: ...Is My Enemy's Enemy, No More, No Less
With enemies on all sides, and the Mongol sledgehammer poised to strike its crushing blow against them, the Jin Dynasty ... Read more
2 Jun 2019
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#133 - N. Song 1: The Coup at Chen Bridge
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The Duke of Song Circuit and Grand Marshal of the armies of Later Zhou is dispatched by the 6-year-old emperor and his m... Read more
19 Nov 2017
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#174 - Yuan 1: In Xanadu Did Kubla Khan...
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You know it’s hard out there for a prince. The fourth sons of a fourth son, Khubilai of the Borjigin will grow up little... Read more
22 Sep 2019
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Bonus 4.1 - Mongol 8.1: Subotai & Jebe's Excellent Adventure
Bonus 4.1 - Mongol 8.1: Subotai & Jebe's Excellent Adventure
In the course of their pursuit of the fleeing Khwarazmian Amir, Genghis Khan's two top commanders have reached the shore... Read more
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#160 - Mongol 2: The Black Sable
#160 - Mongol 2: The Black Sable
In spite of difficulties, Ho'elun and her family endeavor to persevere. Temüjin discovers the power of friendship, and t... Read more
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#172 - S. Song 14: The Tightening Noose
#172 - S. Song 14: The Tightening Noose
Mongolia is gripped in a civil war of its own, meaning the Song Empire has a chance to breathe. But with the immediate t... Read more
24 Aug 2019
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#124 - 5D10K 1: Live By the Sword...
#124 - 5D10K 1: Live By the Sword...
Zhu Wen has proclaimed the dissolution of the Tang and the formation of Later Liang, with him as its Emperor Taizu... bu... Read more
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#143 - N. Song 10: Inertia, Inaction, Insurrection
#143 - N. Song 10: Inertia, Inaction, Insurrection
Emperor Renzong of Song continues to twiddle his thumbs. Confucianism get a much-needed adrenaline shot to the arm via D... Read more
15 Jun 2018
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#55 - 16K 8: No Country For Old Yan
#55 - 16K 8: No Country For Old Yan
The Xianbei Tuoba Clan from the northwest fills the power-vacuum left by the collapse of Former QIn, and will soon add m... Read more
19 Feb 2015
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#77 - Sui 1: Internal Affairs
#77 - Sui 1: Internal Affairs
Emperor Wen of Sui is potentially the most important monarch you've never heard of. For him, militarily reuniting China ... Read more
8 Oct 2015
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#142 - N. Song 9: Dithering the War Away
#142 - N. Song 9: Dithering the War Away
Emperor Renzong of Song isn't exactly... into the whole "rule" thing. He'd much rather wile away his days talking about ... Read more
20 May 2018
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41mins
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#163 - S. Song 6: Filial Impiety
#163 - S. Song 6: Filial Impiety
Back in Song China, we have a tale of two emperors: one who is devoted utterly to his father, and the other who's...well... Read more
31 Mar 2019
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38mins
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#169 - S. Song 12: Instant Regret
#169 - S. Song 12: Instant Regret
Just off of the heady victory over the Jin Dynasty with their new BFFs, the Mongols, a first-in-a-century visit to the I... Read more
14 Jul 2019
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