The Origins of Qin’s Light Cavalry Tradition The military traditions of the Warring States period reached a dramatic turning point […]
The Turbulent Backdrop of Qin’s Expansion In the waning years of the Warring States period, the Qin state stood on […]
The Ancient Kingdom That Outlived Its Time Among the warring states of ancient China, Yan stood as a peculiar anachronism […]
The Desperate Backdrop of a Dying Kingdom The year was 226 BCE, and the once-proud state of Yan stood on […]
The Strategic Landscape of Ancient Yan The Yi River region in southern Yan was a critical crossroads between the nomadic […]
The Gathering Storm: Qin’s Unification Campaign In the waning years of the Warring States period, the Qin kingdom stood poised […]
The Gathering Storm: Qin’s Rise and Yan’s Desperation In the waning years of the Warring States period, the Qin state […]
The Mysterious Estate of Yan Southeast of Ji City lay an intriguing landscape that captured the essence of Yan’s fading […]
The Twilight of a Once-Mighty State In the waning years of the Warring States period, the kingdom of Yan stood […]
The Pivotal Moment in Qin’s Unification Campaign In the waning days of 228 BCE, as King Zheng of Qin prepared […]
The Rise of Zhao: From Tribal Roots to Military Powerhouse The state of Zhao emerged as one of the most […]
The Twilight of a Warring State In the crimson October when the poplar forests blazed, Handan—the capital of Zhao—fell. Yet […]
The Strategic Mind of a Qin General In the twilight of the Warring States period, the Qin general Wang Jian […]
The Gathering Storm: Qin’s Relentless Siege In the bitter winter of 228 BCE, as snow blanketed the Central Plains, the […]
The Gathering Storm in Zhao As autumn faded into winter, the political climate in the State of Zhao grew increasingly […]
The Prelude to a Decisive Conflict In the seventh year of King Qian of Zhao’s reign and the eighteenth year […]
The Rise and Decline of Zhao’s Military Power The kingdom of Zhao once stood as the strongest military power among […]
The Swift Conquest of Han and Qin’s Unshaken Resolve In 230 BCE, the state of Qin swiftly conquered Han, one […]
The Foundations of Han: From Tribal Roots to Feudal Power The story of Han (韩国), one of the seven major […]
The Precarious State of Late Warring States Korea In the waning years of the Warring States period, the once-powerful state […]
The Rise of Legalism in the Warring States Era The late Warring States period (475-221 BCE) witnessed an unprecedented intellectual […]
The Philosopher’s Arrival: A Grand Welcome Gone Awry In the waning years of the Warring States period, an extraordinary intellectual […]
