The Rise of a Reluctant Warrior In April of 37 AD, General Wu Han’s troops returned to Luoyang, marking the […]
The Rise and Rebellion of the Red Eyebrows In the turbulent years following Wang Mang’s failed Xin Dynasty (9-23 CE), […]
The Turbulent Backdrop of a Failing Dynasty The Red Eyebrows Rebellion emerged during one of China’s most chaotic historical periods […]
The Collapse of the Xin Dynasty and the Chaos of Rebellion The fall of Wang Mang’s Xin Dynasty (9–23 CE) […]
The Ambitious Leader Emerges In the turbulent final years of Wang Mang’s Xin Dynasty, a bold figure named Liu Yan […]
The Rise of a Controversial Emperor Wang Mang’s ascent to the throne in 9 CE was as bizarre as his […]
The Cautious Beginnings of a Political Operator In the second year of the Jianping era (5 BCE), Wang Mang found […]
From Obscurity to Power: The Early Years of Wang Mang In 27 BCE, the Wang family reached unprecedented heights when […]
The Precarious Transition of Power When Emperor Yuan of Han (Liu Shi) died suddenly in 33 BCE without clear succession […]
The Birth of the Western Regions Protectorate During the Han Dynasty’s Xuan Emperor period (74-49 BCE), a pivotal institution emerged […]
The Precarious Succession of Emperor Xuan In the winter of 49 BCE, Emperor Xuan of Han lay dying with an […]
The Turbulent Frontier: Han Dynasty’s Western Border Challenges During the reign of Emperor Xuan of Han (74–49 BCE), the Western […]
The Shadow Emperor of Han Dynasty In the turbulent years following Emperor Wu of Han’s death, a remarkable power dynamic […]
A Succession Crisis in the Western Han Dynasty The death of Emperor Zhao of Han (Liu Fuling) in 74 BCE […]
The Rise and Fall of a Favored General Emperor Wu of Han (r. 141–87 BCE) was one of China’s most […]
The Rise and Fall of a Favored Heir In 128 BCE, Emperor Wu of Han (Liu Che) celebrated the birth […]
The Making of a Historian In 145 BCE, in Xia Yang County’s Dragon Gate (modern-day Hancheng, Shaanxi), a child was […]
The Making of a Historian In 145 BCE, in Xia Yang County’s Dragon Gate (modern-day Hancheng, Shaanxi), a child was […]
The Strategic Pause in the Northern Frontier Following the monumental victories against the Xiongnu in 119 BCE, Emperor Wu of […]
The Rise of a Scholarly Prince In the turbulent years following the Rebellion of the Seven States (154 BCE), the […]
The Emergence of Han’s Military Titans In 123 BCE, during Emperor Wu of Han’s reign, the Han Dynasty faced relentless […]
A Legacy of Appeasement For decades following the humiliating defeat at Baideng (200 BCE), the Han Dynasty had pursued a […]
