The Warring States Legacy and Qin’s Legalist Experiment The intellectual landscape of pre-imperial China reached its zenith during the Warring […]
The Rise of Emperor Jing and His Controversial Mentor In 157 BCE, Emperor Wen of Han passed away after twenty-three […]
The Turbulent Transition of Power After Empress Lü’s Death When Empress Lü Zhi died in 180 BCE, the political landscape […]
The Rise of a Ruthless Matriarch Empress Lü Zhi’s journey to becoming one of China’s most formidable female rulers began […]
The Fragile Birth of a Dynasty When Liu Bang declared himself emperor in 202 BCE, founding the Han Dynasty, his […]
The Fragile Foundations of a New Empire The early years of the Han Dynasty (202 BCE–220 CE) were marked by […]
The Steppe Threat: Origins of the Xiongnu For centuries, the vast grasslands north of China’s Central Plains bred formidable nomadic […]
The Fall of Xiang Yu and the Rise of Liu Bang The death of Xiang Yu, the formidable warlord of […]
The Broken Truce: A Fateful Decision In the waning years of the Chu-Han Contention (206–202 BCE), a fragile peace briefly […]
The Shifting Tides of the Chu-Han Contention The prolonged conflict between Liu Bang’s Han forces and Xiang Yu’s Chu army […]
The Stalemate at Xingyang From May 205 BCE to April 204 BCE, the conflict between Liu Bang and Xiang Yu […]
The Rise and Fall of a Puppet King Among the eighteen feudal lords appointed by Xiang Yu after the fall […]
The Forgotten Noble: Han Xin’s Humble Beginnings In the chaotic years following the Qin dynasty’s collapse, few figures embodied the […]
The Fall of Qin and the Race for Power In the waning days of the Qin Dynasty, a dramatic power […]
From Humble Beginnings to Imperial Architect Li Si, a native of Shangcai in the state of Chu, emerged as one […]
From Shepherd Boy to Figurehead Monarch The turbulent years following Qin Shi Huang’s death witnessed one of history’s most dramatic […]
From Noble Lineage to Fugitive Rebels The Xiang family’s story begins in the twilight years of the Warring States period, […]
The Unremarkable Origins of a Future Emperor In 256 BCE, in the modest village of Zhongyangli within Fengyi County of […]
The Strategic Heartland of Qin The Qin Empire’s capital region, administratively known as Neishi (Inner Administration), formed the impregnable core […]
The Dramatic End of a Conqueror In 202 BC, the legendary Chu general Xiang Yu, known as the “Hegemon-King of […]
The Collapse of the Western Chu and the Death of a Warlord The Battle of Gaixia in 202 BCE marked […]
The Rise and Fall of the Chu-Han Contention The vast plains between modern Guzhen and Lingbi counties in Anhui province […]
