Two Men, Two Destinies The late 19th century was a crucible of transformation for China, where the fading Qing dynasty […]
The Seeds of French Expansion in Indochina The mid-19th century was a period of aggressive European imperialism, and France was […]
A Kingdom Caught Between Empires In the late 19th century, Korea found itself at the crossroads of imperial ambitions. The […]
From Obscurity to Prominence: The Early Career of Yuan Shikai The ascent of Yuan Shikai—later a pivotal figure in China’s […]
The Powder Keg of 19th-Century East Asia In the sweltering summer of 1882, tensions between China, Japan, and Korea reached […]
The Powder Keg of 1882: Korea in Crisis The Imo Incident (壬午军乱) of 1882 erupted as a violent mutiny by […]
The Meiji Era and Japan’s Expansionist Doctrine In the late 19th century, Japan underwent a dramatic transformation during the Meiji […]
The Gathering Storm: Korea in the Late 19th Century The Korean Peninsula in the 1880s stood at a dangerous crossroads. […]
