The Ambitious Rise of a Warlord Prince In the turbulent final years of the Tang Dynasty, a young military commander […]
The Rise and Fall of a Warlord-Turned-Emperor The early 10th century witnessed one of Chinese history’s most dramatic reversals of […]
The Shattered Dream of a New Tang Dynasty On April 25, 923, amidst the crumbling walls of Weizhou’s fortress, Li […]
The Fractured Landscape of Late Tang Successor States In the chaotic aftermath of the Tang Dynasty’s collapse, northern China became […]
A Kingdom Divided: The Backdrop of Five Dynasties China The early 10th century witnessed one of China’s most turbulent periods […]
The Early Struggles of the Khitan People The Khitan people emerged as a significant nomadic force in Northeast Asia during […]
The Stage Is Set: Post-Yanzhou Siege Power Dynamics In July 914, six months after the grueling siege of Youzhou concluded, […]
The Fractured Landscape of Late Tang Collapse The early 10th century witnessed the dramatic unraveling of the Tang Dynasty’s authority, […]
From Bandit to Power Broker: Zhu Wen’s Unlikely Ascent The early 10th century witnessed one of history’s most dramatic transformations […]
The Collapse of the Tang and the Birth of the Later Liang The early 10th century marked the dramatic end […]
The Fragmented Empire: Late Tang Dynasty’s Decline By the late 9th century, the once-mighty Tang Dynasty was crumbling under the […]
The Turbulent Landscape of Late Tang China The late 9th century was a period of fragmentation and chaos in Tang […]
The Fracturing Empire: Late Tang Dynasty Context The late 9th century witnessed the Tang Dynasty’s dramatic disintegration, with regional warlords […]
The Fragmented Empire: Late Tang Dynasty’s Political Landscape The late Tang Dynasty (618–907) was a period of rapid decentralization, where […]
The Rise of the Cannibal Armies The late Tang Dynasty (618–907) was a period of chaos, rebellion, and unthinkable brutality. […]
The Collapse of Imperial Order In October 884, regional warlords from Guandong submitted memorials urging Emperor Xizong of Tang to […]
The Collapse of Order in Late Tang Dynasty The late Tang Dynasty (618-907) witnessed the gradual disintegration of central authority, […]
The Collapse of an Empire: Tang’s Final Days As flames consumed the imperial treasury and noble bones littered Chang’an’s avenues, […]
A Kingdom on the Brink: The Late Tang Crisis In the waning years of the Tang Dynasty (618–907), the empire […]
A Child Emperor and a Court in Chaos In 873 CE, the Tang Dynasty found itself under the rule of […]
The Fragile Peace Between Tang and Nanzhao By 859 CE, when Emperor Xuanzong of Tang died, the Tang Dynasty and […]
The Crumbling Empire: Tang’s Final Glimmer The New Book of Tang’s “Biographies of Rebellious Ministers” lamented: “When the Tang fell, […]
