From Stable Boy to Strategist: The Making of a Military Genius The early life of Wei Qing reads like an […]
The Unlikely Beginnings of a Future General The story of Wei Qing, one of Han Dynasty China’s most celebrated military […]
A Marriage Forged in Political Intrigue The story of Chen Ajiao, Emperor Wu of Han’s first empress, begins not with […]
The Delicate Dance of Heqin: Han Dynasty’s Early Strategy For over six decades before Emperor Wu’s reign, the Han Dynasty […]
The Fragile Peace of Heqin From the founding of the Western Han Dynasty under Emperor Gaozu (Liu Bang), China pursued […]
A Clash of Titans in Han Dynasty Politics The early reign of Emperor Wu of Han (141-87 BCE) witnessed one […]
The Rise of Emperor Wu and the Shadow of Empress Dowager Dou When the seventeen-year-old Emperor Wu of Han ascended […]
The Ambitious Vision of a Young Emperor When Emperor Wu of Han ascended the throne in 141 BCE at the […]
A Fractured Empire Seeks New Leadership In the summer of 140 BCE, during the first year of the Jianyuan era, […]
A Recluse’s Rise: The Making of a Confucian Sage The story begins in the quiet study of a scholar so […]
A Delicate Transition of Power The nine-year tenure of Liu Che (later Emperor Wu of Han) as crown prince was […]
The Rise and Fall of a Crown Prince In the seventh year of Emperor Jing’s reign (150 BCE), the Han […]
A Mother’s Favor and a Brother’s Ambition The Han Dynasty’s imperial court was no stranger to intrigue, but few succession […]
A Mother’s Favor and the Seeds of Conflict The Han Dynasty’s imperial court was no stranger to intrigue, but few […]
The Rise of a Royal Strategist Princess Liu Piao, also known as the Grand Princess Dowager of Dou, was no […]
The Fragile Fortunes of Imperial Kinship The early Western Han Dynasty witnessed a complex interplay of power, ambition, and chance […]
The Birth of a Masterpiece in Turbulent Times The Records of the Grand Historian (Shiji), penned by Sima Qian during […]
