The Fracturing of the Han-Zhao Dynasty The year 318 CE marked a pivotal moment in northern China’s chaotic Sixteen Kingdoms […]
A Fractured Empire: The Seeds of Chaos The stage for China’s tumultuous Sixteen Kingdoms period (304-439 CE) was set during […]
The Fragile Throne: Eastern Jin’s Precarious Succession In 361 CE, the Eastern Jin dynasty faced a pivotal moment when Emperor […]
The Seeds of Chaos: Origins of the War of the Eight Princes The War of the Eight Princes (291–306 CE) […]
The Fragile Succession: Eastern Wu’s Political Instability The Eastern Wu dynasty (229–280 CE), one of the Three Kingdoms competing for […]
The Decline of the Wei Dynasty and Sima Yi’s Ascent The early 3rd century in China was a period of […]
The Birth of a New Bureaucratic Order In 220 CE, as Cao Pi prepared to accept Emperor Xian’s abdication and […]
The Gathering Storm Before Red Cliffs In the winter of 208 CE, two formidable forces converged along the Yangtze River […]
The Collapse of the Han Dynasty and the Age of Warlords The late Eastern Han Dynasty (25-220 CE) witnessed a […]
The Fractured Landscape of Post-Han China The collapse of the mighty Han Empire in 220 CE marked the beginning of […]
