The Historical Stage: Collapse of Qin and Power Struggles The Banquet at Hongmen (206 BCE) occurred during one of China’s […]
The Road to Hongmen: Rivalry After the Qin Collapse In the winter of 206 BCE, two armies stood within sight […]
The Political Intrigues of Zhao Gao In the chaotic final days of the Qin Dynasty, the eunuch chancellor Zhao Gao […]
The Rise and Fall of the Qin Dynasty The Qin Empire, China’s first unified centralized state, stood at a crossroads […]
The Road to Julu: Qin’s Desperate Stand Against Rebellion The year was 208 BCE, and the once-mighty Qin dynasty found […]
The Brotherhood That Shaped an Empire In the ninth month of the second year of Emperor Er Shi’s reign (208 […]
The Rise of a Rebel Leader Liu Bang, the founding emperor of the Han Dynasty, was not a man of […]
The Precarious Balance of Power in Early Qin Dynasty The political landscape of the Qin Dynasty following the death of […]
The Rise of Legalism in Qin China The Qin Dynasty (221-206 BCE) marked China’s first imperial unification under the philosophy […]
The Qin Dynasty in Crisis The Battle of Julu in 207 BCE marked a turning point in the collapse of […]
The Fall and Rebirth of a Kingdom In the ninth month of the second year of Emperor Er Shi’s reign […]
The Strategic Legacy of the Qin Northern Army The Qin dynasty’s military machine reached its zenith under the leadership of […]
The Rise of the Zhang-Chu Rebellion In the first year of Emperor Qin Er Shi’s reign (209 BCE), the Zhang-Chu […]
The Shattered Kingdoms and the Seeds of Rebellion When the Qin dynasty unified China in 221 BCE, it did so […]
The Spark of Rebellion in a Crumbling Empire The year was 209 BCE, and the Qin Dynasty stood at a […]
The Gathering Storm: Origins of the Qin-Chu Conflict The Xi River incident of 209 BCE remains one of the most […]
The Fragile Empire: Qin’s Overextended Defense After unifying China’s warring states in 221 BCE, the Qin Dynasty shifted its military […]
The Strategic Heartland of Jiangdong The Yangtze River’s dramatic bend between Jiujiang and Nanjing created a unique geographical region known […]
The Gathering Storm: A Doomed March to the Frontier In the seventh month of 209 BCE, during the second year […]
The Grand Vision of a Unified Empire In 221 BCE, Qin Shi Huang accomplished what no ruler before him had […]