Early Life in a Turbulent Era Yue Fei was born in Xiangzhou, Hebei West Circuit, in what is now the […]
Introduction: A Pivotal Moment in Chinese History The Siege of Taiyuan stands as one of the most brutal and consequential […]
Introduction: A Monumental Cinematic Endeavor In the annals of historical cinema, few productions have achieved the enduring reverence accorded to […]
Introduction: A Bold Declaration in Xingqing On the eleventh day of the tenth month in the year 1038, a momentous […]
Introduction: A Royal Homecoming In the spring of 843 CE, during the third year of the Huichang era under Emperor […]
Introduction: A Rebellion Remembered in Verse In the mid-ninth century, the great Tang poet Liu Yuxi penned “Pingqi Xing,” a […]
Introduction: A Scene of Intrigue and Violence In the opening sequence of Hou Hsiao-hsien’s film The Assassin, a vivid tableau […]
The Poet’s Journey Through a War-Torn Land In the late spring of 759 CE, the renowned poet Du Fu found […]
Introduction: A River of Destiny Flowing along the modern border between Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan runs the Talas River, a modest […]
Introduction In the tumultuous period following the collapse of the Sui Dynasty, numerous warlords vied for control of China. Among […]
The Great Power Rivalry in Late 19th Century East Asia The closing years of the 19th century witnessed an intense […]
The Meiji Restoration and the Dream of Expansion The origins of Japan’s aggressive expansion into Korea can be traced back […]
The Gathering Storm: Origins of the Russo-Japanese Conflict The Russo-Japanese War (1904–1905) emerged from decades of imperial rivalry in East […]
The Powder Keg of Imperial Ambitions The early 20th century witnessed a fierce geopolitical struggle between Russia and Japan over […]
A Powder Keg in Northeast Asia The early 20th century witnessed rising tensions between imperial powers jockeying for influence in […]
The Gathering Storm: Prelude to Conflict The winter of 1904 found East Asia balanced on a knife’s edge. For nearly […]
A Fateful Meeting in Tokyo On the night of February 4, 1904 (January 22 by the old Julian calendar), Japan’s […]
The Gathering Storm: Prelude to Conflict in Northeast Asia The winter of 1903-1904 witnessed an extraordinary military buildup that would […]
The Precarious Position of Korea in 1904 As the 20th century dawned, Korea found itself caught in the crossfire of […]
The Precarious Throne of Emperor Gojong In the winter of 1904, Emperor Gojong of Korea found himself at the center […]
The Gathering Storm in East Asia As 1903 drew to a close, Russian officials in East Asia found themselves drowning […]
The Gathering Storm: Japan’s Strategic Dilemma As December 1903 drew to a close, the Imperial Japanese Army General Staff finalized […]
