The Fall of Yuan Shao and the Southern Power Vacuum The crushing defeat at Guandu in 200 CE marked the […]
The Rise of Opposition Against Cao Cao In the waning years of the Eastern Han Dynasty (25–220 CE), power struggles […]
The Fractured Landscape of the Late Han Dynasty The late Eastern Han Dynasty (c. 184–220 CE) was an era of […]
The Fragmented Landscape of Late Han China The early 3rd century CE was a period of chaos and disintegration in […]
The Fractured Landscape of the Late Han The late Eastern Han Dynasty (25–220 CE) was a period of fragmentation and […]
The Fragile Balance of Power in Late Han China As the Han Dynasty entered its twilight years in the early […]
A Broken Capital Awaits Its Emperor In the seventh month of Jian’an 1 (196 CE), the fifteen-year-old Emperor Xian of […]
The Fractured Empire: Setting the Stage The year was 195 CE during the waning years of the Eastern Han Dynasty—a […]
The Fractured Empire: Background of the Conflict The late Eastern Han Dynasty (25–220 CE) was a period of political decay, […]
A Fractured Empire: The Decline of the Han Dynasty The late Eastern Han Dynasty (25–220 CE) was a period of […]
The Rise of a Warlord in a Fractured Empire The early 3rd century CE was a time of chaos and […]
The Fractured Landscape of Post-Dong Zhuo China The assassination of the tyrannical warlord Dong Zhuo in 192 CE plunged China […]
The Rise of a Warlord: Dong Zhuo’s Path to Power Dong Zhuo, one of the most reviled figures in Chinese […]
The Rise of Dong Zhuo and the Chaos of the Late Han The assassination of Dong Zhuo in 192 CE […]
The Decree of a Tyrant In the turbulent year of 190 CE, the warlord Dong Zhuo made a decision that […]
The Fragile Han Dynasty on the Brink As the 2nd century AD drew to a close, the mighty Han Dynasty—which […]
The Collapse of Han Authority The late Eastern Han Dynasty (25–220 CE) was a period of rapid decline, marked by […]
The Powder Keg of Late Han Politics The year was 189 CE, and the Han Dynasty stood at a precipice. […]
The Fragile Succession Crisis of the Later Han The Later Han Dynasty (25–220 CE) was plagued by a recurring problem: […]
The Collapse of Central Authority The Later Han Dynasty (25–220 CE) was a period of gradual decline, marked by court […]
The Decline of the Han Dynasty and the Seeds of Rebellion By the mid-2nd century CE, the Han Dynasty, once […]
The Gathering Storm: Roots of Discontent in Late Han China The late Eastern Han Dynasty (25-220 CE) witnessed a perfect […]
