The Fragile Balance of Power in the Eastern Han Court The Eastern Han Dynasty (25-220 CE) maintained a delicate political […]
A Fragile Empire in Transition The death of Emperor Ming in August 75 CE at age 48 marked a pivotal […]
From Library to Battlefield: The Making of an Unlikely Hero The Ban family of China’s Eastern Han Dynasty (25-220 CE) […]
The Fragile Southern Frontier of the Han Empire By the time Emperor Guangwu of the Eastern Han Dynasty (25–220 CE) […]
From Humble Beginnings to Imperial Ambitions The story of Emperor Guangwu, founder of the Eastern Han Dynasty, begins with an […]
The Fractured Empire: China Under Wang Mang’s Rule In the turbulent years following the collapse of the Western Han Dynasty, […]
The collapse of the Xin Dynasty (9–23 CE) under the rule of Wang Mang stands as one of ancient China’s […]
The Origins of the Red Eyebrows Rebellion The Red Eyebrows Rebellion emerged during the tumultuous final years of Wang Mang’s […]
The Fractured Empire: Seeds of Rebellion in Late Western Han As the Western Han dynasty (206 BCE–9 CE) crumbled under […]
From Han Dynasty Stability to Political Upheaval The collapse of the Qin Dynasty in 206 BCE ushered in the Han […]
The Precarious Path to Power In the twilight years of the Western Han Dynasty (206 BCE–9 CE), a singular figure […]
The Making of a “Saintly” Statesman In the year 1 CE—a date that serendipitously aligned with the start of the […]
The Rise of the Zhao Sisters During the reign of Emperor Cheng of the Han Dynasty, two sisters from the […]
The Fragile Foundations of the Late Han Empire The story of Wang Mang’s ascent to power unfolds against the backdrop […]
The Historical Context of Han-Xiongnu Relations The story of Wang Zhaojun unfolds during the Western Han Dynasty (206 BCE–9 CE), […]
A Forced Union in the Imperial Court The Han Dynasty’s imperial palace was a place of intrigue, power struggles, and […]
From Humble Beginnings to the Imperial Throne The Emperor Xuan of Han stood apart from his predecessors and successors in […]
The Rise of the Huo Dynasty In 68 BCE, the death of Huo Guang—Grand Marshal and General-in-Chief—marked the end of […]
From Official to Eunuch: The Unraveling of Xu Guanghan’s Fortunes Xu Guanghan’s life was a series of misfortunes, each more […]
The Succession Crisis of Emperor Zhao The unexpected death of the virtuous but short-reigned Emperor Zhao of Han in 74 […]
The Twilight of Emperor Wu’s Expansionist Era The reign of Emperor Wu of Han marked the zenith of territorial expansion […]
The Curious Origins of a Palace Legend In the twilight years of Emperor Wu of Han’s reign (141-87 BCE), the […]
