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The Rise and Fall of Li Cunxu: A Tragic Tale of Power and Paranoia in Later Tang Dynasty

The Ambitious Rise of a Warlord Prince In the turbulent final years of the Tang Dynasty, a young military commander […]

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The Tragic Reign of Li Cunxu: How a Conqueror’s Hubris Doomed His Dynasty

The Rise and Fall of a Warlord-Turned-Emperor The early 10th century witnessed one of Chinese history’s most dramatic reversals of […]

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The Rise and Fall of the Later Tang: Li Cunxu’s Gamble for Empire (923 AD)

The Shattered Dream of a New Tang Dynasty On April 25, 923, amidst the crumbling walls of Weizhou’s fortress, Li […]

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The Shatuo’s Decisive Stand: How a Pivotal 922 Battle Shaped the Fate of Northern China

The Fractured Landscape of Late Tang Successor States In the chaotic aftermath of the Tang Dynasty’s collapse, northern China became […]

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The Frozen Crossing: Li Cunxu’s Gamble at the Yellow River and the Turning Point of the Later Tang Dynasty

A Kingdom Divided: The Backdrop of Five Dynasties China The early 10th century witnessed one of China’s most turbulent periods […]

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The Rise of the Khitan: From Tribal Vassals to Imperial Power

The Early Struggles of the Khitan People The Khitan people emerged as a significant nomadic force in Northeast Asia during […]

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The Rise of Li Cunxu and the Fall of the Later Liang: The Pivotal Struggle for Hebei (914-916)

The Stage Is Set: Post-Yanzhou Siege Power Dynamics In July 914, six months after the grueling siege of Youzhou concluded, […]

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The Rise and Fall of the Yan Kingdom: A Pivotal Chapter in the Five Dynasties Era

The Fractured Landscape of Late Tang Collapse The early 10th century witnessed the dramatic unraveling of the Tang Dynasty’s authority, […]

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The Rise and Fall of Zhu Wen: A Tyrant’s Path from Bandit to Emperor

From Bandit to Power Broker: Zhu Wen’s Unlikely Ascent The early 10th century witnessed one of history’s most dramatic transformations […]

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The Rise and Fall of the Later Liang: A Pivotal Chapter in China’s Five Dynasties Era

The Collapse of the Tang and the Birth of the Later Liang The early 10th century marked the dramatic end […]

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The Rise of Zhu Wen and the Fall of the Tang Dynasty: A Turning Point in Chinese History

The Fragmented Empire: Late Tang Dynasty’s Decline By the late 9th century, the once-mighty Tang Dynasty was crumbling under the […]

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The Rise and Fall of Li Keyong: A Pivotal Chapter in Late Tang Dynasty Warfare

The Turbulent Landscape of Late Tang China The late 9th century was a period of fragmentation and chaos in Tang […]

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The Rise and Fall of Li Keyong: A Decade of Turmoil in Late Tang China (891-895)

The Fracturing Empire: Late Tang Dynasty Context The late 9th century witnessed the Tang Dynasty’s dramatic disintegration, with regional warlords […]

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The Rise of Li Keyong and the Tang Dynasty’s Desperate Struggle for Survival

The Fragmented Empire: Late Tang Dynasty’s Political Landscape The late Tang Dynasty (618–907) was a period of rapid decentralization, where […]

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The Nightmare of Bianzhou: Zhu Wen’s Decisive Battle Against the Cannibal Armies of Late Tang China

The Rise of the Cannibal Armies The late Tang Dynasty (618–907) was a period of chaos, rebellion, and unthinkable brutality. […]

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The Fragile Return: Emperor Xizong’s Troubled Homecoming and the Fall of Tang Authority

The Collapse of Imperial Order In October 884, regional warlords from Guandong submitted memorials urging Emperor Xizong of Tang to […]

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The Siege of Chenzhou: Huang Chao’s Downfall and the Rise of Warlords in Late Tang China

The Collapse of Order in Late Tang Dynasty The late Tang Dynasty (618-907) witnessed the gradual disintegration of central authority, […]

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The Forgotten Architect of the Five Dynasties: How a Eunuch Shaped China’s Fractured Future

The Collapse of an Empire: Tang’s Final Days As flames consumed the imperial treasury and noble bones littered Chang’an’s avenues, […]

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The Rise of the Shatuo Mercenaries and the Fall of the Tang Dynasty

A Kingdom on the Brink: The Late Tang Crisis In the waning years of the Tang Dynasty (618–907), the empire […]

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The Fall of the Tang Dynasty: The Rise of Huang Chao and the Collapse of an Empire

A Child Emperor and a Court in Chaos In 873 CE, the Tang Dynasty found itself under the rule of […]

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The Fall of the Tang Dynasty: How the Guilin Mutiny and Nanzhao Wars Accelerated Imperial Collapse

The Fragile Peace Between Tang and Nanzhao By 859 CE, when Emperor Xuanzong of Tang died, the Tang Dynasty and […]

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The Last Loyalist of the Northwest: How Tang Dynasty’s Decline Forged a Forgotten Hero

The Crumbling Empire: Tang’s Final Glimmer The New Book of Tang’s “Biographies of Rebellious Ministers” lamented: “When the Tang fell, […]

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