Ep. 26 | The Tang Dynasty (Part 2)
Laszlo is back after a holiday illness to continue where we left off in 705 with the passing of Wu Zetian. After an initial golden age during the Taizong emperor, the Tang will reach new heights of glory under Tang Minghuang a.k.a. the Xuanzong emperor.
The magnificent city of Chang’an is once again the center of the world where the arts flourished like never before and traders, travelers, and explorers from around the world came to gather and marvel at the splendor of Tang Dynasty China.
From Dorgon to Daoguang things were pretty tame in the Qing. But once Empress Dowager Cixi grabs hold of the reigns of power, she allows her eunuchs, most notably An Dehai and Li Lianying, to do their worst.