Ep. 332 | The History of Yunnan Province (Part 5)
The series concludes in this Part 5 episode that takes Yunnan's history up to 1975.
Ep. 331 | The History of Yunnan Province (Part 4)
This time we look at the events of the 19th century in Yunnan.
Ep. 330 | The History of Yunnan Province (Part 3)
Our series on the history of Yunnan continues in this episode covering the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries.
Ep. 329 | The History of Yunnan Province (Part 2)
The history of Yunnan continues with the fall of Nanzhao in the 10th century to the rise and fall of the Dali Kingdom
Ep. 230 | The Pirate and Mongol Slayer Qi Jiguang
This episode examines the life of Qi Jiguang, who helped to rid the China coast of pirates (Wōkòu) and through his epic Great Wall restoration engineering project he kept the Mongol menace at bay and preserved the Ming Dynasty for an additional half-century.
Ep. 181 | The Early Years of Sino-Russian Relations
At last, the early years of Russia-China relations can see the light of day. This episode ecovers the beginnings back in the late Ming when they first met and mostly in the Qing where all the history happened.
Ep. 170 | The Mongol Yuan Dynasty (Part 2)
Laszlo finishes up the story of the Yuan Dynasty, founded in 1271. The parts of China not yet conquered were done in by 1276 and the last holdouts went by 1279. This episode takes a nice little overview of the dynasty, its slow demise, and the legacy they left.
Ep. 169 | The Mongol Yuan Dynasty (Part 1)
In this long-overdue episode, we present a nice overview of the rise of the Mongol nation starting with the famous Genghis Khan.
Ep. 29 | The Southern Song Dynasty
In this week’s episode, Laszlo finishes off the Song Dynasty after the Jin Empire captures the royal family and sacks the capital in Kaifeng. The Song dynasty continues on with the new capital in the south of China, below the Yangzi River.
Ep. 28 | The Northern Song Dynasty
Five Dynasties reign in the north, all short-lived and not spectacular by any means. In the south, after the Tang falls you have a total of ten kingdoms that exist independently.
Ep. 27 | The Tang Dynasty - Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms (Part 3)
Five Dynasties reign in the north, all short-lived and not spectacular by any means. In the south, after the Tang falls you have a total of ten kingdoms that exist independently.
Ep. 23 | The Southern and Northern Kingdoms
The Southern & Northern Dynasties were a collection of dynasties that lasted 170 years and preceded the time of unification under the Sui Dynasty.