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Chinese history series 24

November 30, 2010

When Temur Khan died in 1304, the numerous problems began to surface in the Empire. The political leadership became unravel in a series of struggles between the pro-Chinese reformers around the Emperor and the more conservative Mongol lords; they played for high stakes and wove complex plots to influence the emperor, which distracted the Son [...]

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Chinese history series 13

November 23, 2010

Empress Wu Zetian (624-705)

Tang Taizong’s successor was weak and indecisive. Wu Zetian was the daughter of a military governor before entering Taizong’s harem as a low-level concubine at age 14.  She was in the emperor’s favor and somehow forge a liaison with one of the imperial princes, Li Zhi. When Li Zhi became emperor, He [...]

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