#224 - Ming 15: The Tumu Fiasco

The History of China

Chris Stewart

History

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🗓️ 1 October 2021

⏱️ 40 minutes

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A child sits the throne of Great Ming, which goes surprisingly alright… at least for a while. But when the old guard of the imperial regency starts dying off, a combination of naive youthful exuberance and pure political ambition from the power behind the throne will throw everything into chaos on the plains north of Beijing. Time Period Covered: 1435-1449 CE Major Historical Figures: Great Ming: Zhu Qizhen (Emperor Yingzong, the Zhengtong/Tianshun Emperor) [r. 1335-1449, 1457-1464] Grand Empress Dowager Chen [d. 1442] Wang Zhen, Eunuch Lord [d. 1449] Mongol Tribes: Esen, Taishi of the Oirat [d. 1455] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:40.0	Hello and welcome to the history of China.
0:47.0	Episode 224.
0:49.0	The Chinmoo Fiasco.
0:52.0	Last time we went over the decade of rule under Jujang Ji.
0:55.0	The Shen Da Emperor,
0:57.0	until his own tragically early death at 36 in the year 1435.
1:01.0	Likewise, we charted the last great voyage
1:03.0	of the mighty Ming Treasure Fleet,
1:05.0	which would consign its grand admiral Zheng Ha
1:07.0	to the bosom of the sea before its return into Chinese waters.
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