#227 - Ming 17: The Cao Qin Rebellion

The History of China

Chris Stewart

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🗓️ 28 November 2021

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Emperor Yingzong is back on his throne thanks to the conspirators loyal to him. Only they turn out to be not so much loyal to "him," as they are to the idea that they should have more and more power. It all culminates with yet another coup d'etat..真讨厌... Time Period Covered: 1457-1464 CE Major Historical Figures: Emperor Yingzong (Zhu Qizhen) [r. 1435-1449, 1457-1464] Crown Prince Zhu Jianshen [b. 1448] Yu Qian, Minister of War [d. 1457] Xu Yuzhen, Earl of Wugong [?] Shi Heng, Duke of Zhongguo [d. 1459] Cao Zhixiang, Director of Ceremonies [d. 1461] Grand Secretary Li Xian Imperial Guard Commander Lu Gao [d. 1461] General Cao Qin [d. 1461] General Shi Biao [?] General Sun Tang General Ma Ang General Wu Jin General Wu Cong Commander Ma Liang Commissioner Wanzhe Tuliang Vice Commissioner-in-Chief Esen Temur Works Cited: Qi, Dongfang. “Funerary Perception and Ritual Institution of Imperial Tang” in Kaogu Xuebao (tr. Lee Yun-kuen). Robinson, David M. “Politics, Force and Ethnicity in Ming China: Mongols and the Abortive Coup of 1461” in The Harvard Journal of Asiatic Studies, Vol. 59, No. 1. Stutton, Donald S. “Death Rites and Chinese Culture: Standardization and Variation in Ming and Qing Times” in Modern China, Vol. 33, No. 1. Twitchett, Denis & Tilemann Grimm. "The Cheng-t'ung, Ching-t'ai, and T'ien-shun reigns, 1436-1464" in The Cambridge History of China, Vol. 7: The Ming Dynasty, 1368-1644, Part I. Waldron, Arthur. The Great Wall of China: From History to Myth. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:30.0	Hello and welcome to the history of China.
0:40.0	Episode 227 The Cao Chen Rebellion
0:48.8	Last time, we went over the captivity of Emperor Yingzong by the Mongols of S and Tai Chi and
0:53.8	his hurried replacement on the Ming throne by his half-brother, the Jing Kai Emperor.
0:59.2	This had been followed by Yingzong's return to China, Jing Kai's refusal to return the
1:03.3	throne, and finally a cabal of disaffected palace ministers launching a successful coup d'état
1:08.7	and receding the very surprised Yingzong atop of it as of mid-March 1457.
1:14.6	Jing Kai was sent to a farm upstate where he could run and play all day long with the
1:18.9	other deposed emperors.
1:20.6	Today, then, we launch into the second half of Emperor Yingzong's twin reigns, a seven-year
1:26.8	stent known as the Tin Shun era.
1:29.8	Dennis Twitchett begins his section on the Tin Shun period as such.
1:34.2	Quote, the events of few reign periods can have so utterly belied their name as those
1:39.5	of the Tin Shun, literally obedient to heaven.
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