#24 - W. Han 2: Xiongnu to the Left of Me, Rebels to the Right...

The History of China

Chris Stewart

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🗓️ 2 June 2014

⏱️ 35 minutes

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The Han Dynasty is established by Liu Bang, who crowns himself it's first Emperor Gaozu. But though this is the beginning of a golden age for China, it get's off to a rough start, as to the north the steppe tribes have united into the terrifying Xiongnu Empire under the ancestor of Attila the Hun and Genghis Khan: Batur Chanyu. Within the empire itself, a murder-happy Empress Lü will inadvertently incite rebellions against her husband's rule. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:44.0	Hello and welcome to the history of China.
0:55.0	Episode 22,
0:58.0	Shong knew to the left of me, rebels to the right.
1:04.8	And here Han is, stuck in the middle with Gaozu.
1:09.2	Last time, we went over the four years civil war between the kingdoms of Han and Chu to establish supremacy over China.
1:17.0	This time, with the Han kingdom and its King Leobang successful after the climactic Battle of Gai Shah. The interregmal period was
1:24.5	ended with the establishment of the Han Dynasty in 2002 BC with Leo Bang
1:29.5	enthroned as its emperor G Gao Zu.
1:43.0	Though the previous dynasty had, briefly, unified the empire and left an indelible mark on the culture, language, and legal code of the nation, far into the future. And again, is literally why China begins with Chin.
1:47.0	It was actually the Han Dynasty, that it is in many respects the real MVP of the early imperial period.
1:54.6	The dynasty's lasting influence is reflected, among other things, in the self-designated
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