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Hello and welcome to the history of China.

Episode 250, Nihachi Part 2 Welcome newcomers.

The tradition of Festivals begins with the airing of grievances.

I got a lot of problems with you people, and now you're going to hear about it.

You, Kruger, my son tells me your company stinks!

Oh God, quiet, you'll get yours in a minute.

Kruger, you couldn't smooth a cell sheet if you had a hot date with a bed.

I lost my train of thought.

From Seinfeld, Festivals.

Last time, we looked at the rough and tumble early life of Nihachi of the Durchen,

and the beginnings of his rise to power and glory in the grand vision of reuniting his people,

and turning it into a force that could contend with the overwhelming might of the great Ming dynasty

itself. We finished up right about the year of 1619, as he'd begun making motions towards

assuming the mandate of heaven through seeking out and or inventing,

auspicious heavenly signs and signals of his own impending rise.

And so today, we pick up from there.

As Nihachi, now styling himself as the heavenly mandated Khan of Jin,

turns his attentions and armies southward toward the Ming controlled region of Liao Dong.

Before starting on that though, it behooves me to note that this is episode number 250

of the history of China podcast. And yeah, there's actually something more like 275-ish

floating around, but the number on the title says 250, and that's really what's important,

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