#26 - W. Han 4: The Rule Of Wen And Jing

The History of China

Chris Stewart

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🗓️ 15 June 2014

⏱️ 31 minutes

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The reigns of Han Emperors Wen and Jing took enormous strides to stabilize the dynasty both within and without. Lowered taxes, more lenient laws, and normalization of international relationships saw life under Wen and Jing greatly improve. But a blunder dealing with the autonomous Imperial Princes threatens to unmake everything... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:17.0	Episode 24, the rule of 1 and Jing.
1:25.0	Last time, we took an in-depth view of Lujh.
1:31.0	The first Empress, Empress Dowager, and Grand Empress Dowager of China, and her 15-year
1:36.2	reign of terror as the authority behind the throne of Han.
1:40.0	And following her death, the backlash against her tyranny, which resulted in the extermination of her
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