#30 - W. Han 8: Getting Over Wu

The History of China

Chris Stewart

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🗓️ 13 July 2014

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Following the historically long reign of Emperor Wu, the Han Empire struggles to find a replacement, in light of the designated heir being dead. The first choice will die without ever having tasted real power, the second an incompetent buffoon who won't last a month in office, until finally a real alternative can be found from the most unlikely of places: prison. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:58.0	Episode 28, getting over Wu.
1:06.5	Last time, we concluded the 54-year rule of Emperor Wu of Han and the succession crisis generated by the rebellion and subsequent death of his designated heir, Crown Prince Leo Ju.
1:12.4	This week we look at life after Wu and how Han managed to survive and even
1:17.0	thrive following the exit of its longest reigning monarch, beginning with the coordination
1:21.6	of the Child Emperor Jao.
1:24.0	You remember from the last episode that the birth of Emperor Wu's youngest son,
1:28.0	Prince Leo Fooling, had been the critical factor in ultimately forcing Crown Prince Jew to rebellion and exile.
1:36.0	Wu had been ecstatic that his favored consort, Lady Goye, had managed to conceive him a son
1:40.8	when he was already 62 years old. That excitement had been compounded
1:45.0	by the supposedly extended pregnancy of his consort, purportedly 14 months, which
1:50.1	had been the same amount of time in utero as the mythical Emperor Yao from the three sovereigns and five
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