#70 - S&N 14: The Hou Jing Disturbance

The History of China

Chris Stewart

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🗓️ 17 July 2015

⏱️ 39 minutes

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The end of Emperor Wu’s 5-decade-long rule over the Liang Empire is jam-packed with action. Following the split between Eastern and Western Wei in the North, it seems like there’s might be peace and quiet in the South for once. But this will prove short-lived, indeed. First, Vietnam will rise up in it first major rebellion in centuries against Chinese hegemony, and then a general from the far north will go rogue, defect from his warlord, and offer up his territories to Liang. It seems like an offer too good to be true… and as Emperor Wu will learn the hard way, what seems too good, usually is…Time-Frame Covered:535-557 CEMajor Historical Figures:LiangEmperor Wu of Liang (née Xiao Yan) [r. 502-549]Acting Prime Minister Zhu YiMarquis Xiao Zi, Governor of Jiao PrivinceMarquis Xiao YuanmingXiao Yong, Governor of Kuang ProvinceGeneral Chen BaxianEastern WeiWarlord Gao HuanPrince Gao ChengEmperor XiaowenGeneral Murong ShaozongGeneral Hou JingWestern WeiWarlord Yuwen TaiEmperor XiaojingRouran KhaganateChiliantoubingdoufa KhanVietnam (Jiao Province/Van Xuan Empire)Ly Bon (Ly Nam De/ Emperor Ly of the South)Trieu Tuc, Chieftain of Chu-dien CityTrieu Quang Phuc (Trieu Viet Vong/King Trieu of Viet) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:43.0	Hello and welcome to the history of China.
0:49.0	Hello and welcome to the history of China.
0:59.2	Episode 70, the Ho-Jing Disturbance.
1:10.0	We've been spending the last two episodes chronicling the long storied period of Emperor Wu of Leong's half century reign over southern China. This episode will finish out our trio on Wu by going over his later reign, his violent end, and how southern stability followed him to the grave,
1:19.0	while also linking the period together with the goings on of the two ways to the north that
1:24.6	would radically affect the fortunes of the south as well.
1:28.5	We'll be picking up today more or less where we last left off.
1:32.1	535, the year that marked the final overthrow of Northern
1:35.1	Wei and it split into eastern and western halves. That split had occurred when
1:41.5	the sitting Wei Emperor,
1:43.0	Shao Wu, had fled from his general Lissimo, Gao Juan's domination,
1:47.0	leaving the capital and seeking refuge in the domain of the powerful Duke Yuun Thai,
1:52.0	who held court in the ancient Chinese capital city, Chang'an.
1:56.0	Unfortunately for him, that had proved to be an ill-advised decision, since as it turned out Yuwandai had some ideas of his own for the throne of way, ideas
2:06.5	that didn't involve anyone named Shaou. Consequently, less than a year later, the Emperor in Exile was killed with poison, likely by the hand of U1 himself, who then seized control of the throne by declaring a new puppet, Emperor 1, and ruling the Western half of the kingdom from Chang'an.
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