The widow-queen of the Mongols, Mandukhai, seizes the reins of her own fate, entreating the spirits of sky and earth to help her in her quest to reunite her broken people and return sovereignty and glory to Mongolia. Oh, and she also marries a 7-year-old, which is a little strange, but makes sense in context.Time Period Covered:1470~1480 CEMajor Historical Figures:Mandukhai Khatun [ca. 1449-1510]Dayan Khan (Batu Mongke) [1462-1543?]Gen. Une-Bolod [?-?]Ismayil Taishi [d. 1486]IZHRFtmFcUK0fVmjUCMM See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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#237 - Yuan 18: Mandukhai, Warrior Princess

In the chaos that grips the steppes in the mid 15th century, anarchy reins. Though there are though who call themselves khans, they were merely figureheads controlled by their own prime ministers, the taishis. The once mighty Borjigin Clan has been bled nearly dry, and usurpers are over every hill crest.Into this world of destruction and disarray, two children are born on opposite sides of the vast Gobi. The first is one of the last members of the House of Borjigin, a boy called Bayan Möngke, who will in time become the heir to the office of Great Khan of the Mongols. The other a girl of seemingly little significance, Mandukhai, who will be given to the sitting Khan in marriage as his second queen.Time Period Covered:ca. 1448~1478 CEMajor Historical Figures:Northern Yuan:Beg-Arslan TaishiIsmayil TaishiManduul Khan, "The Old Khan" [ca. 1438-1478]Bayan Möngke Jinong, "The Golden Prince" [ca. 145?-147?]Yeke Qabar-tu Khatun, "Big Nose" [14??-14??]Mandukhai Khatun [ca. 1448-1510]General Une-Bolod [14??-14??]Siker [144?-14??]Boroghchin [ca. 14??-147?] See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

#236 - Yuan 17: The Golden Prince & The Warrior Queen

Aziz, Ashaya, Sean, and myself have a ball discussing all the things GRRM took - and didn't - from Chinese history when he "created" the mysterious empire of Yi-Ti!I had an absolute ball, and I hope you will, too!! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Special: A Song of Yiti & China - The History of Westeros/History of China Mash-up!

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Rebroadcast: 6/4: UK Cable on Tiananmen Square Massacre

Great Ming is having some problems with its border troops who think orders are actually "suggestions." The Jiajing Emperor is having some problems with his ministers being self-serving twits. Meanwhile, there's some strange happenings going on beyond the wild frontiers...Time Period Covered:~1510-1540 CE See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

#235 - Ming 25: Some Light Treason

05/13/2022"Relax," said the night man,"We are programmed to receive." See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

上海 Lockdown Update - Day 43/04: You Can Check Out Any Time You Like

With the Zhengde Emperor dead without an heir, the succession is in question and rebellion brewing. Fortunately, Grand Secretary Yang Tinghe has planned for this and calls in his backup - the 13-year-old Prince of Xing, Zhengde's younger cousin. He'll come to power as the Jiajing Emperor... but Secretary Yang will very quickly find out that, though young, Jiajing is a spitfire who's here to play the game, not be played.Time Period Covered:1519-1524 CEMajor Historical Figures:Zhu Houcong (The Jiajing Emperor) [r. 1521-1567]Grand Secretary Yang Tinghe [1459-1529]Empress Dowager Zhang [1471-1541]Lady/Empress Dowager JiangMajor Works Cited:Geiss, James. “The Cheng-te reign, 1506-1521” in The Cambridge History of China, Vol. 7: The Ming Dynasty, 1368-1644, Part I.”Legge, James. The Chinese Classics, Vol. III. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

#234 - Ming 24: The Grand Rites Controversy

Day 15 of 4: An overview of individual accounts of the unfolding Covid lockdown situation in Shanghai, the siege-mentality that has set in, and the struggles of day to day existence both on- and offline in a city cut off from the rest of the world. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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There's trouble brewing in the south. A minor prince with delusions of grandeur gets a bit too big for his britches. Portuguese Pirates plunder peninsular ports before coming to call on Canton. This sounds like a job for the great General Zhu Shou, Heroic Defender of the Realm and Ultimate Party-Boat Enjoyer.Time Period Covered:~1514-1521 CEMajor Historical Figures:The Zhengde Emperor (Zhu Houzhao) [r. 1505-1521]The Prince of Ning (Zhu Chenhao) [1477-1520]Jiang BinQian Ning [d. 1520]Grand Secretary Fei HengSun Sui, Governor of Jiangxi [d. 1519]General Wang Yangming [1472-1529]General Zhu Shou, Heroic Defender of the Realm, Duke of Zhenguo [?? -??]Tomé Pires, Portuguese explorer and ambassador [c. 1465-1524? or 40?]Major Works Cited:Brook, Timothy. The Troubled Empire: China in the Yuan and Ming Dynasties.Geiss, James. “The Cheng-te reign, 1506-1521” in The Cambridge History of China, Vol. 7: The Ming Dynasty, 1368-1644, Part I.”Keevak, Michael. Becoming Yellow: A Short History of Racial Thinking.Pires, Tomé, Armando Cortesão & Francisco Rodrigues. The Suma oriental of Tome Pires; and account of the East, from the Red Sea to China, written in Malacca and India in 1512-1515; and, The book of Franciso Rodrigues: Pilot-Major of the armada that discovered Banda and the Moluccas: rutter of a voyage in the red sea, nautical rules, almanack, vol. 1. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

#233 - Ming 23: General Zhu Shou's Ultimate Party Yacht River Cruise

A new update with all the new craziness 2 years on before we once again step into Ye Olde Chinese Medicine Shoppe for the tour...Traditional Chinese Medicine – as its name duly implies – has been a part of China for at least 2,500 years. But what does it mean? Where does it come from? How does it work? And does it have a place it modern society? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

#232.5 (185 Mk. 2): Back to the Medicine Shoppe (De Materia Medica Rebroadcast+ 2022 Update))

The Zhengde Emperor decides that being the divine sovereign is *boring* and that being a cool war-hero would be way cooler... and... it goes weirdly better than expected. Also, he gives himself a cool nickname, and makes everyone call him that.Time Period Covered:1510-1518 CEMajor Historical Figures:The Zhengde Emperor (Zhu Houzhao) [r. 1505-1521]Jiang BinQian NingLiu Yun, Eunuch CommanderGeneral Zhu Shou, Heroic Defender of the Realm [?? -??]TibetThe Prince of Rin-Sprungs [r. 1512-1544]Mongols:Dayan Khan (Batu Möngke) [r. 1479-1517] See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

#232 - Ming 21: Animal House

The adolescent Zhengde Emperor sits the throne, but everyone in the know knows that it is the eunuch-lord Liu Jin who truly controls Great Ming. Not everyone's exactly thrilled with this situation, and they're gonna get Liu Jin got... or die trying.Time Period Covered:1506-1510 CEMajor Historical Figures:The Zhengde Emperor (Zhu Houzhao) [r. 1506-1521]Liu Jin, Director of the Ceremonial [1451-1510]The Prince of Anhua (Zhu Zhifan) [d. 1510]Commander Qiu YueGeneral Yan YiqingInspector-in-Chief Zhang YongMajor Works Cited:Bourgon, Jérôme, Muriel Detrie, & Regis Poulet."Execution in Canton" in Chinese Torture – Supplices Chinois.Brook, Timothy. The Troubled Empire: China in the Yuan and Ming Dynasties.Geiss, James. “The Cheng-te reign, 1506-1521” in The Cambridge History of China, Vol. 7: The Ming Dynasty, 1368-1644, Part I.”Meadows, Thomas Taylor. The Chinese and Their Rebellions See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

#231 - Ming 20: Liu Jin & the Eight Tigers

Happy Year of the Tiger!Great Ming decides that it's going to (re-)(re-)Build a Great, Great, Great Wall...and MAKE THE MONGOLS PAY FOR IT!*(*claim disputed by Mongolia)Major Work Cited:Fairbanks, John King. China: A New History, 2nd Edition.Mote, Frederick W. “The Ch’eng-hua and Hung-chih Reigns, 1465-1505” in The Cambridge History of China, Vol. 7: The Ming Dynasty, Part I.Waldron, Arthur. The Great Wall of China: From History to Myth. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

#230 - Ming 19: A Futile & Stupid Barrier

After a very rocky start in life, the Chenghua Emperor takes the throne, only to be endlessly shoved around by overbearing mother, manipulative and murderous consorts, and conniving, terrorizing eunuchs. What else would one really expect for a guy with the personality of a west dishrag?Time Period Covered:1464-1487 CEMajor Historical Figures:The Chenghua Emperor (Zhu Jianshen) [r. 1464-1487]The Hongzhi Emperor (Zhu Youcheng) [1470-1505]Noble Consort Wan Zheng'er [1430-1487]Empress WangEmpress WuEmpress Dowager ZhouEmpress Dowager QianGrand Secretary Li XianLady Zhi TangmeiEunuch Zhang MinSpymaster Wang ZhiNotable Works Cited:Mote, Frederick W. “The Ch’eng-hua and Hung-chih Reigns, 1465-1505” in The Cambridge History of China, Vol. 7: The Ming Dynasty, Part I.Li Shizhen. Bencao Ganmu (The Compendium of Materia Medica)Tsai, Shi-shan Henry. The Eunuchs of the Ming Dynasty. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

#229 - Ming 18: The Raven Himself Is Hoarse

What the only thing better than 8 years on the podwaves? 8 years & 10,000,000 downloads, THAT'S WHAT!!In this episode we talk about what the definition of "is" is, Zen masters, *yet more farming history!,* when I plan to shut up, me reading poetry in Mandarin... & then the same poem in *reconstructed Old Chinese from 2k+ yrs ago*, and divination, which includes Nazis, Princess Mononoke, pigs & fish, and fictions within fictions with fictions at the heart of the truth! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

#228 - Special: 8th Anniversary Q&A

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