Podcast
The Master of Demon Gorge: A Chinese History Podcast
Hosted by William Han · EN
Stories from ancient China, and whatever else comes to mind.
25episodes
Episodes
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Li Zicheng, the Truculent King
1w ago00:20:09Tap to summarizeAbout the man who actually brought down the Ming Dynasty.Support the show
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2w ago00:22:20Tap to summarizeWhat is the origin of the term "East Turkestan"? The complicated history of Xinjiang in the 1930s and '40s.Support the show
Transcribe →Zhang Zhidong
3w ago00:21:22Tap to summarizeAnother of the "Four Great Ministers of the Late-Qing."Support the show
Transcribe →Li Hongzhang
May 1400:22:25Tap to summarizeOne of the most important mandarins of the late-Qing was also one of the most controversial figures in Chinese history.Support the show
Transcribe →Feng Dao, Political Survivor
May 700:18:11Tap to summarizeRegarding the unique career of Feng Dao of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms.Support the show
Transcribe →Matteo Ricci
Apr 3000:19:39Tap to summarizeOne of the most important missionaries in the history of Christianity in China.Support the show
Transcribe →Emperor Jiajing of Ming
Apr 2300:19:21Tap to summarizeThe second-longest reigning emperor of the Ming Dynasty was an out-too-devout follower of religious Daoism.Support the show
Transcribe →Sino-Burmese War of 1765
Apr 1600:21:24Tap to summarizeFrom 1765 to 1769, Qing China invaded Burma four times...Support the show
Transcribe →Biographies of Some Exemplary Women
Apr 900:18:03Tap to summarizeRegarding the Han Dynasty "Biographies of Exemplary Women," Queen Jiang, Zhongli Chun, Cai Wenji, and Xie Daoyun.Support the show
Transcribe →Tan Sitong of the 100-Day Reform
Apr 200:21:22Tap to summarizeOne of the leading figures of the reform of 1898.Support the show
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