The Eastern Han Dynasty, ruling over an empire that had been unified for over 150 years, fell apart suddenly in 190 in one of the most dramatic collapses in Chinese history.
Chapters:
0:00 The Early Eastern Han Dynasty
04:47 Dysfunction at Court
11:32 Confucian Scholar-Aristocrats
20:05 Frontier Troubles
26:19 Emperor Huan
34:34 Emperor Ling and the Partisan Prohibitions
39:16 General Geography
52:27 The Yellow Turban Rebellion
58:24 Emperor Ling's Final Years
1:05:51 Aftermath of Emperor Ling's Death
1:10:11 Dong Zhuo at Court
Corrections:
Starting at 1:14:07, Huang Wan (黃琬) should have been listed as the grand commandant and Yang Biao (楊彪) as the minister of the masses - they are flipped on the slide. They did both serve in the alternative positions, but during other times.
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Based on The Historical Atlas of China by Tan Qixiang (谭其骧)
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