10. China's Han Dynasty - The First Empire in Flames
Fall of Civilizations Podcast
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The Story of Dong Jo
In the year one, 89, the emperor ling became critically ill. And there was the typical power struggle between eunuchs and empress dowagers. But he wouldn't make it through his first year. Later that year a group of military manders saw their chance to rid the empire of the curse of the eunuch advisers. Among these commanders was the ruthless tyrant of lian, the fearsome general dong jo. Dong joo arrived outside the capital of lo yang in time to see flames rising over the city's southern palace. His co conspirators had already struck storming the city. Many young attendants were killed simply because they hadn't yet grown beards and were therefore
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