10. China's Han Dynasty - The First Empire in Flames
Fall of Civilizations Podcast
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The Hurshi Corridor
The shungnu empire was built out of trade taxes and tribute paid to them by weaker kingdoms. As the war dragged on, they began to suffer a down turn. A narrow strip of land between the tibetan plateau and the gobi desert became an important part of this story. This place is known as the hurshi corridor - today it's the site of china's g 30 highway in gansu province. For the chinese, the logistical challenges of conducting a war across this desert landscape were enormous. And before the army has been out a hundred days, the oxen will all die out, while the quantity of provisions still left will be more than the men can
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