The Master of Demon Gorge: A Chinese History Podcast

Helian Bobo and the Capital in the Middle of Nowhere

Sep 14, 2023

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In 413 A.D., the self-proclaimed king of Daxia or Great Xia, one of the Sixteen "Barbarian" Kingdoms of the age, ordered the construction of a new capital city to be named Tong'wan. The only trouble was, the spot King Helian Bobo chose was in the middle of nowhere...

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