Fall of Civilizations Podcast 10. China's Han Dynasty - The First Empire in Flames
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Luoyang's Ruin
- In 207 AD, Chinese poet Cao Zhi returned to his ruined hometown, Luoyang.
- The once-prosperous Han capital now lay in ashes, a symbol of a fallen golden age.
Geographic Impact
- The collision of India and Asia formed the Himalayas and Tibetan Plateau, impacting China's geography.
- This created the fertile plains between the Yangtze and Yellow Rivers, cradling Chinese civilization.
Ancient Chinese Worldview
- Ancient Chinese viewed the land between the Yangtze and Yellow Rivers as the heart of goodness.
- They believed virtue decreased with distance from this center, viewing outsiders as barbarians.
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Introduction
00:00 • 2min
The Blackened Ruins of Lo Yang
01:41 • 2min
The Fall of Civilizations Podcast
03:50 • 5min
The Impact of the Tibetan Plateau
08:50 • 2min
The Yellow River and the Yang Se
10:59 • 5min
The Heart of All Goodness
15:36 • 2min
The People of Early China
17:12 • 6min
The History of the Chin Dynasty
22:50 • 5min
The Emperor of China, Chinshi Wang, Died With Him
27:45 • 2min
China's Greatest Mausoleum
29:25 • 3min
The Importance of a Common Man
32:11 • 3min
The Great Chess Game of China
35:38 • 2min
The History of the Han Period
37:43 • 3min
Suma Chien's History of China
40:29 • 4min
The Shungnu People
44:44 • 2min
The Song of the Shung Nu
47:00 • 5min
The Han Dynasty and the Marriage Alliance
52:04 • 3min
The Son of Heaven Is the Head of the Empire
55:28 • 2min
Emperor Woo - A History of the Chinese Empire
57:13 • 3min
The Chinese Plan for Taking the City of Mayi
59:55 • 4min
The Chinese Revolutionary War
01:03:44 • 2min
The Hurshi Corridor
01:05:29 • 6min
The Great Wall of China
01:11:02 • 2min
The Takla Makan Desert
01:13:32 • 2min
Silk, the Most Valuable of Chinese Exports
01:15:54 • 6min
Sumachien's Punishment
01:21:44 • 4min
The Last Emperor of China - Cheng Mang
01:26:01 • 4min
Wang Mang and the Yellow River
01:30:30 • 4min
The Red Eyebrow Revolt of the Han Dynasty
01:34:21 • 3min
The New Capital City of Luo Yang
01:37:44 • 2min
Lo Yang - The New Capital
01:40:01 • 2min
The Great Resurrection of the Han Empire
01:42:07 • 3min
Ganying's Travels and Travels of the Roman Empire
01:45:07 • 2min
Ganying's Journey Across the Silk Road
01:46:59 • 4min
The Importance of Eunuchs in China
01:50:54 • 4min
Empress Dowagers of the Second Century
01:54:51 • 4min
The Emperor Turning Blind
01:59:17 • 2min
The Shong Nu and the Shanbe
02:01:26 • 2min
The Emperor Ling's Life and Times
02:03:35 • 2min
The Emperor Ling's Corruption
02:05:11 • 2min
The Chiang Rebellions
02:07:03 • 2min
Religion in China Around the Golden Turbans
02:09:11 • 2min
Daoism and the Yellow Turban Rebellion
02:11:17 • 4min
Dongjoo - The Last Nail in the Coffin of the Empire of the Han
02:15:16 • 5min
Dong Joo's Loyalty Belongs to Him
02:20:03 • 2min
The Book of Later Han Reveals Dark Odds
02:21:56 • 3min
The Story of Dong Jo
02:24:35 • 4min
Dongjo's Rebellion in the Golden Age of the Han Empire
02:28:36 • 4min
Dongjo's Assassination of Dong Joo
02:32:22 • 4min
The Death of Dong Jo
02:36:21 • 3min
The Emperor Shian's Journey Through the Blackened Ruins of the Imperial Capital
02:39:13 • 1min
The Romance of the Three Kingdoms
02:40:43 • 2min
The Ruins of Loyang
02:42:45 • 2min
Anbe Oein Hun I Jingle
02:44:29 • 2min
The 19 Pieces of Old Poems
02:46:45 • 4min
Fall of Civilizations Podcast
02:50:58 • 2min
A city in ruins. A dynasty in tatters. An empire in ashes...
This episode, we look at the remarkable story of the first empire of ancient China, the Han dynasty. With ancient Chinese poetry, songs and folk music, we look back at the first empire's rise, its remarkable technological advances, and its first, tentative attempts to make contact with the empires of the west. Finally, we look at all the reasons behind the first age of Imperial China's final, dramatic fall.
Credits:
Sound engineering by Thomas Ntinas
Voice Actors:
Claire Hynes
Jake Barrett-Mills
Shem Jacobs
Alex Peattie
Music by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
Source: incompetech.com/