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  • The Emperor Wu’s Quest for Immortality [Western Han]

    Victory at Home, Longing Beyond the Heavens By the mid-second century BCE, Emperor Wu of Han had secured his legacy. Under his command: The empire was stable, prosperous, and powerful. Yet, as the old saying goes:”Once an emperor, he dreams of becoming an immortal.” From the age of sixteen, when he ascended the throne,…