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  • The Fall of the Golden Throne [Eastern Han]

    The Last Stand of a Doomed Regime By late 23 CE, Wang Mang’s Xin dynasty was on the brink of collapse. The Gengshi Emperor Liu Xuan had dispatched Grand Duke Wang Kuang to attack Luoyang, while Generals Shen Tu Jian and Li Song marched on Wuguan Pass (in modern Danfeng, Shaanxi). Panic-stricken, Wang Mang…

  • The fall and aftermath of a tyrant [Three Kingdoms]

    After initial victories against the coalition forces, Dong Zhuo suffered a critical defeat at the hands of Sun Jian, forcing him to abandon Luoyang and retreat westward to Chang’an in 190 CE. There, he crowned himself Grand Tutor, placing himself above even the Three Excellencies.

  • Who deserves more credit for Dong Zhuo’s assassination? [Three Kingdoms]

    The assassination of Dong Zhuo in 192 AD marked a pivotal moment in the late Eastern Han dynasty, symbolizing the end of one tyrant and the beginning of another chaotic era. This event is famously depicted in Luo Guanzhong’s Romance of the Three Kingdoms and corroborated by historical records such as Chen Shou’s Records…