EPISODE · Aug 15, 2025 · 30 MIN
Episode 10: Twilight
from Leading the Middle Kingdom: Eight emperors and how they shaped China · host Mr Smith
This week we look at the woman who steadied the empire after the shocks of the Opium Wars and ruled China in all but name for half a century
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This week we look at the woman who steadied the empire after the shocks of the Opium Wars and ruled China in all but name for half a century
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Episode 10: Twilight
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