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EPISODE · Dec 22, 2022 · 20 MIN

Uncle v. Nephew: Emperor Chengzu of the Ming

from The Master of Demon Gorge: A Chinese History Podcast · host William Han

It was the Mongols who chose Beijing as the Chinese capital. After the Ming Dynasty overthrow the Mongols, though, the Chinese relocated their capital south to Nanjing. And yet just a few decades later, they moved it back to Beijing. Why?This is a "Game of Thrones" kind of story about fathers and sons and uncles and nephews, in particular the Jianwen Emperor, the nephew, and his uncle the Chengzu Emperor.Support the show

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