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Books by Song Fuju
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Huo Qubing 霍去病
In the sixth year of Yuanshuo under Emperor Wu of Han (123 BCE), seventeen-year-old Huo Qubing was appointed Colonel of the Piao Yao and joined his uncle Wei Qing on a campaign south of the desert, where they routed the Xiongnu. Over the next two years, Huo Qubing led the troops on two more campaigns, defeating the Xiongnu and occupying the Hexi region. From then on, the Han dynasty's western frontier remained secure. At the age of twenty-two, Huo Qubing led his army more than two thousand li no
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Wang Mang 王莽
The day Zhou Gong feared the rumors, Wang Mang was still modest and had not yet usurped the throne. Had they both died back then, who would ever know the truth about their lives? Based on historical sources but not bound by them, this book draws on historical texts while employing literary techniques to tell the story of Wang Mang. Born into a prominent family but orphaned as a child, and living in the shadow of the Wang clan, he progressed from keeping a low profile, honoring the worthy, and s
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The Five Hegemons of the Spring and Autumn Period 春秋五霸
The Spring and Autumn period was a turbulent era in Chinese history, marked by dramatic social and economic change, a tangled political landscape, relentless military conflict, and a dazzling array of scholarly and cultural developments. As ritual collapsed, the royal house declined, feudal lords fought one another, and chaos spread across the land, five remarkable rulers rose to prominence in turn: Duke Huan of Qi, Duke Xiang of Song, Duke Mu of Qin, Duke Wen of Jin, and King Zhuang of Chu. The
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The Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms 五代十国
What a turbulent stretch of history! The Five Dynasties followed one another over just fifty-three years, with more than ten changes of emperor and upheavals that never seemed to end. The Ten Kingdoms rose and fell or coexisted, now proclaiming themselves empires, now kingdoms. One after another took the stage, while the people suffered. Anyone with an army could become a warlord. Factions across the land waged endless wars and slaughtered without mercy, each vying to become emperor and dominate
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