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#121 - Tang 33: Tang of the Dead
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31 minutes
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Apr 16, 2017
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Take the army, go to the capital, kill the imperial clan, exterminate the eunuchs, usurp the throne, have a nice cold pint and wait for all this to blow over. How’s that for a slice of fried gold? Time period covered: 888-907 CE Major Historical Figures: Emperor Zhaozong of Tang [r. 887-905]Prince Li Yu [d. 905]Prince Li Zuo (Emperor Ai) [r. 905-908] Han Jian, Governor of HezhongLi “the One-Eyed Dragon” Keyong, Commander of the Shatuo TurksLi Maozhen, Governor of FengxiangWang Xingyu, Governor of PinningZhu Wen/Quanzhong/Huang, Governor of Hedong (Emperor Taizu of Later Liang) For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy
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Apr 16, 2017
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