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#230 - Ming 19: A Futile & Stupid Barrier
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46 minutes
Released:
Jan 31, 2022
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Happy Year of the Tiger!Great Ming decides that it's going to (re-)(re-)Build a Great, Great, Great Wall...and MAKE THE MONGOLS PAY FOR IT!*(*claim disputed by Mongolia)Major Work Cited:Fairbanks, John King. China: A New History, 2nd Edition.Mote, Frederick W. “The Ch’eng-hua and Hung-chih Reigns, 1465-1505” in The Cambridge History of China, Vol. 7: The Ming Dynasty, Part I.Waldron, Arthur. The Great Wall of China: From History to Myth. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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Jan 31, 2022
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