The History of China

#159 - Mongol 1: The Blood Clot

High in the wildlands of the Khentii Mountains, a tribe of hunters and scavengers comes into possession of a young and captured bride. Ripped out of her old life, she and the family her new husband cr...

17 Helmi 201943min

#158 - S. Song 5: A Changing of the Guard

Both Song and Jin have a new set of emperors at the helm... it will mean war... and peace... but the riptides of history will ensure that, whatever the outcome of this conflict, very little will remai...

14 Helmi 201938min

#157 - S. Song 4: Peace at What Cost?

Emperor Gaozong really, *really* wants his dad's coffin. Qin Hui really, *really* wants to give the Jurchen whatever they ask for. The Jurchen really, *really* want the Mongol khan to stop tweaking th...

23 Tammi 201945min

#156 - S. Song 3: Yue Fei, Pt. 2 - The Long-Legged Treachery

General Yue Fei will reach career highs as he strikes back against Jurchen aggression with remarkable success. He'll drive his enemies so fast and hard, that he'll drive the Jin Dynasty close to its b...

21 Joulu 201826min

#155 - S. Song: Yue Fei, Pt. 1-The Flying Fury

In this first of a two-part look into the life and legend of this epic Chinese hero, we chronicle Yue Fei's early life and education, his induction into the military to serve his nation with utmost lo...

8 Joulu 201845min

#154 - S. Song 1: Song of the South

The JURCHEN JIN reigns. Having decimated the Song Dynasty, Emperor Jin Taizong now deploys his merciless legions to seize military control of the Yellow River Valley. Only Prince Zhao Gou and his ban...

19 Marras 201836min

#153 - N. Song 18: Requiem for Jingkang

The Song Dynasty manages to epically pull defeat from the jaws of victory when it manages to twice goad its nominal ally, the Jurchen Jin, into a border war. The first time, it’s beaten so badly that ...

6 Marras 201834min