Tag: Asia

The Rise of the Qing Dynasty

January 8, 2024 justin-david-hebert Early Edo, Season 11 Comments Off on The Rise of the Qing Dynasty

As the Ming Dynasty faced utter collapse in the face of famines, plagues, and peasant rebellions, the Qing Dynasty of Manchuria would surge and, eventually, take its place as the ruling dynasty of China.

The Reign of the Mongols

May 30, 2022 justin-david-hebert Kamakura, Season 7 Comments Off on The Reign of the Mongols
Season 7, Episode 11: The Reign of the Mongols
A statue of Ogedei Khan in Gachuurt, Mongolia. Source: Enerelt at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
One of the early Mongol invasions of Korea. Source: Qiushufang, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
A map of the Mongol Empire’s war against the Song Dynasty. Source: SS, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
The division of the Mongol Empire. The Yuan Dynasty, Chagatai Khanate, Golden Horde, and Ilkhanate were all successor states to the largest empire ever made. Source: derivative work: Wengier (talk)Asia_in_1345.svg: Teaandcrumpets, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
A portrait of Kublai Khan, the Yuan Dynasty Emperor of China who tried to conquer Japan. Source: Public Domain
A time-lapse of the Mongol Empire, overlaid upon modern national borders. Source: User:Astrokey44, modified by Sting, CC BY-SA 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons

The Rise of the Mongols

May 26, 2022 justin-david-hebert Kamakura, Season 7 2 Comments
Season 7, Episode 10: The Rise of the Mongols
Part of the Onon River where it is believed young Temujin grew up. Source: Fan111, CC BY-SA 3.0,
A portrait of Genghis Khan, made many years after his death. Source: Public Domain
A map of the Mongol Empire in 1207. Source: Khiruge, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
This map shows the movements of both Genghis Khan and his various Generals throughout the early part of the 1200s. Source: derivative work Bkkbrad / *File:Gengis Khan empire-fr.svg: historicair 17:01, 8 October 2007 (UTC), CC BY-SA 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons
The Mongol Empire in 1227, at the end of Genghis Khan’s life. Big as it was, his successors would manage to expand its borders even further. Source: Public Domain
A monument dedicated to Genghis Khan in modern-day Mongolia. Source: Fanghong, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
The Mausoleum of Genghis Khan in present-day Mongolia. While this buidling is quite lovely, the actual resting place of Genghis Khan is not known. Source: Fanghong, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons