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Jul 2014
32m 20s

#31 - W. Han 9: The Decline Of Han

CHRIS STEWART
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The Han Dynasty has slipped into a malaise that seems difficult to pull out of. Emperor Yuan is an indecisive Confucianist, his successor Cheng an impotent and free-spending hedonist, and Ai a flamboyant grandma's boy who will try to bequeath the entire Empire to his male lover Dong Xian, with less than successful results. Is this the end for Han? Hosted on ... Show More
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