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The home of the Tang – the great city of Chang’an, and how it helped the Tang become so prosperous. 

Surveying the landscape of the Tang Dynasty, to discover how its artists charted the changes that they saw about them. 

The Tang preference for realism in their paintings. 

<p>907 - 1279 - The story of the Song Dynasty takes us from the fall of the Tang Dynasty through to the conquest of China by the Mongols. We will take a closer look at the imperial examination process, innovations in printing, and some controversial changes in national policies.< ... Show More

Having exhausted the many rebellions against his unpopular governor, we can finally turn our attention to assessing Abdulmalik’s leadership and the results of his many deeply influential policy changes. He’s remembered overwhelmingly positively in our sources despite these many u ... Show More

A brief look at the history and the future of the History of the World podcast. 

Historian and futurist Yuval Harari has a story about the future that’s profound, exciting, and unsettling. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. 

<p>1046 - 256 BCE - The longest of all dynasties in Chinese history but certainly not the strongest. &nbsp;This episode covers the Spring and Autumn period and the Warring States period with special reference to Confucianism, Taoism and Legalism.</p> 

If you loved the Song Dynasty podcast, then you’ll also enjoy ‘Why We Love the Tang Dynasty.’ Available from October. 

How do empires rise? Why do they fall? And how have they shaped the world around us today? William Dalrymple and Anita Anand explore the stories, personalities and events of empire over the course of history. The first series looks at the British in India, covering the East Ind ... Show More

Due to his father al Mahdi’s arrangement, Haroon al Rashid endured a traumatic year during which his brother tried to have him removed from the line of succession. Having barely survived the experience, he put a great deal of thought and effort into the matter of his own successi ... Show More

After all our recent foreshadowing, we’ve finally arrived at the period of Abbasid collapse. It’s a relatively long period, stretching from the start of al Muqtadir’s reign in 908 until around the middle of that century, when the Abbasids were reduced to figureheads by a more com ... Show More

Al Mu’tasim’s armies were among the strongest ever fielded by the caliphate. They reliably triumphed over their foes and faced no problems putting down any resistance to the caliph’s authority. Al Afshin and the Ushrusania were some of their most important elements, responsible f ... Show More