Uncle v. Nephew: Emperor Chengzu of the Ming

22/12/2022 20 min Episodio 90
Uncle v. Nephew: Emperor Chengzu of the Ming

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Episode Synopsis

It was the Mongols who chose Beijing as the Chinese capital. After the Ming Dynasty overthrow the Mongols, though, the Chinese relocated their capital south to Nanjing. And yet just a few decades later, they moved it back to Beijing. Why?This is a "Game of Thrones" kind of story about fathers and sons and uncles and nephews, in particular the Jianwen Emperor, the nephew, and his uncle the Chengzu Emperor.Support the show