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~Masterlist~ (Shows all my previous posts, organized)

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Friday, February 7, 2025

Echoes of History Biography: Ying Zheng, Qin Shi Huang 秦始皇嬴政

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Ying Zheng, Qin Shi Huang 秦始皇嬴政  (Founder of the Qin dynasty, 259 BC - 210 BC) I have written an introduction to this First Emperor of a un...
Saturday, February 1, 2025

Echoes of History Biography: Sima Qian 司马迁

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Sima Qian 司马迁  (Han dynasty, 145 BC - c. 86 BC) Illustration of Sima Qian. Source: https://m.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_8173686   Also k...
Friday, January 31, 2025

Echoes of History Biography: Han Fei 韩非

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Han Fei / Han Feizi 韩非/韩非子 (Pre-Qin, c. 280 BC - 233 BC) “You claim your spear unstoppable, and your shield impenetrable. But what happens i...

Echoes of History Biography: Li Si 李斯

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Li Si 李斯 (Warring States to Qin dynasty, 280 BC - 208 BC) Li Si (left) and Qin Shi Huang (right) as characters in the Wang Chuan Feng Hua Lu...

Echoes of History Biography: Bai Qi 白起

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Bai Qi 白起  (Pre-Qin, Warring States period, 332 BC - 257 BC) He was nicknamed “the human butcher” back then, and dubbed the “nuke of the War...

Echoes of History Biography: Goujian (King of Yue), Fuchai (King of Wu) 越王勾践、吴王夫差

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Goujian (King of Yue) & Fuchai (King of Wu) 越王勾践、吴王夫差 (Pre-Qin, Spring and Autumn period; 496 BC - 465 BC, 495 BC - 473 BC) The Wu-Yue C...

Echoes of History Biography: Gan Jiang, Mo Ye 干将、莫邪

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Gan Jiang & Mo Ye 干将、莫邪  (Pre-Qin, Spring and Autumn period) A swordsmith couple during the turbulent Spring and Autumn period, who forg...