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Chinese dynasties got overthrown pretty regularly every two or three hundred years, with a good amount of divided kingdoms, or foreign invaders ruling over much
by yongjik 6y ago
Chinese dynasties got overthrown pretty regularly every two or three hundred years, with a good amount of divided kingdoms, or foreign invaders ruling over much of China, thrown in between.
Oh, also switching dynasties frequently resulted in the entire previous royal family being summarily executed.
For a brief(?) summary: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dynasties_in_Chinese_history https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dynasties_in_Chinese_history
- dredmorbius 6y agoAnd cultural knowledge: Burning of books and burying of scholars, Qin dynasty, 213 BCE https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burning_of_books_and_burying_of_scholars https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burning_of_books_and_burying_o... Xianyang Palace Archives https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xianyang#History https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xianyang#History