Posted inChinese History

The Sui Dynasty’s Fall (618 CE): Overextension and Rebellion Lead to Collapse – Examine the Causes of the Sui Dynasty’s Short-Lived Rule, Exploring the Costs of Grand Canal Construction, Failed Military Campaigns (Against Goguryeo), And Widespread Rebellions That Led to the Dynasty’s Rapid Collapse.

The Sui Dynasty's Fall (618 CE): Overextension and Rebellion Lead to Collapse – A Spectacularly Short Reign (A Lecture on How Not to Run an Empire) Welcome, class! 👋 Settle…
Posted inChinese History

The Establishment of the Sui Dynasty (581 CE): Reunifying China After Centuries of Division – Examine the Conquest of the Southern Dynasties by Emperor Wen of Sui, Bringing an End to the Northern and Southern Dynasties Period and Re-establishing Centralized Imperial Rule After More Than 300 Years of Fragmentation.

The Establishment of the Sui Dynasty (581 CE): Reunifying China After Centuries of Division (A Lecture on How a Really Organized Guy Put China Back Together) (🔔 Class is in…
Posted inChinese History

The Sui Dynasty’s Grand Canal Construction (581-618 CE): Explore the Enormous Engineering Project That Connected Northern and Southern China Through a Vast Waterway, Examining the Economic Benefits and the Immense Human Cost and Forced Labor Involved in Building This Crucial Transportation Artery That Unified and Sustained Future Dynasties.

The Sui Dynasty's Grand Canal Construction (581-618 CE): A Watery Tale of Ambition, Toil, and Toilets! (Lecture Hall, University of Ancient Wonders – Professor Archimedes "Archie" Pumpington, PhD, in full…