In the Chinese cultural narrative, the Song dynasty is imagined to be THE kung fu dynasty. This is the story of its founder, Zhao Kuangyin and his mysterious death.

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0:00 Introduction
1:24 The 5 Dynasties & 10 Kingdoms period
3:29 Young Zhao Kuangyin
6:59 Establishing Song Dynasty
9:53 Neutralizing Internal Threats
11:17 Zhao Kuangyin's Unification Campaign
12:21 The Death of Zhao Kuangyin's
14:42 Zhao Kuangyi Unification Campaign

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