Eunuchs of China (Part 3) | Ep. 269 |
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The story continues. After wrecking the Han and Tang Dynasties, the eunuchs emerge again in the Ming as an evil force. In this episode, we’ll also look at the Song Dynasty eunuch general and politician Tong Guan.
Then we’ll look at the life of the first of the so-called Four Eunuch Dictators, Wang Zhen. His greed and avarice almost caused the Ming Dynasty to fall. For a full list of terms used in the episode: Visit the website: https://teacup.media. Support the CHP: Donate at PayPal.me/ChinaHistoryPodcast Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ChinaHistoryPodcast Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-china-history-podcast/id489369498 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/LaszloCHP Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thechinahistorypodcast |