#2 - Origins 2: Five Emperors, Twelve Islands
The History of China
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The Rise and Fall of Orku
After a rule of supposedly 78 years, Jenshu died having appointed a man named Ku as his heir. In spite of having somewhere between two and ten sons, he denied them all title or inheritance for reasons unknown. This might sound like comparatively small potatoes, but we do see similar stratification,. time and again, across early human history, all over the world.
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