Ep. 33 | The Ming Dynasty (Part 3)
The China History Podcast
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The Rise and Fall of the Changhua Emperor
The Hongjur emperor reigned for 23 years before he died at the age of 40. He was one of those rare breed of monogamous Chinese emperors who had only his one empress, and that was it. The chief eunuch Liu-chin also famous? Well, he was caught committing treason in 1510,. His punishment was the infamous death by 1,000 cuts.
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