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#96 - Tang 14: The Sacrifices of Feng and Shan
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audio
Podknife tags |
Asia
China
History
Society & Culture
Categories Via RSS |
History
Publication Date |
Apr 26, 2016
Episode Duration |
00:36:07
Military reforms mark our entrance into Xuanzong’s early-middle reign, which is more or less a basket of unicorn foals: external peace, internal stability… now if only that darned economy would fix itself! But the emperor will turn a fateful corner in the 724, when his official Zhang Yue convinces him to conduct the Feng and Shan Sacrifices: the highest ritual a Chinese ruler could conduct – a sacrifice to Heaven and Earth atop holy Mount Tai. Time Period Covered: 714 – 726 CE Important Historical Figures: Emperor Xuanzong of Tang (Li Longji) [r. 714- ] Empress Wang [d. 724] Lady Wu Chief Minister Zhang Yue Minister Yuwen Rong Minister Cui Yinfu Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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