All China's dynasties explained in 7 minutes (5,000 years of Chinese history)

1 year ago
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Mistake- the phrase "mandate of heaven" is first recorded to have been used by the Zhou dynasty, after their overthrow of the Shang.(not used by Xia)
Note:
1. The canal referenced as being built by Qin Shi Huang is the Lingqu Canal....NOT the Great Canal -fyi :)
Thought I should clarify that because people are incorrectly correcting that Qin did not build the great canal(the video does not say he did)... he built the Lingqu Canal
2. Kublai Khan
Technically he was the fifth Khagan "great Khan" (not a king) of the whole Mongol empire...in practice, he only effectively ruled the Yuan...But he was still greatly involved in the politics of the whole realm-spending troops, resources, backing factions etc....
That is why I showed the two different labeled maps-thought people could figure that out if curious.
3.
I did not Qing Manchurians (my mistake) ...trying to keep it to 7 mins is tough

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