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#12 - E. Zhou 1: The Shattered Empire
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Length:
32 minutes
Released:
Feb 15, 2014
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Podcast episode
Description
King You of Zhou lays headless, the capital a smouldering ruin, and royal authority utterly destroyed. Regional lords exploit the chaos at hand to expand their own domains - and at times declare their own kingdoms - while the new, toothless Eastern Zhou kings struggle to stabilize the situation. After a holiday break, we're right back into the action with the beginnings of the Spring and Autumn Period. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy
Released:
Feb 15, 2014
Format:
Podcast episode
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