Hongwu Emperor

was the first emperor of the Tang Dynasty. He came to power after his defeat of the Sui Dynasty. Taizong, the son and the successor of Emperor Gaozu, was considered the greatest emperor in all of China because of his many lasting achievements. His achievements included military reform, creation of law codes, equal-field system, and the establishment of the Silk Road which led to the influx of traders and internalization of society. After the rule of Taizong, the “radiant” Emperor Xuanzong…

During the Qin dynasty, the First Emperor ordered for most books written about past rulers and history to be burned due to fear of being criticized by them. The Qin dynasty did not last long, but the Han dynasty took over and ruled China for centuries. Those who disobeyed the emperor are sentenced to prison and were forced to pay a huge fine or kill themselves. The Han dynasty had an enemy called the Xiongnu, nomadic people who raids China for empowerment. The document is about Sima Qian who…

The Persecution Under Marcus Aurelius Marcus Aurelius was a Roman Emperor reign from 160 to 181 AD. In the Roman history, Marcus was called one of the five good emperors because how good the country grow, under his control, the Roman became stronger and stronger, it’s one of the most strongest time of Rome. Marcus Aurelius believe in Stoicism and he is a strong-willed man. Because of this, the persecution under Marcus Aurelius is fierce. The cruelties used in this persecution was horrible at…

of invasion. Although Japan and Japanese politics have seen a plethora change over the course of its history. Evolving from aristocratic state of the Tokugawa period, followed by the authoritarian rule of the Meiji Period under the leadership of Emperor Hirohito and eventually to the current democracy in place, Japan has seen many different forms of government. For a state to be considered a democracy, it must have a government in which adult citizens exercise power and civic responsibility,…

Throughout time, style and fashion changed in China. Apart from being political figures, emperors and empresses were the ones who took the initiative to set out trends and the ones to decide who was permitted to wear what. During the ages of the emperors, fine robes were a sign of rank, lifestyle, esthetics and good taste. What one wore said where one stood in society and who one was to be. Styles change from dynasty to dynasty and the history is imprinted in the clothing. Depending on one’s…

Ostrogoths, Vandals and Franks, who were Germanic tribes that had adopted Christianity. The split of the Eastern and Western Roman Empire later on led to many other changes such as Christianity being pronounced as the Eastern Empire’s official religion by Emperor Theodosius, Constantine guaranteeing the freedom of practicing Christianity with the Edict of Milan, the change of the official language from Latin to Greek, the East and West…

Introduction A vigorous indication of the country’s abiding durability was an exclusive configuration known as the Great Wall of China. The Great Wall was assembled and established by a man named Qin, the first emperor of China. He conceived this complex as a forcible blockade to defend the Chinese and their homeland as well. Much of the Chinese society became endeavored to death in the development of this unforgettable wall in China. Qin was frightened that one of his rivals of the other six…

master, Bao decided that he will avenge him. A mystic vision from Master Big Belly confirms Bao 's new identity. Bao receives the ability to summon the power of the gods, which Yang illustrates with a splash panel showing Ch 'in Shih-huang, a past emperor of China, standing behind Bao (Boxers114). The importance of the gods in the Chinese culture is emphasized by the use of color compared to the neutral colors that Yang has previously used when illustrating everyday life of Bao 's village. The…

Throughout the fourth century, the Roman Empire saw many different changes to how its government functioned. As Christianity grew and steadily became interwoven into the empire, it influenced these changes. The imperial bureaucracy, the army, the emperor, and the concept of the empire all were shaped by the Christian religion. Christian doctrine helped to legitimize these different organizations and people while creating a firm foothold for itself within the empire. The expansiveness of the…

After the decline of the Ming Dynasty and the death of the last Ming Emperor, the Qing Dynasty quickly made its rise claiming the throne. But shortly after establishing imperialism, it became the last dynasty to ever rule in China. The purpose of this paper is to tell how the Qing Dynasty rose to power, and why it was the last one to rule. This research paper will be an enlightenment to important emperors who were key roles in the rise and fall of the dynasty, the arts that were introduced from…