ASIN: B09B1XP96Z
Publisher: Hourly History
Pages: 64
Discover the remarkable history of the Western Han Dynasty...Free BONUS Inside!The history of the Western Han dynasty reveals a time of magnificence for China: a time when the country expanded its territory, perfected the weaving of silk to such an extent that a trade route extending from China all the way to Rome would take its name from that prized export, and capitalized upon the technological advances within its country to witness an agricultural revolution that predated Europe’s farming innovations by hundreds of years.The Western Han dynasty was a lineage that began with the rise to power of a peasant, capable and far-sighted, whose scorned wife retaliated against his favorite consort after his death in a brutal manner. Women had their defined role in the hierarchy of the court, and although they could not inherit the Dragon Throne, their influence was made known through their ...
