Ep. 271 | Eunuchs in China (Part 5)
From Dorgon to Daoguang things were pretty tame in the Qing. But once Empress Dowager Cixi grabs hold of the reigns of power, she allows her eunuchs, most notably An Dehai and Li Lianying, to do their worst.
Ep. 269 | Eunuchs in Chinese History (Part 3)
After wrecking the Han and Tang Dynasties, the eunuchs emerge again in the Ming as an evil force. In this episode, we’ll also look at the Song Dynasty eunuch general and politician Tong Guan.
Ep. 268 | Eunuchs in Chinese History (Part 2)
This time we look at eunuchs in the Tang from Xuanzong to hapless Emperor Ai and see how it was a long hard downhill slide once Xuanzong let Gao Lishi amass so much power.
Ep. 267 | Eunuchs in Chinese History (Part 1)
In this episode, we’ll look at the story of the maybe/maybe not eunuch/official from the Qin Dynasty Zhao Gao. Then we’ll finish off with eunuchs in the Later Han including the rise and fall of the Ten Attendants.