In 1368, the founding year of the Ming Dynasty, Emperor Taizu commanded his general Xu Da to direct the reconstruction of the Great Wall. Beginning at the Juyong Pass, the work went on for more ...

A reprint of a book attributing the end of the Ming dynasty 400 years ago to the incompetence of a Chinese emperor was pulled off the shelves last week as it drew now censored online comparisons ...

The tomb’s artistic style is noted to resemble that found in the tomb of Prince Wang Shenzi, who later became Emperor Taizu of the Min Dynasty. The discovery provides a rare glimpse into the ...

China's first emperor launched an obsessive search for the elixir of life before dying aged 49 in 210 BCE, new archaeological research has revealed. Qin Shi Huang, who created the world-famous ...

One of the only known photographs of Bahadur Shah Zafar II, taken after his trial in 1858 For more than a century the last Mughal emperor was almost forgotten - but a chance finding of his grave ...

Tang Zong refers to Li Shimin, Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty. Song Zu refers to Zhao Kuangyin, Emperor Taizu of the Song Dynasty. The Song Dynasty is known for its economic and cultural ...

It began in 1644 when the Manchu people from the North overthrew the ruling Ming dynasty and established their capital in Beijing. To ease their transition into power, the first Qing emperor ...

Tiberius had waited a long time to be emperor and had made many sacrifices. In 11 BC, Augustus had forced him to divorce his much-loved wife and marry Julia, the emperor’s daughter. The two did ...

Disfigured, awkward and clumsy, Claudius (10 BC – 54 AD / Reigned 41 – 54 AD) was the black sheep of his family and an unlikely emperor. Once in place, he was fairly successful, but his poor ...

The terra-cotta army, as it is known, is part of an elaborate mausoleum created to accompany the first emperor of China into the afterlife, according to archaeologists. Ying Zheng took the throne ...

Han China Chinese They are the largest ethnic group in China. The previous Ming dynasty emperors were Han. Tibetan Tibet Tibetan They are mostly Buddhist and are often nomadic, although there are ...