oh you like the ming dynasty? name all their wars.
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Honytawk@lemmy.zip 5 months ago
Most likely because it is the one every one knows.
Got to hit her with the more obscure ones, that shows you know history.
pyre@lemmy.world 5 months ago
UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 5 months ago
Its the one that the expensive vases are most commonly associated with. But that was also something of an apex of art and culture, so its a natural choice.
You’re not picking the Qing Dynasty, on account of the “Century of Humiliation” ending in Japanese collaboration and a dismal final period. The Liao, Tang, and Song are the only recent dynasties of appreciable length. Get much further behind that and its barely China anymore, just coalitions of city states and warring tribes. The Romance of the Three Kingdoms Era is cool, but not what I’d call “Peak China”.
Ming is as good a pick as any of them.
Oh hi, yes. I’m a big fan of the Later Han Period, which lasted a whooping four years. Also, my favorite President is Gerald Ford.
DarkCloud@lemmy.world 5 months ago
But I like the Qing specifically because I like studying empires when they decline!
UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 5 months ago
It’s a rollercoaster ride. But sort of like saying “I’m fascinated by WW2-era Europe”. Raises some red flags.
medgremlin@midwest.social 5 months ago
I mean, I’m partial to the Tang dynasty in part due to Wu Zeitan. Her history and time as empress are absolutely fascinating and the relative prosperity of her reign is really impressive.