Skip to main content

Up Next

Ancestors

Ancestors

Season 1 Episode 1
55:18
Silk Roads and China Ships

Silk Roads and China Ships

Season 1 Episode 2
57:33
Golden Age

Golden Age

Season 1 Episode 3
55:18
The Ming

The Ming

Season 1 Episode 4
56:48
The Last Empire

The Last Empire

Season 1 Episode 5
55:48
The Age of Revolution

The Age of Revolution

Season 1 Episode 6
55:18
Back to Show
Story of China

Power Politics in the Ming Dynasty

Harvard University's Dr. Lik Hang Tsui tells the tale of the third emperor of the Ming dynasty, the ruthless Yongle who kills his nephew to take power. In a purge of his enemies, a loyal minister speaks out and receives the cruelest punishment: Death by ten degrees.