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Historical Mysteries
Did Japan’s Hata Clan Descend from Qin Shi Huang? Xu Fu, the Shiji, and an Ancient Mystery
English Version In an earlier article on possible origins of the Hata clan, we briefly introduced one popular theory: that the immigrant Hata people may ha -
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Dong Zhuo’s Strange Bluff: How a Three Kingdoms Tyrant Seized the Han Court
English Version In the early chapters of the Three Kingdoms story, Dong Zhuo is the warlord who takes control of the imperial court so completely that othe -
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The Hitsuki Shinji: Japan’s Mysterious Book of Prophecies
English Version Around the world, there are many famous prophets and prophetic texts. In Japan, one of the best-known is the Hitsuki Shinji, often describe -
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Leonardo da Vinci’s Notebooks: Inside the $30 Million Memos of a Genius
English Version Leonardo da Vinci’s manuscripts are, in simple terms, the notes he left behind. Da Vinci was what we might call an obsessive note-taker. In -
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Zhao Gao, the Second Emperor, and the “Horse-Deer” Plot That Helped Destroy Qin
English Version The Qin dynasty, the first state to unify China, was built through the achievements of Ying Zheng—later known as the First Emperor—and many -
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Spontaneous Human Combustion: The Chilling Mystery of Bodies That Catch Fire
English Version Spontaneous human combustion, often shortened to SHC, refers to the terrifying phenomenon in which a person’s body is said to suddenly burs -
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Fan Ju: The Brutal Beating and Revenge Behind Qin’s Rise
English Version Ancient Chinese history is full of cruel punishments and inhuman episodes, but many of them were carried out under the banners of war or go -
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Kingdom’s Bai Qi: The Real Six Great General Feared as Ancient China’s Most Ruthless Commander
English Version In Kingdom , flashbacks sometimes look back on King Zhaoxiang of Qin and the Six Great Generals who served under him. In terms of popularit -
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Fan Li’s Macabre Strategy: Death Row Decoys in Ancient Yue
English Version Around 496 BCE, long before the age of Qin Shi Huang, China was in the Spring and Autumn period, when several powerful states competed for -
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Da Qiao and Xiao Qiao: The Tragic History Behind the Three Kingdoms Beauties
English Version Among the famous beauties of the Three Kingdoms era, the best known are often Diaochan and the sisters called the Two Qiaos: Da Qiao and Xi