Found this out playing as Haesteinn. Converting the British Isles to taoism under a han ruler was pretty funny. The han culture also has a very good archer unit
In the European context, brides were diplomatically selected from (ideally) equally high-status families to ensure an heir for the groom, dowries, and inheritance of wealth.
But in the Sinocentric world, who did the all-mighty Son of Heaven marry? How was the bride chosen?
From which families was she selected?
Did Chinese Emperors ever marry foreign princesses?
So I'm sure we all are familiar with who Qin is at this rate, also known as the man who's somehow able to walk around without being weighed down by his planet-sized balls, but something always stood out to me, Qin Shi Huang, even at the peak of his life, was not a fighter, he would have been taught how to fight due to being the King of Qin, but besides that he's not a professional fighter of any kind, and it wasn't like Chinese Emperors couldn't be renowned as fighters, King Wu of Qin, and Emperor Guang of Han were both renowned warriors who has fought on the battlefield, so why was he able to so easily throw Ares? Who, while weaker than the others, is still a god nonetheless.
Here's thing that is often glossed over in many media portrayals of Qin, he didn't just want to become immortal, he wanted to become a "Zhenren" (ηδΊΊ), in Chinese myth this literally means "true human", so much so that to the end of his life, he even demanded he be referred to as such, Zhenren in Chinese myth are immortal sages (typically Daoist) who have transcended the world itself in its entirety, and have become "perfected" via various means, and are ranked higher than Xianren (δ»δΊΊ) in hierarchy, Xianren are immortal celestial beings similar to gods. Now Zhenren are absurdly powerful, not only are they super humanly strong, many of whom can casually lift and crush mountains and seas with just their physical strength alone, meanwhile the most powerful of them can create artifacts that can bend time and space, even manipulate reality, like Laozi's Depiction of Mountains and Rivers, which could draw the real world into a painting-esque pocket world, and then he could simply fold the painting in two to destroy everything contained within it, as seen in Investiture of the gods.
The Zhenren are even compared to Fu Xi and Nu Wa in Huannanzi, which is a piece of writing from 200 BC (around the warring states period, which Qin was a part of), that examines the Zhuangzi, one of the two foundational texts of Daoism, and the key thing here is that Fu Xi and Nu Wa are supreme deities in Chinese myth, Fu Xi is China's oldest creator deity, who created the very universe from nothing, whereas Nu Wa was the creator of mankind, and protector of the world itself. Zhenren are considered to be on the same level as Fu Xi and Nu Wa.
So assuming Qin Shi Huang still wanted to become a Zhenren after death, after 2000 years of continuous pursuit he might have been able to do so, maybe not a full Zhenren
... keep reading on reddit β‘I.E. Empress Dowager Cixi was born Lady Yehenara, became Noble Lady Lan, then Consort Yi, before finally becoming Empress Dowager Cixi.
Those, of course, being the Black Tortoise of the North, the Azure Dragon of the East, the Vermillion Bird of the South and the White Tiger of the West, with a fifth god Huang Long at the center. You may also know them by their Japanese names: Genbu, Seiryuu, Suzaku, Byakko, and Kohryu.
Huang Long, of course, is the Dragon Emperor and the Moon Goddess.
Ying is the lord of the north, with her black dragon form and thematically being THE one in charge of the Great Bastion. Bonus points? The Black Tortoise represents WINTER- a season also thematically linked to Kislev.
Ming is the lord of the west, and if the screenshots we have are accurate, his dragon form is white (matching the White Tiger). And he also gets bonus points - the White Tiger's element is Metal, and his title is the Iron Dragon. Heh.
So that leaves two DLC slots for their siblings - the lord of the south with a blue dragon form, and the lord of the east with a red dragon form.
The meaning behind this is even at some point in history, paper money was considered a crazy idea.
So calm down. Crypto will most definitely become a mainstream currency not too far in the future. It might take some time, but weβre getting there slowly.
Especially now that weβre seeing crypto compatible credit and debit cards like the ones from Binance and Coinbase and others that will soon be replacing Apple Pay and Venmo like CoinOvyβs cards.
Itβs a nice way of slowly converting from fiat to crypto without feeling too overwhelmed.
Iβve recently watched a show called mr.robot and there was a character named white rose who had a very elegant personality and mannerism, been very interested but canβt find any books on such as that. Mostly looking for the Chinese emperor part π¬ Help will be appreciated, thank you
So, I know that, for a time, the Mughal Empire was the richest polity in the world. It had a rich economy, advanced technology, a large urban population, and a powerful military.
How were the Qing's dealings with the Mughals? A country so powerful would not, I assume, be treated just like any other "tributary state" or "rebel tributary" under Heaven.
Besides, I know that the Chinese notion of Mandate of Heaven had a large influence in East and Southeast Asia, with many rulers from Japan to Korea to Vietnam recognizing China as the "Middle Kingdom" (though not always) and legitimizing their rule at home by being recognized by China. They would even call themselves Emperors in their nations but never equal to the Chinese Emperor (except Japan). How was India positioned in relation to all of it?
"What is thy bidding, my master?" says Darth Vader.
"Order 66."
The scene can be viewed here, where Puyi's former camp warden and friend is abused by the Red Guards as a "rotten rightist". Was the CCP at the time permissive of such critique against Mao's excesses?
I will not try to disguise my question as innocent. I'm writing a book of... we could say sci-fi, and trying to be realistic on the political content of the plot, i realized that if there was a somehow authoritarian united government for the earth it would be natural that a lot of their ceremonies would take place in China, and in that case, just as it happens with the traditions of all peoples throughout history, the traditions of the past would have implications in the future unless they become totally rejected because of their meaning. But since the concrete scenario that I'm talking about deals with a "peaceful" unification (they are never peaceful but some of them respect to a certain degree the identity of the peoples they integrate) i see no logical reason to claim that no chinese traditions would continue to take place in ceremonies like the proclamation of a new president for all the humankind after the elections. So i would like to know if there would be any emblematic places involved, quotes, protocols, that sort of thing.
PS: I'm sorry for my grammar and other major mistakes that you may find above. My mother tongue is spanish and i was just writing the book when this question arrived. Switching from 2 different languages in such a short time ineludiblely takes you to express yourself in a poor, mistaken, and distorted way, so thank you in advance for not taking that into account.
I've noticed that consorts (wives and concubines) to the Chinese emperors seemed to change their name everytime they got a new rank. For example, Empress Dowager Cixi was born Lady Yehenara, then became Noble Lady Lan, then Consort Yi, before finally becoming Empress Dowager Cixi. Why did all the name changes occur?
