Adeline Yen Mah » Uncategorized http://adelineyenmah.com Wed, 16 May 2012 02:28:20 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 The tiger tally http://adelineyenmah.com/2012/the-tiger-tally http://adelineyenmah.com/2012/the-tiger-tally#comments Wed, 16 May 2012 02:27:18 +0000 aileen http://adelineyenmah.com/?p=1582 The tiger tally was a traditional token by which the Emperor transferred his power . Forged in bronze in the shape of a tiger, it had two halves[...] ]]>

The tiger tally was a traditional token by which the Emperor transferred his power . Forged in bronze in the shape of a tiger, it had two halves.

]]> http://adelineyenmah.com/2012/the-tiger-tally/feed 0 Death of The First Emperor (Cont’d 5) http://adelineyenmah.com/2012/death-of-the-first-emperor-contd-5 http://adelineyenmah.com/2012/death-of-the-first-emperor-contd-5#comments Wed, 09 May 2012 06:50:00 +0000 aileen http://adelineyenmah.com/?p=1577 tiger tallyThey sent a false letter to Prince Fu ordering him to commit suicide. The letter was sealed with the Emperor’s seal as if it had come from him. Their messenger rode day and night and arrived at the Great Wall. To prove who he was, he gave Prince Fu the matching half of a tiger tally[...]]]>
They sent a false letter to Prince Fu ordering him to commit suicide. The letter was sealed with the Emperor’s seal as if it had come from him. Their messenger rode day and night and arrived at the Great Wall. To prove who he was, he gave Prince Fu the matching half of a tiger tally.

]]> http://adelineyenmah.com/2012/death-of-the-first-emperor-contd-5/feed 0 Death of The First Emperor (Cont’d 4) http://adelineyenmah.com/2012/death-of-the-first-emperor-contd-4 http://adelineyenmah.com/2012/death-of-the-first-emperor-contd-4#comments Wed, 02 May 2012 02:48:35 +0000 aileen http://adelineyenmah.com/?p=1574 wax-sealThe letter was sealed but not yet given to the messenger when the Emperor died. Eunuch Zhao persuaded Prime Minister Li to destroy the letter. They kept the Emperorʼs death a secret and began to conspire with his weak-willed younger son, Prince Hu[...]]]>
The letter was sealed but not yet given to the messenger when the Emperor died. Eunuch Zhao persuaded Prime Minister Li to destroy the letter. They kept the Emperorʼs death a secret and began to conspire with his weak-willed younger son, Prince Hu.

]]> http://adelineyenmah.com/2012/death-of-the-first-emperor-contd-4/feed 0 Death of The First Emperor (Cont’d 3) http://adelineyenmah.com/2012/death-of-the-first-emperor-contd-3 http://adelineyenmah.com/2012/death-of-the-first-emperor-contd-3#comments Tue, 24 Apr 2012 01:50:26 +0000 aileen http://adelineyenmah.com/?p=1570 the letterHe ordered Eunuch Zhao Gao to write to his elder son, Prince Fu Su, and tell him he must hurry to the capital and be ready to bury the Emperorʼs body in the tomb. At that time, Prince Fu was building the Great Wall in the north with 300,000 troops under his command[...]]]>
He ordered Eunuch Zhao Gao to write to his elder son, Prince Fu Su, and tell him he must hurry to the capital and be ready to bury the Emperorʼs body in the tomb. At that time, Prince Fu was building the Great Wall in the north with 300,000 troops under his command.

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Nine months into the tour and far from his capital city, the Emperor became ill and knew he was going to die

]]> http://adelineyenmah.com/2012/death-of-the-first-emperor-contd-2/feed 0 Death of The First Emperor (Cont’d 1) http://adelineyenmah.com/2012/death-of-the-first-emperor-contd-1 http://adelineyenmah.com/2012/death-of-the-first-emperor-contd-1#comments Tue, 10 Apr 2012 05:18:55 +0000 aileen http://adelineyenmah.com/?p=1560 chariotHe travelled in a chariot pulled by four horses. Fastened to it was an umbrella that could be tilted in any direction to shade him from the sun[...]]]>
He travelled in a chariot pulled by four horses. Fastened to it was an umbrella that could be tilted in any direction to shade him from the sun.

]]> http://adelineyenmah.com/2012/death-of-the-first-emperor-contd-1/feed 0 DEATH of THE FIRST EMPEROR http://adelineyenmah.com/2012/death-of-the-first-emperor http://adelineyenmah.com/2012/death-of-the-first-emperor#comments Tue, 03 Apr 2012 01:42:41 +0000 aileen http://adelineyenmah.com/?p=1554 the First EmperorWhen the First Emperor was 49 years old, he set off on a tour of his empire. Accompanying him were his Prime Minister Li Si, his younger son Prince Hu Hai and the princeʼs tutor, a eunuch named Zhao Gao[...]]]>
When the First Emperor was 49 years old , he set off on a tour of his empire. Accompanying him were his Prime Minister Li Si, his younger son Prince Hu Hai and the princeʼs tutor, a eunuch named Zhao Gao.

]]> http://adelineyenmah.com/2012/death-of-the-first-emperor/feed 0 Why was the First Emperor so driven? (Cont’d) http://adelineyenmah.com/2012/why-was-the-first-emperor-so-driven-contd http://adelineyenmah.com/2012/why-was-the-first-emperor-so-driven-contd#comments Tue, 27 Mar 2012 03:09:41 +0000 aileen http://adelineyenmah.com/?p=1549 Emperor Qin Shi huangIt was widely rumored that the boy was Luʼs son rather than the son of royalty. When the King of Qin died, the 13-year-old ascended the throne. He worked day and night to prove that far from being the unworthy son of a mere merchant, he was the greatest king who ever lived.[...]]]>
It was widely rumored that the boy was Luʼs son rather than the son of royalty. When the King of Qin died, the 13-year-old ascended the throne. He worked day and night to prove that far from being the unworthy son of a mere merchant, he was the greatest king who ever lived.

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Why was the First Emperor so driven? Some historians believe it was because of his family background. His mother had been the concubine of a rich merchant named Lu before she married the King of Qin.

]]> http://adelineyenmah.com/2012/why-was-the-first-emperor-so-driven/feed 0 Qin Shi Huang’s Centralism (Cont’d) http://adelineyenmah.com/2012/qin-shi-huangs-centralism-contd http://adelineyenmah.com/2012/qin-shi-huangs-centralism-contd#comments Tue, 13 Mar 2012 00:37:08 +0000 aileen http://adelineyenmah.com/?p=1540 buring day and nightIn the end , 460 scholars chose to die rather than betray their be- loved books. But many more brought their books to the First Emperor out of fear, and the fires burned day and night[...]]]>
In the end , 460 scholars chose to die rather than betray their be- loved books. But many more brought their books to the First Emperor out of fear, and the fires burned day and night.

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