The Empire That Ruled a Quarter of the World — and Rotted (Han)

Hinzugefügt: 2026-06-07

[00:00:00]The Han Dynasty ruled roughly a quarter of the world's population.

[00:00:04]Then its own elite families tore it apart from the inside.

[00:00:07]For 400 years it rivaled Rome, linked to the world by the Silk Road. But wealth and land drained to a few powerful families while small farmers fell into debt and ruin.

[00:00:18]Power slipped from the throne to eunuchs, court clans, and warlords.

[00:00:23]Crushed by corruption and famine, the people rose up in a massive rebellion.

[00:00:28]The empire splintered into warring kingdoms. It wasn't conquered. It was hollowed out from within.

[00:00:34]Follow. There's always another empire.