THE OVERTHROWN MING EMPEROR - JIANWEN DOCUMENTARY

Benevolence, civility, moral virtue… Are these qualities enough to sustain an empire? The Jianwen emperor had the keys to a rule of enlightened absolutism, but the ambitions of his princely uncle Zhu Di would lead to his brutal downfall after 3 years of civil war, the Jingnan campaign. Discover the story of Jianwen’s debacle and his legacy in the history of China!

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♫ MUSIC ♫
Total War Three Kingdoms – The Silk Road
Civilization V – Wu Ze Tian Peace Theme
Total War Three Kingdoms – The Calm Before the Storm
Doug Maxwell/ Zac Zinger - Sao Meo Orchestral Mix
Total War Three Kingdoms – Eternal Peace
Total War Three Kingdoms – Shadows of War
Kevin MacLeod – Asian Drums
Total War Shogun 2 – Resolve
Total War Three Kingdoms – Duel of Fates
Total War Three Kingdoms – Betrayal
Total War Three Kingdoms – Blood and Glory
Total War Three Kingdoms – Champion
Total War Three Kingdoms – Scorched Earth
Civilization V – Sejong War Theme
Civilization VI – China Ambient – Winter Flower
Total War Three Kingdoms – For the Ancestors
Total War Three Kingdoms – Stratagem
Total War Three Kingdoms – Unite the Realms
Total War Three Kingdoms – End of an Era
The Loyalist – Lotus Lane

🎬 VIDEO CREDITS 🎬
Founding Emperor of Ming Dynasty (2006)
Ming Dynasty (2019)

📜 MAIN SOURCES 📜
The Cambridge History of China - Volume 7 (1988), Frederick W. Mote & Denis Twitchett
Ming Veritable Records
History of Ming (Mingshi)

🏷️ TAGS 🏷️
zhu yunwen documentary
Jianwen documnetary
history of china
jianwen emperor
jingnan campaign
Zhu di
fang Xiaoru
Huang Zicheng
Qi tai
ming dynasty

Introduction: (0:00)
Context: (00:30)
Early life: (01:03)
Ascending the throne: (03:56)
Reforms: (06:18)
Reducing the power of the Princes: (08:23)
Civil war: (12:59)
Stalemate: (17:29)
The fall of Nanjing: (21:20)
Jianwen’s legacy: (26:23)
Conclusion: (27:54)

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