4 GREATEST Emperors to Ever Rule China

hey guys welcome to the Qin Dynasty I'm Mike Chen and before we get started with today's video I just want to give a quick shout out to my girlfriend Hyo who is an incredibly talented artist as you can see she just started a new channel where she does a lot of speed drawing so if you guys like it please subscribe I'll have all her information in my description box ok on this channel we've covered a lot about Chinese emperors we talked about what they did in their daily lives they're brilliant strategists who helped them rule the country and there were many glorious dynasties in Chinese history so you would think there must have been some pretty decent Emperor's so in this video we're going to talk about some of the greatest Emperor's to ever rule China we're going to count down this list from number four Emperor Gaozu of Han according to historians the two most farsighted and influential political figures in the history of mankind are Caesar who founded the Roman Empire and Leo Bo who founded the Han Empire not many people in Chinese history went from a simple farmer to become emperor in fact there were only two at the end of the qin dynasty noble who most people knew as emperor gaul was born to a peasant family it was said that one day when the Obamas father went to attend to his wife the sky darkened with lightning and thunder and the dragon appear to beside his wife later on his wife became pregnant and gave birth to Leo bong when people looked at Leo bond they actually believed his facial features resembled that of a dragon he had the whiskers the beard and the high nose as a child he loved to goof off and hated to study but people always felt that there was something really special about him as lil bow grew up he was appointed patrol officer of his town and that's when he saw firsthand all the suffering the people are going through under the brutal Shing regime and so he secretly began preparing himself to fight against the Ching dynasty after teacher Wong's death Leoben rebelled against the Qin Dynasty and together allied with a mighty warrior shall you led the uprising army against the Ching in October of 206 BC he and his army attacked Celie on the capital city of the team ahead of cell use army and overthrew the Ching Empire during his ring no bond reduced taxes promoted Confucianism and suppress revolts from warring states going down in history as one of the greatest Chinese emperor of all time but as great as the Obon was he might not have been as great as one of his descendants so let's stay in the Han Dynasty because this next Emperor we're talking about is actually deemed as the greatest emperor in the Han Dynasty and that is Emperor Wu Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty also known as huh Moody ruled from 141 287 BC as a brave and energetic and painter of all han dynasty notables he earned the highest regard from traditional Chinese historians due to his role in vastly expanding China's territory and creating a prosperous centralized state that is remembered today as one of the greatest periods in Chinese history when his father died in 141 BC the sixteen-year-old Crown Prince assumed the throne as to Han dynasty's seventh Emperor Emperor who introduced a custom of naming the Emperor's coronation year with a blessed title wharton Hall as reference for Chinese historical records and then changing the title every year or every few years either during auspicious times were to commemorate an event the first year of Emperor was ring was named a TI nu M meaning establishing the first after ascending the throne Emperor Wu implemented a series of measures to consolidate the strength of the central government from the beginning of the Han Dynasty many kinsmen of the previous Emperor's were delegated large areas to govern soon their power posed a potential threat to the Emperor Emperor Wu diluted their power by passing a law that allowed regional kings and Dukes to pasture land onto any of their children rather than only their first sons this led to the large areas being divided into many smaller units in order to select the social elite into civil service Emperor Wu established a recruitment system that allowed officials at all levels to recommend outstanding individuals for apprenticeships more scholarships to serve the government's such an approach provided opportunities for capable scholars with less privileged statuses to enter the administrative system even people from very poor or lower backgrounds like slaves and prisoners of war were able to become important officials and Generals in addition Emperor rule made Confucianism the state religion and made training in Confucian studies a requirement for civil service candidates this ended the dominance of a blended legalist and Taoist philosophy during the early hun years most importantly the Emperor was determined to win the war against the powerful show-nu in alliance of nomadic tribes that lived in the region of modern-day Mongolia that posed a major threat on China's northern frontier hunter oops drove the shownu from the north away from china's borders and then expanded for the west into what is now Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan meanwhile in 138 BC the Emperor dispatched his envoy to the far western regions to seek long-lasting allies in to foster cultural exchange this resulted in further connections between the Han territories the western regions of China and Central Asia China made his name in the world during the Han Dynasty and that is why the Chinese people are commonly referred to as Han Chinese Emperor Wu was empowered for 54 years and died at the age of 70 under his reign Han China saw its greatest expansion surpassing the size of the Roman Empire during the same period number 2 emperor kangxi emperor kangxi once world what man in mind that among all those who have reigned it should be i who reigned the longest during the mid 17th century cuz he ruled the Middle Kingdom for 61 years in Chinese civilizations 5000 years not only did he serve as the Emperor the longest but he's also memorialized as one of the wisest and accomplished of all Emperor's Kunti was the fourth emperor of the Qin Dynasty two rulers were not ethnically Han Chinese they were men cherie and tribal people from north of the great wall khan she's brilliant legacy lies in reunifying this vast empire both politically and socially consolidating ching dynasty rule and contributing a plethora of cultural and economic developments the ching dynasty was officially established in 1644 and the khan she was born 10 years later when he was only 8 his father died of small pox and a con she ascended the throne when he was only 14 years old the young Emperor proved himself in intelligent tactical and worthy emperor in the half century that followed cause he stabilized the dynasty pacified inner rebellions and foreign contenders and greatly expanded China's borders west and north under his benevolence ruled the Empire prospered councii also had an immense passion for learning throughout his life he continuously pursued and promoted ancient Chinese teachings calligraphy poetry and music he made tremendous achievements in geography science engineering mathematics and astronomy he commissioned a numerous compilation of records maps histories and literature as well as encyclopedia quirks like the Kangxi dictionary emperor kangxi ushered in a glorious age in late Imperial China throughout Chinese history the position of Emperor came with the title son of heaven conscience Ligeti on the throne was thus taken as a sign of approval from above and finally perhaps the greatest emperor in Chinese history Emperor Tong title the Tong dynasty is widely considered the zenith of Chinese civilization its prosperity peace stability and international influence during certain periods was unparalleled before war since the capital city China my hometown was the largest metropolis in the world at drawing diplomats from around the globe making China truly the Middle Kingdom as with most Chinese dynasties that all emerged from a period of chaos that ensued towards the end of the previous era in this case the srate dynasty in 617 Leisha me urged his fatherly you and the king of tong to raise troops in tiger and within five years they managed to squash all the rebellions around the Empire Leisha me assumed the throne in 626 and took the name emperor title of Tong Tong Tazo is recognized as one of the greatest emperors in Chinese history he was a military genius capable of commanding a battlefield from thousands of miles away as well as an excellent poet writer and calligraphy Emperor Taizong cherished his people and governed accordingly he found at a literary academy utilizing it to recruit talented men for his administration he is also known for making them most of his subjects strengths including being unusually tolerant and receptive to constructive criticism and advice his approach paid off spurring China's most peaceful and stable period both nobility and common folk are said to have lived harmoniously and happily with very low crime rates and limited official corruption historical records described a period as a time when merchants and traders traveled freely without fear of bandits the jail houses remained empty and people felt no need to lock their doors bountiful harvests were frequent and the 10 liters of rice cost only 3 to 410 travelers on long journeys did not need to prepare food because they could always find provisions on the way kaizo extended his attitude toward people beyond china's borders as well though the Tong dynasty possessed brilliant military powers he chose to employ his empires advanced cultural and political achievements to attract and annex minority ethnic areas as far west as modern-day Kazakhstan nations from around the world sent diplomats and scholars to study Chinese culture in the Tong dynasty welcomed economic and religious exchanges more than 400 countries since tributes to tong emperors and over a hundred thousand foreigners were estimated to have resided in the cosmopolitan capital Chung the Tong dynasty was also a very active period of development for the three religions of Confucianism Buddhism and Taoism the Imperial civil service examinations were modified to focus on confusion teachings and in 645 monkian zone returned from his program edge to retrieve Buddhist scriptures from ancient India that's the inspiration for the story Journey to the West tante zone is said to have personally led the welcoming party for the monk meeting him at the trucha bridge along with hundreds of civil and military officials the period from the ring of tanta zone to the rule of his descendant impressed Renzo marked a hundred and thirty years of prosperity often viewed as the pinnacle of Chinese culture so there you go guys those are some of the greatest kurz in Chinese history and I've been getting this question a lot like what am I going to do with this channel going forward obviously you guys been seeing a lot of cultural videos being uploaded on this channel and that's one thing I want to keep going definitely because I love Chinese history I love Chinese culture so I definitely want to keep going with that also we want to get to a point where we can be producing cultural videos of other Asian nations as well because obviously not just China has a long and interesting history and if you're wondering about the skits that's something we are going to be doing as well because talking about Asian culture in general modern Asian culture is something we want to do as well but hopefully you guys have found the Chinese historical series really interesting and I really do appreciate you guys watching thank you so much everybody see you later

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Length: 11min 42sec (702 seconds)

Published: Sat Dec 03 2016