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DEEP in the ancient burial grounds of China’s first emperor, archaeologists made a discovery that could rewrite the story of one of the world’s most enigmatic military forces. Hidden among the ...

Emperor Wu was credited with unifying northern China in a particularly chaotic time. Researchers recovered ancient DNA from his remains, which included a nearly intact skull. After analyzing the ...

Among those displays, a Tang Dynasty (618-907) epitaph can be viewed by the public for the first time since its excavation in ...

A newly translated book explores how international residents have shaped and recorded life in China’s ancient capital for ...

The first answer is simple: hereditary rule. For most of this period, emperors were not chosen on the basis of their ability or honesty, but simply because they were born in the right family.