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- 1Readers Praise Stephen Platt's Imperial Twilight●One of the best historical # books I've read in a while: # ImperialTwilight by Stephen Platt is a fascinating, detailed,
Stephen Platt's history book Imperial Twilight is drawing warm praise from readers, with one calling it one of the best historical books read in a while. The book offers a detailed, vivid and captivating account of British opium smuggling operations in China under the Qing dynasty, including the Canton factory system and the tensions that led to the First Opium War.
- 2Wu Sangui, the general who toppled the Ming dynasty, remembered●Wu Sangui, who died OTD in 1678, was instrumental in the fall of the Ming dynasty and the establishment of the Qing dyna
Commentators are marking the death anniversary of Wu Sangui, the Ming general who died on this day in 1678. He famously opened the gates to Manchu forces, helping bring down the Ming dynasty and establish the Qing. He later turned against his new masters, rebelling in 1678 and declaring himself Emperor of all China before his death the same year.