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#32 - Xin 1: Han, Interrupted

The History of China
The History of China
Episode • Jul 27, 2014 • 35m
Confucian Wang Mang overthrows Han and sets up his Xin Dynasty to renew the Golden Age of Zhou through land nationalization, wealth redistribution, and currency reform. It seemed like a great idea on paper, but in practice things begin to horribly wrong almost immediately.

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