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Totally Legal – Shang Yang’s Ruler
Sinologist Arthur Waley called the Legalists “Realists”—not to be confused with 19th century European art—because they were pragmatic. Like the Mohists, they rejected the ancestral rites and traditions that filled the royal and local calendars but didn’t strengthen the state. Even
Totally Legal – Shang Yang’s Ruler
Sinologist Arthur Waley called the Legalists “Realists”—not to be confused with 19th century European art—because they were pragmatic. Like the Mohists, they rejected the ancestral rites and traditions that filled the royal and local calendars but didn’t strengthen the state. Even
Finally, Qin puts its dukes up; Dukes hold Qin high
The bulk of Qin lay to the west of the Zhou king’s former capitol, near present-day Xian. Remember, way back in 771 BC after the capture of the Zhou capital and the killing of the Zhou king, the heir was
Finally, Qin puts its dukes up; Dukes hold Qin high
The bulk of Qin lay to the west of the Zhou king’s former capitol, near present-day Xian. Remember, way back in 771 BC after the capture of the Zhou capital and the killing of the Zhou king, the heir was
My China Year 