No Substance #190: The Failed Assassins

Jul 15, 2024

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There were, or so it is said, a number of attempts on the life of The Jiajing Emperor. He was born Zhu Houcong and he was the 12^th emperor of the Ming Dynasty. He ruled from 1521 to 1567. The most serious of the attempts oh his life took place in 1542 when a group of his concubines at…

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