The Han Bureaucracy: Exams, Eunuchs, and Empire
In this episode of The Han Dynasty: China's First Golden Age, we explore the intricate machinery of Han governance. Lucas and Luna dive into the emergence of China's first civil service exams, the rise of the eunuch faction at court, and the tensions between Confucian scholars and imperial power. Discover how Emperor Wu transformed a feudal state into a centralized bureaucracy, how examinations created a new class of scholar-officials, and how eunuchs like Shi Xian manipulated the throne. Along the way, we uncover the Realpolitik behind the Grand Empress Dowager's regency, the role of the Censorate in keeping officials honest, and the legendary Sima Qian—castrated for speaking truth to power but still writing the Records of the Grand Historian. This episode sheds light on the administrative spine that held the Han together for four centuries, and the fractures that eventually broke it.
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