On August 28, 1620, Zhu Changluo took power as the Taichang Emperor. Less than a month later, he was dead, having pooped apparently himself to death.
In this episode of Barbarians at the Gates, Edward Wong of the New York Times joins David and me to discuss Ed's new book, At the Edge of Empire. We discuss frontiers, what the Qing Dynasty means for China, and the different generational perspectives on China's recent past.