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Re:Did the early medieval era ever take place? by thaumasiotes on Wednesday July 06, 2022 @06:08AM (#31998860)
China also has a continuous literary tradition between that time and now, so the claims are plausible.

I'm actually more impressed that the old Chinese imperial families are still around:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_Zhao

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_Zhu

In what I would think of as the "standard model" of history, one of the highest priorities for a new king is eliminating everyone who might theoretically be related to the old king.

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Re:Did the early medieval era ever take place? by SZJX on Thursday July 07, 2022 @06:39AM (#32012285)
It does seem to be a Chinese tradition (and I believe in quite a few other places) to pacify the old king and grant them a comfortable enough retirement, as they’ve already lost power. It’s probably less confrontational and somewhat satisfies all sides in the long run. Examples would be some kings during the Three Kingdom period, who all got some sort of honorary title in the conqueror’s kingdom.
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Re:Did the early medieval era ever take place? by vkazanov on Wednesday July 06, 2022 @10:41AM (#32001699)
Yeah.. even the last Chinese emperor wasn't executed, despite the endless civil war and his cooperation with Japanese.
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Re:Did the early medieval era ever take place? by thaumasiotes on Thursday July 07, 2022 @12:21AM (#32009869)
On the other hand, membership in that family is unlikely to be something you want widely advertised. I believe most of them changed their name.
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