2.1 - The Land of Snows

08/07/20 • 31 min

In which we embark on our second series on the Tibetan Empire. Before we launch into the history however, we ought to understand what we mean by "Tibet" and why we're telling this history, and what this history means to the Tibetans of today.

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1.10 - Not With a Bang...

In which Mali disappears from the stage, not with a bang, but with a whimper.

Facing a century of unparalleled suffering at the hands of the Songhai Empire, Mali came close to the brink of collapse time and time again. But ultimately, the disintegration of the empire came in the form of anticlimax.

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2.2 - The Yarlung Dynasty

In which we meet our protagonists - the Tibetans themselves and their future rulers, the Yarlung Dynasty.

From the mating of a monkey and ogress, to the coming to earth of God Kings, ancient Tibet is shrouded in myth and legend. But beneath the stories we find kernels of forgotten history.