The Horrifying Life of MALE CONCUBINES in Ancient China

Описание: For over two thousand years, the imperial courts of China maintained a system that history tried to erase. Young men were taken from their families, trained in elite compounds, and kept as personal companions for emperors, nobles, and powerful officials. From the Han Dynasty to the fall of the Qing, this practice shaped politics, destroyed lives, and created some of the most dramatic stories in Chinese history, including the legendary tale of Emperor Ai and Dong Xian, the origin of the famous "passion of the cut sleeve."

This video explores the verified historical accounts behind this hidden system, the lives that were consumed by it, and the pattern of rise and destruction that repeated for centuries.

📚 Historical Sources:
• Ban Gu — "Book of Han" (Hanshu), 1st century AD — Official biography of Dong Xian and Emperor Ai
• Sima Qian — "Records of the Grand Historian" (Shiji), 1st century BC — Chapter: "Biographies of the Emperors' Male Favorites"
• Bret Hinsch — "Passions of the Cut Sleeve: The Male Homosexual Tradition in China" (University of California Press, 1990)
• Cambridge History of China, Vol. 7 — James Geiss, "The Cheng-Te Reign" (Zhengde Emperor and the Leopard Quarter)

⚠️ This video is intended for educational purposes only. All content is based on documented historical sources and presented within an academic and historical context.





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