Abe no Nakamaro - A Japanese in Cosmopolitan Tang Dynasty China

Abe no Nakamaro was a Japanese envoy who experienced Tang dynasty China at the best of time, the height of its golden age, and the worst of time, An Lushan’s Rebellion. This is how he would have experienced the diverse and cosmopolitan Tang dynasty. BTW, check out Linfamy's Onmyoji video here:    • When Japan Created a Ministry of Magic, Ru...   And Rui's channel here:    • 这才叫袁术：金主爸爸、山贼王、天才战略家，却把一手好牌打的稀烂   🕒[TIMESTAMP]🕒 0:00 Introduction 0:45 Japan's Mission to Korea & China 2:36 Abe no Nakamaro & Kibi no Makibi 3:41 Foreign Traders 5:11 Religious Freemarket 6:13 Imperial Examination 8:44 Yang Guifei & Beauty Standard 9:46 Army and Rebellion 11:16 Abe Tried to go home 13:17 Legacy and Legends 🎶MUSIC by Epidemic Sound: http://www.epidemicsound.com 🎉SUPPORT US ON🎉 Decide future contents and other rewards on Patreon:   / coolhistorybros   One time donations on Kofi: https://ko-fi.com/cjleung 🎥PLAYLISTS🎥 Qin Dynasty Origin    • Qin Dynasty Origin   Tang Dynasty Origin    • Tang Dynasty Series   Cool Chinese History (By release)    • Cool Chinese History   Hundred Schools of Thoughts:    • Hundred Schools of Thought   📚SOURCES: Mark Edward Lewis, 2009, China's Cosmopolitan Empire 新唐書, New Book of Tang 舊唐書, Old Book of Tang ZHANG Guogang, 2007, The transformations of the Tang military system and social changes in medieval China M.A.C. van Berke, 2017, The changing portrayal of Yang Guifei’s beauty Wai-Ming Ng 吳偉明, 2016, The Images of Yang Guifei in Tokugawa Texts Jan Fontein, 1968, Kibi's Adventures in China: Facts, Fiction, and Their Meaning Charlotte von Verschuer, 1999, Japan's Foreign Relations 600 to 1200 A.D Karl F. Friday, 1997, Pushing Beyond the Pale 🖥WEBSITE & SOCIAL🖥 Facebook:   / cool-history-bros-102814917992919   Twitter:   / cjleung_dst   #History #Documentary #Asia