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The Han Dynasty's Silk Monopoly and the Woven Web of Empire
In Episode 88 of Trade Routes That Changed Human History Forever, Lucas and Luna unravel the Han dynasty's ambitious state-managed silk monopoly. How did Emperor Wu's ruthless centralization of sericulture and trade shape the early Silk Road? From the establishment of the Office of Silk in Chang'an to the deployment of armed caravans along the Gansu Corridor, the Han state turned silk from a luxury fabric into a strategic weapon of diplomacy and economics. Discover the role of the Grand Empress Dowager Dou's patronage of sericulture, the infamous silk edicts of 119 BCE…
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