New Research Absolves the Woman Blamed for a Dynasty’s Ruin

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/14/world/asia/china-zhou-dynasty-king-climate-change.html?unlocked_article_code=1.MFA.UN6L.OOtrhfeM-lJ5

A Chinese king’s infatuation with a woman was seen as the reason that a golden age collapsed. Evidence suggests climate change and internal strife played bigger roles.

These historic changes which happened after the development of agriculture are quite small compared with what we are kicking off by burning fossil fuels.

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tuck182@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 189d (1 reply)

The guy in charge was obsessed with a woman, but somehow that made it the woman's fault? That makes no sense, and yet is totally unsurprising.

Gathorall@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 189d

That just sounds like a ruler of weak pedigree.