A Seven-Day Dinner That Cost an Empire
Song Dynasty China

A Seven-Day Dinner That Cost an Empire

A Chinese general spent seven days eating one meal in 1127, and each course cost an empire another city.

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Medieval ChinaSong DynastyJin DynastyMilitary HistoryCultural Warfare12th CenturyLiu GuangshiZhang JunKaifengEmperor HuizongEast Asia

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