{"podcast":{"title":"The History of China Podcast","slug":"the-history-of-china-podcast-6581899","podcast_index_feed_id":6581899,"rss_url":"https://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud%3Ausers%3A67951944/sounds.rss","website_url":"http://www.patreon.com/thehistoryofchina","image_url":"https://i1.sndcdn.com/avatars-000199309984-eeqmbi-original.jpg","author":"Chris Stewart","episode_count":357,"summary":"An audio journey through the 5000 year history of…","last_synced_at":"2026-06-16T10:19:19.795905+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-history-of-china-podcast-6581899"},"episode":{"title":"#305- Qing 40_ Heshen Must Die!","slug":"305-qing-40-heshen-must-die","published_at":"2025-09-07T23:44:10+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-history-of-china-podcast-6581899/305-qing-40-heshen-must-die","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-history-of-china-podcast-6581899","url":"https://soundcloud.com/the-history-of-china/305-qing-40-heshen-must-die","audio_url":"https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2166624924-the-history-of-china-305-qing-40-heshen-must-die.mp3","summary":"For nearly a quarter century, Heshen served the Qing Empire - and in the process managed to amass a fortune that nearly rivaled the throne itself. Yet with the death of his patron Qianlong, the one-favored Grand Councilor would find his remaining state tenure as short as the length of silk ultimately left in his cell. Time Period Covered: 1799-1800 CE Major Historical Figures: The Qianlong Emperor (Aisin-Gioro Hongli) [r. 1735–1796, d. 1799] The Jiaqing Emperor (Aisin-Gioro Yongyan) [r. 1796-1820] Heshen, Grand Councilor, Chief Grand Secretary, Minister of the Imperial Household, etc., etc. [1750-1799]","meta_description":"For nearly a quarter century, Heshen served the Qing Empire - and in the process managed to amass a fortune that nearly rivaled the throne itself. Yet wit…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1990,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-history-of-china-podcast-6581899/episodes/305-qing-40-heshen-must-die/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-history-of-china-podcast-6581899/305-qing-40-heshen-must-die.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}