For example, the Tang Empire of China, East Asia’s dominant power for three centuries, competed against many local and distant powers such as the Uyghur Khanate, the Tibetan Empire, Goguryeo in ...

A golden seal, believed to date back to Korea’s ancient Goguryeo kingdom (37BC-AD668), fetched an astounding HK$10.8 million (US$1.39 million) at a major Hong Kong auction. This amount surpassed ...