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Essays and deep dives that go beyond the encyclopaedia — myths, misconceptions, and the gap between the Romance of the Three Kingdoms and what actually happened.

7 July 2026Analysis
Romance vs. History: What's Actually Real in the Three Kingdoms?
The Peach Garden Oath never happened. Guan Yu's Green Dragon Crescent Blade didn't exist. Zhuge Liang wasn't a wizard. Here's what the Three Kingdoms novel got wrong, and why the real history is even better.
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Romance vs. History: What's Actually Real in the Three Kingdoms?