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Child Kings of History

Child Kings of History

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Boy kings inherited the most dangerous job on earth before they were old enough to understand it. A crown at nine, a court full of rivals at ten, a war declared in their name at twelve. This show tells the true stories of the boy kings of history, one reign at a time.

Each episode reconstructs one young reign in full, cinematic detail: the sudden death that put a child on the throne, the regents and uncles maneuvering behind the curtain, the alliances sealed with a child's signature, and the day each of these boy kings either took real power or was swallowed by the people claiming to protect him. No host chatting between clips, no panel debating theories. Just one complete story, narrated start to finish, built from chronicles, court records, and the letters their kingdoms left behind.

You will meet boy kings who vanished into towers and never came out, child rulers who outsmarted the adults circling their thrones, and monarchs whose entire reigns fit inside a childhood. Some episodes follow a single year that decided everything; others trace a whole life lived under a crown too heavy to carry. All of them treat the boy kings as what they were: children standing at the center of deadly games.

If you are drawn to royal history that reads like a slow-burning thriller, this is built for you. New episodes drop regularly. Subscribe now so the next of the boy kings lands the moment it goes live.Copyright OBOMEDIA ENTERTAINMENT SF
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  • The Mulopwe Title That Cost Kalonji His State and His Allies

    The Mulopwe Title That Cost Kalonji His State and His Allies
    2026/10/30
    An agricultural accountant becomes a god-king in a diamond-rich African state. His claim to an ancient title, the Mulopwe, costs him everything.

    The Mulopwe Title That Cost Kalonji His State and His Allies

    This episode explores the story of Albert Kalonji, who, in 1961, made a ceremonial decision that led to the loss of his state and allies. What was the significance of the Mulopwe title, and why did it have such profound consequences?

    Person: Albert Kalonji
    Date: April 12, 1961
    Location: South Kasai
    Topic: Congolese independence

    - Albert Kalonji, shaped by the colonial system, claimed the ancient Luba title of Mulopwe at the moment of African independence.
    - Kalonji co-founded the Mouvement National Congolais (MNC) with Patrice Lumumba, but they disagreed on the structure of an independent Congo.
    - After being excluded from Lumumba's independence government, Kalonji declared the autonomy of diamond-rich South Kasai in August 1960.
    - Kalonji used the V-sign, a symbol legible to an international audience, to project legitimacy for his movement.
    - The Mulopwe ceremony, however, was an inward-facing decision directed toward the Luba people and their pre-colonial history.

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    19 分
  • The Boy King in a Mill: How an Empire Died with Jewels

    The Boy King in a Mill: How an Empire Died with Jewels
    2026/10/29
    A fugitive boy king sleeps on a mill floor wearing the jewels of a fallen empire-what did it cost him?

    The Boy King in a Mill: How an Empire Died with Jewels

    In this episode, we trace the years that turned Yazdegerd III from an eight-year-old coronation pawn into a fugitive wearing imperial jewels. The episode follows the collapse of the Sasanian administrative and military order and asks what was taken from him before he ever had a chance to rule.

    Person: Yazdegerd III
    Date: 651
    Location: a grain mill at the edge of the known world
    Event: coronation at the Temple of Anahita (632) and subsequent flight
    Topic: collapse of the Sasanian Empire after Khosrow II's fall

    - An eight-year-old Yazdegerd became king in 632 as a symbol installed by magnates Rostam Farrokhzad and Piruz Khosrow.
    - Khosrow II’s overthrow and Kavad II’s execution of royal heirs removed multiple claimants and shattered dynastic continuity.
    - A devastating epidemic and successive assassinations produced six rulers in four years and fractured central authority.
    - Provincial governors declared independence, rival claimants minted coins, and powerful noble houses refused to legitimize Yazdegerd.
    - In 633, Arab cavalry defeated a garrison at Hira, signaling an incursion into the Sasanian tax base while Yazdegerd’s commanders marched south with war elephants.

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    19 分
  • A roll of carpet smuggled him past the gate-and cost him his throne

    A roll of carpet smuggled him past the gate-and cost him his throne
    2026/10/28
    A Persian king, held hostage as a child and later a puppet on his own throne, risks everything to reclaim power and challenge the nobility.

    A roll of carpet smuggled him past the gate-and cost him his throne

    This episode delves into the tumultuous life of a Sasanian king, from being a child hostage to a ruler navigating powerful noble families and a radical religious movement. How did a king, once seen as a pawn, attempt to assert his own authority?

    Person: Kavad, Peroz I, Sukhra, Shapur of Ray, Jamasp, Mazdak
    Date: 473, 482, 484, 488, 493, 496, 498
    Location: Persia, Oxus River, Bactria, Shiraz, Khuzestan
    Empire: Sasanian Empire
    Movement: Mazdakism

    - Kavad, born in 473, was the son of Peroz I, Shah of Shahs of the Sasanian dynasty.
    - At age nine, Kavad was sent as a hostage to the Hephthalite court in 482, ransomed for ten mule-packs of silver.
    - After his father's death in 484, Kavad was placed on the throne by the Parthian nobleman Sukhra, who then ran the empire.
    - Around 493, Kavad orchestrated Sukhra's defeat and execution with the help of Shapur of Ray.
    - Kavad was deposed in 496 by his court for allowing the spread of Mazdakism, a religious movement questioning noble land rights.

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    16 分
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