The Best Historical Dramas ♥️♥️♥️

Vote for your favourite fictional historical dramas from China (wuxia or xianxia), Korea, Japan and Thailand.

Please select your top 5 dramas below!

**Outstanding Dramas = Rating must be 8 stars or more on MDL.

Red Raven Feb 16, 2021
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  • Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo

    1. Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo

    Korean Drama - 2016, 20 episodes
    8.7
    685 points by 7 voters
    When a total eclipse of the sun takes place, Go Ha Jin is transported back in time to the start of the Goryeo Dynasty of Korea during King Taejo's rule. She wakes ...more
  • Mr. Queen

    2. Mr. Queen

    Korean Drama - 2020, 20 episodes
    9.0
    399 points by 4 voters
    Jang Bong Hwan is a South Korean chef who has risen up the ranks to cook for the country’s top politicians in the Blue House’s presidential residences. After a serious accident, he ...more
  • Ashes of Love

    3. Ashes of Love

    Chinese Drama - 2018, 63 episodes
    8.5
    386 points by 4 voters
    Zi Fen, the Flower Deity, dies after giving birth to a daughter, Jin Mi. Before her death, Zi Fen foresaw that Jin Mi would encounter a fatal love trial and fed her ...more
  • Who Rules the World

    4. Who Rules the World

    Chinese Drama - 2022, 40 episodes
    8.7
    362 points by 4 voters
    Hei Feng Xi is handsome and elegant, while Bai Feng Xi is majestic and unrestrained. Opposites attract as both are unrivaled in skill and intellect. Caught in the warfare and chaos of ...more
  • Love Like the Galaxy: Part 1

    5. Love Like the Galaxy: Part 1

    Chinese Drama - 2022, 27 episodes
    9.0
    361 points by 4 voters
    Ling Bu Yi, the foster son of Emperor Wen and a talented & ruthless general of the Black Armour Army, was on a personal mission to uncover hidden truths about the past, ...more
  • Eternal Love

    6. Eternal Love

    Chinese Drama - 2017, 58 episodes
    8.8
    300 points by 3 voters
    The Nine-tailed Fox Bai Qian, the youngest daughter of the Fox King, is brought to Kunlun Mountain to become a disciple of the God of War, Mo Yuan. While studying there, a ...more
  • Empress Ki

    7. Empress Ki

    Korean Drama - 2013, 51 episodes
    8.6
    294 points by 3 voters
    Genghis Khan built an empire that spanned vast regions in East Asia and East Europe. And there was one woman who held immense power in the Yuan Dynasty, which Genghis Khan founded, ...more
  • Legend of Fu Yao

    8. Legend of Fu Yao

    Chinese Drama - 2018, 66 episodes
    8.3
    288 points by 3 voters
    Adopted as an orphan, Fu Yao served as a slave for the Xuan Yuan sect in the Taiyuan Kingdom. After a series of tragedies, she journeyed across the lands, searching to lift ...more
  • Princess Agents

    9. Princess Agents

    Chinese Drama - 2017, 67 episodes
    8.2
    287 points by 3 voters
    The story takes place during the chaotic times of Wei, where innocent citizens are often kidnapped and turned into slaves. Slave girl, Chu Qiao was thrown into a forest along with other ...more
  • The King's Woman

    10. The King's Woman

    Chinese Drama - 2017, 48 episodes
    7.8
    287 points by 3 voters
    Gong Sun Li is the granddaughter and disciple of military commander Gong Sun Yu. Jing Ke (first disciple) and Sun Li are childhood lovers and were forced to escape when Qin troops ...more
  • Good Bye, My Princess

    11. Good Bye, My Princess

    Chinese Drama - 2019, 52 episodes
    8.2
    286 points by 3 voters
    A love story revolves around the 9th Princess of Western Liang as she journeys to the Central Plains to fulfill a marriage alliance with the Crown Prince. Having received overwhelming love and ...more
  • Love in the Moonlight

    12. Love in the Moonlight

    Korean Drama - 2016, 18 episodes
    8.2
    284 points by 3 voters
    To protect herself and her family, Hong Ra On disguises herself as a man and counsels men on dating. Due to a love letter she wrote for a client, she meets Crown ...more
  • General's Lady

    13. General's Lady

    Chinese Drama - 2020, 30 episodes
    8.2
    268 points by 3 voters
    A notorious general and an aristocrat's daughter hold each other's hands to spend a lifetime together while protecting what's precious to them. Shen Jin grew up as the unfavored daughter of a ...more
  • Love Like the Galaxy: Part 2

    14. Love Like the Galaxy: Part 2

    Chinese Drama - 2022, 29 episodes
    9.0
    260 points by 3 voters
    After a series of twists and turns, Cheng Shao Shang and Ling Bu Yi are engaged to be married by Imperial consent and decree. However, they still have many hurdles to overcome. ...more
  • Love Between Fairy and Devil

    15. Love Between Fairy and Devil

    Chinese Drama - 2022, 36 episodes
    8.8
    257 points by 3 voters
    According to legend, in order to obtain terrible power, Dongfang Qing Cang of the Moon Tribe became an emotionless monster. He killed his father, seized the position of Moon Supreme and led ...more
  • Rookie Historian Goo Hae Ryung

    16. Rookie Historian Goo Hae Ryung

    Korean Drama - 2019, 40 episodes
    8.2
    198 points by 2 voters
    The story takes place at the beginning of the 19th century. Goo Hae Ryung is an intern to become a palace historian. However, it was not acceptable for women to write historical ...more
  • Love Destiny

    17. Love Destiny

    Thai Drama - 2018, 15 episodes
    8.6
    185 points by 2 voters
    This is a story where karma, merit, love destiny and a moon mantra combine to fling Kadesurang, a chubby archaeologist, into the body of another woman, Karakade, during the Ayutthaya era (300 ...more
  • Yanxi Palace: Princess Adventures

    18. Yanxi Palace: Princess Adventures

    Chinese Drama - 2019, 6 episodes
    7.4
    182 points by 2 voters
    A determined Qing dynasty princess contends with palace intrigue and a vendetta against her family while navigating the treacherous terrain of romance. (Source: Netflix)
  • The Long Ballad

    19. The Long Ballad

    Chinese Drama - 2021, 49 episodes
    8.6
    181 points by 2 voters
    In the year 626 C.E., the Tang Dynasty faces upheaval following the successful Xuanwu Gate Incident, a coup orchestrated by a cunning prince. During the chaos, Li Chang Ge's family is slaughtered, ...more
  • Prince of Lan Ling

    20. Prince of Lan Ling

    Chinese Drama - 2013, 46 episodes
    8.1
    100 points by 1 voters
    A prophecy foretold that victory goes to the one who has the priestess' blessing. Yang Xue Wu, the last priestess of her clan, unwittingly embroiled in a war between Northern Qi and ...more
  • The Red Sleeve

    21. The Red Sleeve

    Korean Drama - 2021, 17 episodes
    8.8
    99 points by 1 voters
    In 18th-century Korea, Prince Yi San is a perfectionist haunted by his father's murder. He's set to inherit the throne once his cruel grandfather, the current king, passes away. Despite the emotional ...more
  • Moon Embracing the Sun

    22. Moon Embracing the Sun

    Korean Drama - 2012, 20 episodes
    8.4
    99 points by 1 voters
    Thirteen-year-old Heo Yeon Woo, the daughter of a high-ranking official, accompanies her mother to the royal palace to attend her brother, Heo Yeom's civil service examination congratulatory ceremony. By chance, she comes ...more
  • Story of Yanxi Palace

    23. Story of Yanxi Palace

    Chinese Drama - 2018, 70 episodes
    8.8
    98 points by 1 voters
    In 18th century Beijing, during the 6th year of Qianlong Emperor's reign, Wei Ying Luo enters the Forbidden City as an embroiderer to investigate the truth behind her older sister's rape and ...more
  • The Story of Ming Lan

    24. The Story of Ming Lan

    Chinese Drama - 2018, 78 episodes
    8.8
    97 points by 1 voters
    Set in the Northern Song dynasty, the story follows Sheng Ming Lan, an unfavored concubine-born 6th daughter of an official. After losing her mother at a young age, Ming Lan is raised ...more
  • The Princess Wei Young

    25. The Princess Wei Young

    Chinese Drama - 2016, 54 episodes
    8.3
    96 points by 1 voters
    The Northern Wei Dynasty was obliterated one night leaving behind the kindhearted Princess Feng Xin Er as an orphan. Although she escapes death, she accidentally enters her enemy's territory and she assumes ...more
  • The Wolf

    26. The Wolf

    Chinese Drama - 2020, 49 episodes
    8.0
    95 points by 1 voters
    A young boy brought up by wolves falls in love with a young Ma Zhai Xing, the daughter of a general and noble lord. Wrongly accused of killing the godbrother of the ...more
  • Love and Destiny

    27. Love and Destiny

    Chinese Drama - 2019, 60 episodes
    8.3
    93 points by 1 voters
    Fifty thousand years ago, Jiu Chen, the God of War, sealed away the demon lord and fell into a deep slumber. When Ling Xi accidentally awakens him, they fall in love, only ...more
  • The Rise of Phoenixes

    28. The Rise of Phoenixes

    Chinese Drama - 2018, 70 episodes
    8.4
    92 points by 1 voters
    Feng Zhi Wei is the unfavored daughter of the Qiu Family, who has to flee due to unfortunate circumstances. Owing a favour to the 6th prince Ning Yi, Zhi Wei cross-dresses as ...more
  • The Legends

    29. The Legends

    Chinese Drama - 2019, 56 episodes
    8.2
    89 points by 1 voters
    After being ambushed by the ten immortal sects while trying to steal the Wanjun Sword, Lu Zhao Yao dies, believing her ally, Li Chen Lan, the demon king’s son, is responsible. Five ...more
  • The Virtuous Queen of Han

    30. The Virtuous Queen of Han

    Chinese Drama - 2014, 47 episodes
    7.6
    85 points by 1 voters
    As a lowly servant's daughter, Wei Zi Fu does not have many means, yet she is undeniably beautiful and virtuous. When she is later recruited to entertain Princess Ping Yang, she immediately ...more
  • Legend of Mi Yue

    31. Legend of Mi Yue

    Chinese Drama - 2015, 81 episodes
    8.1
    84 points by 1 voters
    Mi Yue, daughter of King Wei of Chu, was the first stateswoman in the history of China. The drama details her turbulent life, as Mi Yue becomes a concubine, gets separated her ...more
  • Legend of the Dragon Pearl: The Indistinguishable Road

    32. Legend of the Dragon Pearl: The Indistinguishable Road

    Chinese Drama - 2017, 90 episodes
    7.6
    82 points by 1 voters
    The story of the ill-fated romance between Zhu Yi Huan, the last princess of the Ming Dynasty and Kangxi, the young emperor of the Qing Dynasty. (Source: TheTVDB.com)
  • Novoland: Pearl Eclipse

    33. Novoland: Pearl Eclipse

    Chinese Drama - 2021, 48 episodes
    8.2
    80 points by 1 voters
    If one can make a Naga mermaid cry, the shed tears will turn into priceless luminous pearls. Hai Shi is a young girl living in a coastal village where people use the ...more
  • The Legend of Xiao Chuo

    34. The Legend of Xiao Chuo

    Chinese Drama - 2020, 48 episodes
    7.6
    79 points by 1 voters
    Late in the 10th century, the Liao dynasty was at the zenith of its power. The omnipotent Liao ruled much of what is now Northeast China, Mongolia, Russia, and the Korean Peninsula. ...more
  • The Legend of Hao Lan

    35. The Legend of Hao Lan

    Chinese Drama - 2019, 62 episodes
    7.7
    78 points by 1 voters
    During the Warring States Period, Li Hao Lan is forced out of her own home and sold as a slave despite being the daughter of the Public Censor of Zhao. Purchased by ...more
  • Dance of the Phoenix

    36. Dance of the Phoenix

    Chinese Drama - 2020, 30 episodes
    7.6
    77 points by 1 voters
    In modern-day China, a quiet, shy young female student named Meng Yuan works hard at her dream of becoming a leading practitioner of Chinese traditional medicine. But on one fateful day, she ...more
  • Legend of the Phoenix

    37. Legend of the Phoenix

    Chinese Drama - 2019, 41 episodes
    7.8
    76 points by 1 voters
    Set in the fictional Eastern Liang dynasty, circus performer Ye Ningzhi’s troupe enters the palace and stages a performance to celebrate the empress dowager’s birthday. The ambitious grand princess (emperor’s sister) decides ...more
  • The Song of Glory

    38. The Song of Glory

    Chinese Drama - 2020, 53 episodes
    7.8
    75 points by 1 voters
    Set in the Liu Song Dynasty (420-479), with powerful aristocrats clamoring for power, the people of the Liu Song Empire have succumbed to the ensuing chaos. Desperate to bring peace to his ...more
  • Princess Silver

    39. Princess Silver

    Chinese Drama - 2019, 58 episodes
    8.0
    73 points by 1 voters
    Crown Princess Rong Le of Western Qi awakens with amnesia and doubts about her identity. To secure a political alliance, she is ordered to marry Prince Wu You, but he rejects her. ...more
  • Royal Nirvana

    40. Royal Nirvana

    Chinese Drama - 2019, 60 episodes
    8.1
    72 points by 1 voters
    Crown Prince Xiao Ding Quan lost his mother and sister at a young age and his father, the Emperor, is distant towards him because he is backed by his maternal uncle General ...more
  • Royal Nirvana Special

    41. Royal Nirvana Special

    Chinese Drama - 2020, 12 episodes
    8.0
    71 points by 1 voters
    A story about unlocking the years of hurt and resentment that has caused the strained relationship between Xiao Dingquan and his father, the King. Despite his position as the crown prince, Xiao ...more
  • General and I

    42. General and I

    Chinese Drama - 2017, 62 episodes
    7.9
    70 points by 1 voters
    In a world ravaged by war, the four great nations, Jin, Yan, Liang and Qin, are ceaseless in their pursuit of power and ultimate domination. In the midst of this endless conflict, ...more
  • The Sword and the Brocade

    43. The Sword and the Brocade

    Chinese Drama - 2021, 45 episodes
    8.3
    69 points by 1 voters
    Set during the Ming Dynasty, the story revolves around the romance between General Xu Ling Yi and the concubine's daughter Shi Yi Niang, that starts from an arranged marriage. Despite being born ...more
  • Love and Redemption

    44. Love and Redemption

    Chinese Drama - 2020, 59 episodes
    8.7
    68 points by 1 voters
    A thousand years since the battle between the demons and heavens took place, the souls of the Star of Mosha and the God of War are sent to the mortal realm to ...more
  • Maiden Holmes

    45. Maiden Holmes

    Chinese Drama - 2020, 32 episodes
    8.3
    67 points by 1 voters
    It is the sixth century CE and the Qi Kingdom, in what is now Eastern China, is a land at war. The young teenage prince Xiao Yan Zhi, a prodigal young military ...more
  • No Boundary

    46. No Boundary

    Chinese Drama - 2021, 32 episodes
    8.0
    66 points by 1 voters
    Follow an upstanding goddess and a constable with a cold exterior who join forces to solve crimes and find love along the way. During the Song Dynasty, Bao Long Tu, who governed ...more
  • Royal Rumours

    47. Royal Rumours

    Chinese Drama - 2023, 24 episodes
    8.0
    61 points by 1 voters
    Ji Yuan Su is the ice-cold Crown Prince of a powerful kingdom whose safety and prosperity owes much to the loyalty of the Hua clan. The Hua clan stuck by the kingdom's ...more

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