himself emperor of the Han dynasty, he followed the practice of Xiang Yu and enfeoffed many generals, noblemen, and imperial relatives as kings (Chinese: 王;...

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The Han dynasty (206 BCE – 220 CE) was the second imperial dynasty of China. It followed the Qin dynasty, which had unified the Warring States of China...

The emperors of the Han dynasty were the supreme heads of government during the second imperial dynasty of China; the Han dynasty (202 BC – 220 AD) followed...

appointed vassal kings while making himself the first Emperor of the Han dynasty in 202 BCE. Fengjian Ancient Chinese states Kings of the Han dynasty Yong, Sai...

The Han dynasty was an imperial dynasty of China (202 BC – 9 AD, 25–220 AD) established by Liu Bang and ruled by the House of Liu. The dynasty was preceded...

Wu of Han begins a policy of pressuring the client kings of the Han dynasty into dividing their kingdoms. Previously, only the eldest son would inherit...

The military of the Han dynasty was the military apparatus of China from 202 BC to 220 AD, with a brief interregnum by the reign of Wang Mang and his...

This is a timeline of the Han dynasty (206 BC–220 AD). Chu-Han Contention (207 BC–202 BC) Han dynasty, 190 BC - kingdoms in red, commanderies in black...

The Han dynasty (202 BC – 220 AD) was the second imperial dynasty of China, following the Qin dynasty (221–207 BC). It was divided into the periods of...

colonization during the Qin and Han dynasty. Han Chinese people and culture then spread south from the northern heartland in the Yellow River valley,...

The Book of Han is a history of China finished in 111 CE, covering the Western, or Former Han dynasty from the first emperor in 206 BCE to the fall of...

Local governments in the Han dynasty (202 BC – 220 AD) consisted of three levels of administrative divisions: provinces (cishibu 刺史部, or zhou), commanderies...

Murals of the Dahuting Tomb (Chinese: 打虎亭汉墓; pinyin: Dahuting Han mu) of the late Eastern Han dynasty (25–220 CE), located in Zhengzhou, Henan province...

descendant of the Shang Kings through the Dukes of Song. The Eastern Han dynasty bestowed the title of Duke of Song and 'Duke Who Continues and Honours the Yin'...

The Zhou dynasty ([ʈʂóʊ]; Chinese: 周) was a royal dynasty of China that existed for 789 years from c. 1046 BC until 256 BC, the longest of all dynasties...

The end of the Han dynasty was the period of Chinese history from 189 to 220 CE, roughly coinciding with the tumultuous reign of the Han dynasty's last...

The Han dynasty in Inner Asia was the expansion of the Han dynasty's realm and influence in Inner Asia with a series of Chinese military campaigns and...

distinguish between the Han state of the Warring States period and the Han dynasty, the former is referred to as "Hán" while "Han" is reserved for the latter. Zhang...

The Scythians defeat the Parthians in a battle around Media. January: Emperor Wu of Han begins a policy of pressuring the client kings of the Han dynasty...

Early (from the Qin dynasty to the Sixteen Kingdoms) Cao Wei Cheng Han Eastern Han Eastern Jin Eastern Wu Former Liang Former Qin Former Yan Han Zhao Hu Xia...

Emperor Gaozu of Han (256 – 1 June 195 BC), also known by his given name Liu Bang, was the founder and first emperor of the Han dynasty, reigning from...

of the Han dynasty, was a descendant of the first emperor Liu Bang. Lasting for over 400 years (the first to last for more than a century), the Han dynasty...

directly controlled by the imperial capital, and the eastern half, ruled by Kings of the Han dynasty. In the areas controlled by the central government,...

period. At first the distribution of the coinage was limited to use around the capital city district, but by the beginning of the Han dynasty, coins were widely...

was annexed by the Yue state in 473 BC. The title was somewhat infelicitous for the early Kings of the Han dynasty, who were quite autonomous and powerful...

The economy of the Han dynasty (206 BC – 220 AD) of ancient China experienced upward and downward movements in its economic cycle, periods of economic...

on kings were different or absent. Modern scholarship has used numbered dynasties to refer to the uninterrupted rule of a single city; hence the Ur III...

1st century) Xin dynasty (新朝（ㄒㄧㄣ ㄔㄠˊ）) (AD 9–23) – Interrupted the Han dynasty; Ruled by the House of Wang (王) of Han descent Xuan Han (玄漢（ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄏㄢˋ）) (AD...

The Chu–Han Contention (楚漢相爭), also known as the Chu–Han War (楚漢戰爭), was an interregnum period in Imperial China between the fall of the Qin dynasty and...