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The Han dynasty rules China. Han dynasty is one of the longest of China’s major dynasties.
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Liu-Bang of Han establishes the Han Dynasty in China.
Liu Bang is proclaimed emperor of China after defeating the rebel Xiang -
Liu Bang dies. His empress Lü Zhi, or Lü Hou, tries to confiscate the empire for her own family. Conflict lasts for 15 years.
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Reign of Emperor Wu (also known as Wu Di).
Emperor Wu abandons Legalism in favor of Confucianism.
Emperor Wu rules and expands Han territory in China. -
Zhang Qian opens up the 'Silk Road' trading route between China and central Asia.
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Han emperors extend the western part of the Great Wall of China.
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Chinese Han Empire conquers the kingdom of Tien.
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Han dynasty conquered Wiman Joseon
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The War of the Heavenly Horses,
General Li Guangli forces the city of Da Yuan (Alexandria Eschate) into tributary status -
Chang’an, the imperial capital of China, had a population of nearly 250 thousand people.
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Wang Man takes control of the empire by usurping the throne and proclaiming the the beginning of a new dynasty called Xin “new”.
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Sack of Chang'an, imperial capital of China Afterwards , Liu Xiu led his loyal officials to the city of Luoyang, where the Chinese imperial capital was relocated.
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The Eastern Han dynasty rules China.
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The Han dynasty of China invades Mongolia.
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Invention of fine paper-making process by Cai Lun.
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An Shigao is the first Buddhist translator mentioned in Chinese sources established a translation center in the Chinese imperial capital, Luoyang.
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Life of Cao Cao, Chinese military dictator and founder of the Wei state.
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Chinese Han empire in decline.
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A large peasant uprising known as the Yellow Turban Rebellion, Yellow Scarves Rebellion, threatened the city of Luoyang.
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The Yellow Turban rebellion breaks out when local government offices are attacked across China.
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The 'Yellow Turban' rebellion is quashed by the Han in China.
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Luoyang, the Han capital, is overtaken by the Chinese warlord Dong Zhuo.
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Dong Zhou seized control of the Chinese imperial capital and placed a child, Liu Xie, as the new ruler.
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Cao Cao takes over the former Han government and appoints himself chancellor, in effect, a military dictator.
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Cao Cao represses for good the Yellow Turban rebellion in China.
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Liu Xie abdicated the throne.
Wars between warlords and states continue
350 years until china is unified again.