The Eastern Han, also known as the Later Han, formally began on 5 August 25, when Liu Xiu became Emperor Guangwu of Han. During the widespread rebellion against Wang Mang, the Korean state of Goguryeo ...
Although Emperor Guangwu had already created many of his generals and officials marquesses, in 37, after the conquest of the empire was largely complete, he readjusted their marches in accordance with ...
Liu Xiu was the sixth generation descendant of Emperor Jing of the Former (or Western) Han. He was the son of Liu Qin (劉欽), magistrate (i.e., head official) of Nandun county (南頓令). Liu Qin was th ...
Weiyang Palace (simplified Chinese: 未央宫; traditional Chinese: 未央宮; pinyin: Wèiyāng Gōng) was a palace complex, located near the city of Chang'an (modern-day Xi'an). Built in 200 BC at the req ...
The word "peasant" is derives from the 15th century French word pa?sant, meaning one from the pays, or countryside; ultimately from the Latin pagus, or outlying administrative district.Social positio ...
The Xin dynasty (Chinese: 新朝; pinyin: Xīn Cháo; Wade–Giles: Hsin Ch'ao) was a Chinese dynasty (although strictly speaking it had only one emperor) which lasted from AD 9 to 23. It interrupted the ...
Early in his reign, now-Emperor Wang Mang was self-confident and believed that he now had the power to implement his ideals of restoring the legendary golden age of the early Zhou Dynasty. To those en ...
Further information: History of the Han DynastyWang Mang was the son of Wang Man (王曼), the younger brother of Empress Wang Zhengjun, and his wife Qu (渠, family name unknown), born in 45 BC. Wang Ma ...
Famous leading figures Han Dynasty Lü Clan - relatives of the Empress Lü Zhi, consort of Emperor Gaozu of HanWei Qing - a brother of the Empress Wei Zifu, consort of Emperor Wu of Han, one of the ma ...
Main article: Southward expansion of the Han dynastyDian was a tribal kingdom in southwestern China. It was established by Zhuang Qiao, a Chinese officer serving in an army under the king of Chu durin ...
Main article: Southward expansion of the Han DynastyTo the regions south of China, Zhao Tuo had established himself as the King of Nanyue. Although, Zhao's ancestors originated from Zhengding, China. ...
The Qin Dynasty's military incursions in the south of what is now China began a period of expansion that continued under the next dynasty, the Han. After the fall of the Qin, Minyue was established in ...
The modern term "Yue" (Chinese: 越 or 粵; pinyin: Yuè; Cantonese Yale: Yuht; Wade–Giles : Yüeh4; Vietnamese: Vi?t; Zhuang: Vot; Early Middle Chinese: Wuat) comes from Old Chinese *wjat. It was fir ...
Military campaigns against the Baiyue began under the Qin, the dynasty that preceded the Han. The Qin emperor Qin Shi Huang desired the resources of the Baiyue, and ordered military expeditions agains ...
The Silk Road consisted of several routes. As it extended westwards from the ancient commercial centers of China, the overland, intercontinental Silk Road divided into northern and southern routes byp ...
