HAN DYNASTY
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Updated: 27 Jun 2018
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Created byJulia Miryam-Chavah Schenzinger
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206 BCE - 220 CE: The Han dynasty rules China from their capital in Chang'an; one of the longest of China’s major dynastiesMar 206 BCE: Emperor Gaozu (Liu Bang) becomes the first Han ruler141 BCE - 87 BCE: Han Emperor Wu abandons Legalism in favor of Confucianism138 BCE - 126 BCE: Zhang Qian, as envoy of the Han emperor, opens up the 'Silk Road' trading route between China and central Asia2 CE: Chang’an, the imperial capital of China, had a population of nearly 250 thousand people.c. 23 CE: After the sack of Chang'an, Liu Xiu led his loyal officials to the city of Luoyang, where the Chinese imperial capital was relocated91 CE: The Han dynasty of China invades Mongolia105 CE: Invention of fine paper-making process by Cai Lun184 CE: The Yellow Turban rebellion breaks out when local government offices are attacked across China190 CE: Luoyang, the Han capital in China, is burned; Dong Zhou seized control of the Chinese imperial capital and placed a child, Liu Xie, as the new ruler205 CE: Cao Cao takes over the former Han government and appoints himself chancellor, in effect, a military dictator.215 CE: Cao Cao represses for good the Yellow Turban rebellion in China.220 CE: Liu Xie abdicated the throne. Wars between
warlords and states continued and Chinawould have
to wait about 350 years to be unified again.
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