Xin Dynasty (jan 1, 9 – jan 1, 23)

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The Xin dynasty (/ʃɪn/; Chinese: 新朝; pinyin: Xīncháo; Wade–Giles: Hsin¹-chʻao²; lit.: 'New dynasty') was a short-lived Chinese dynasty (termed so despite having only one monarch) which lasted from 9 to 23 AD, established by Han dynasty consort kin Wang Mang, who usurped the throne of Emperor Ping of Han and the infant "crown prince" Ruzi Ying to rule the empire over a decade before being overthrown by rebels. After Wang's death, the Han monarch was restored by Liu Xiu, a distant descendant of Emperor Jing of Han, therefore the Xin dynasty is often considered an interregnum period of the Han dynasty, dividing it into the Western Han (or "Former Han") and the Eastern Han (or "Later Han").

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