China's Han Dynasty Empire (jan 1, 206 BC – jan 1, 220)

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Han period is considered a golden age in Chinese history. To this day, China's majority ethnic group refers to themselves as the "Han Chinese" and the Chinese script is referred to as "Han characters". It was founded by the rebel leader Liu Bang, known as Emperor Gaozu of Han, and briefly interrupted by the Xin dynasty (9–23 CE) of the former regent Wang Mang. This separates the Han dynasty into two periods: the Western Han or Former Han (206 BC–9 AD) and the Eastern Han or Later Han (25-220 CE)

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