Han dynasty

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The Han dynasty was a long-lasting imperial Chinese dynasty (206 BCE–220 CE) known for consolidating central rule, expanding territory, and fostering major advances in culture, technology, and the Silk Road trade.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical Chinese dynasty
imperial dynasty of China
alsoKnownAs Former Han
Later Han
linked to: Han dynasty
capital Chang'an
Luoyang
continent Asia
country China
culturalInfluenceOn Japan
Korea
linked to: Korean Peninsula

Vietnam
linked to: Viet Nam
currency Ban Liang coin
linked to: Banliang coin

Wu Zhu coin
diplomaticRelation Dayuan
linked to: Loulan

Kushan Empire
Parthian Empire
Xiongnu
Yuezhi
economicActivity iron production
salt production
silk production
economicPolicy state monopolies on salt and iron
endTime 220 CE
eraNameSystem formalized use of reign era names
ethnicIdentityLegacy Han Chinese
followedBy Three Kingdoms period
follows Qin dynasty
governmentForm centralized bureaucracy
monarchy
hasPart Eastern Han
linked to: Han dynasty

Western Han
linked to: Han dynasty
knownFor advances in metallurgy
advances in papermaking
astronomical observations
consolidation of centralized imperial rule
development of the Silk Road
historical writing
promotion of Confucianism as state ideology
territorial expansion
language Old Chinese
legalSystem blend of Legalism and Confucianism
majorInvention armillary sphere
improved iron casting techniques
paper
seismograph
wheelbarrow
militaryConflict Han–Xiongnu War
Liang Province Rebellion
Rebellion of the Seven States
Yellow Turban Rebellion
namedAfter Han River
notableRuler Emperor Gaozu of Han
Emperor Guangwu of Han
Emperor Jing of Han
Emperor Ling of Han
Emperor Wen of Han
Emperor Wu of Han
Emperor Xian of Han
Emperor Zhang of Han
notableWork Book of Han
Records of the Grand Historian
populationPeak over 50 million inhabitants
precededBy Qin dynasty
religion Chinese folk religion
Confucianism
Taoism
significantEvent Disasters of Partisan Prohibitions
Partisan Prohibitions
Rebellion of the Seven States
Reign of Emperor Wu of Han
linked to: Han dynasty

Silk Road expansion
Yellow Turban Rebellion
usurpation by Wang Mang
socialStructure landowning gentry
merchants
peasant farmers
slaves
startTime 206 BCE
succeededBy Cao Wei
Eastern Wu
Shu Han
taxationSystem land tax on peasants
territoryIncludes Guangdong
linked to: Guangdong Province

Guangxi
linked to: Guangxi Province

Korean Peninsula (Lelang Commandery)
linked to: Korean Peninsula

northern Vietnam
linked to: Tonkin

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China historicalDynasty Han dynasty
Great Wall of China builtBy Han dynasty
Great Wall of China significantConstructionPeriod Han dynasty (3rd century BCE–3rd century CE)
linked to: Han dynasty
Changsha wasImportantIn Han dynasty
Han Chinese namedAfter Han dynasty
Han Chinese ethnogenesisPeriod Han dynasty
Qin dynasty followedBy Han dynasty
Han dynasty significantEvent Reign of Emperor Wu of Han
linked to: Han dynasty
Han dynasty hasPart Western Han
linked to: Han dynasty
Han dynasty hasPart Eastern Han
linked to: Han dynasty
Han dynasty alsoKnownAs Later Han
linked to: Han dynasty
Three Kingdoms period follows Eastern Han dynasty
linked to: Han dynasty
Imperial China includesDynasty Han dynasty
Lanzhou wasCountySeatSince Han dynasty
Parthian Empire borderedBy Han dynasty
Xiongnu mainEnemy Han dynasty
Xiongnu mainEnemy Western Han dynasty
linked to: Han dynasty
Xiongnu mainEnemy Eastern Han dynasty
linked to: Han dynasty
Ban Shu Legend settingPeriod Han dynasty
Gojoseon conqueredBy Han dynasty
Gojoseon neighbor Han dynasty
Chinese Buddhism historicalPeriod Han dynasty
Kingdom of Khotan tributaryTo Han dynasty
Classical Chinese timePeriod Han dynasty
I Ching laterCommentariesDate Han dynasty
Xijing associatedWithDynasty Han dynasty
Chang'an servedAsCapitalOf Western Han dynasty
linked to: Han dynasty
Chang'an servedAsCapitalOf Eastern Han dynasty (intermittently)
linked to: Han dynasty
Eastern Wu predecessor Eastern Han dynasty
linked to: Han dynasty
Mawangdui Han Tombs locatedInTimePeriod Western Han dynasty
linked to: Han dynasty
Emperor Guangwu of Han dynastyFounded Eastern Han dynasty
linked to: Han dynasty
Emperor Guangwu of Han predecessorState Western Han dynasty
linked to: Han dynasty
Emperor Guangwu of Han era Eastern Han period
linked to: Han dynasty
Liang Province Rebellion country Han dynasty
Liang Province Rebellion era late Eastern Han dynasty
linked to: Han dynasty
Rebellion of the Seven States location Han Empire
linked to: Han dynasty
Rebellion of the Seven States temporalLocation Western Han period
linked to: Han dynasty
Partisan Prohibitions locatedIn Han dynasty China
linked to: Han dynasty
Disasters of Partisan Prohibitions country Han dynasty China
linked to: Han dynasty
Former Han partOf Han dynasty