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 ⓘ