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Start Date: The first century B.C.E. End Date: 221 C.E. Location: China. The Han Dynasty in China (traditionally split into Western [206 BCE–25] CE and Eastern [25–221 CE] Han periods) was one of the world's great classical civilizations. The Han emperors oversaw great advances in technology, philosophy, religion, and trade.
Han dynasty , (206 bc – ad 220) Second great Chinese imperial dynasty. In contrast to the preceding Qin dynasty, the Han was a period of cultural flowering. One of the greatest of the early histories, the Shiji by Sima Qian, was composed, and the fu, a poetic form that became the norm for creative writing, began to flourish. The Yuefu, or ...
Learning Objectives. Compare the Han Dynasty with the earlier Qin Dynasty, and explain the Western Han period. Key Takeaways. Key Points. The Han Dynasty put an end to civil war and reunified China in 202 BCE, ushering in a golden age of peace and prosperity during which progress and cultural development took place.
The Han dynasty was created by leaders from Han, one of the regions of China, hence the name of the dynasty. It coincided with the period of the Roman Republic and Empire in western Afro-Eurasia. Politically, it established the imperial system that many later dynasties used, although technically it was not the first Chinese dynasty.
The end of the Han dynasty was the period of Chinese history from 189 to 220 CE, roughly coinciding with the tumultuous reign of the Han dynasty's last ruler, Emperor Xian. It was followed by the Three Kingdoms era (220–280 CE).
202 BCE Feb 28. Han Dynasty founded. Xianyang, China. Liu Bang establishes the Han Dynasty (further divided into the Western Han by historians) and renames himself Emperor Gaozu. Liu Bang was one of the few dynasty founders in Chinese history who was born into a peasant family.
The Han dynasty (206 BCE–220 CE) reunified China after the civil war following the death of Qin Shihuangdi in 210 BCE. It is divided into two periods: the Former (or Western) Han, when Chang’an (present-day Xi’an) was its capital; and the Later (or Eastern) Han, which ruled from Luoyang—230 miles east of Xi’an.
