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5 days ago · In response, Emperor Gaozu led a Han army against the Xiongnu in 200 BC, pursuing them as far as Pingcheng (present-day Datong, Shanxi) before being ambushed by Modu Chanyu's cavalry. His encampment was encircled by the Xiongnu, but Emperor Gaozu escaped after seven days.
- 133 BC – 89 AD, 90–91 AD (punitive campaign)
- Han victory, destruction of Xiongnu steppe hegemony and vassalization of Southern Xiongnu
2 days ago · Emperor Gaozu was troubled about the abundant Han-manufactured iron weapons traded to the Xiongnu along the northern borders, and he established a trade embargo against the group. In retaliation, the Xiongnu invaded what is now Shanxi, where they defeated the Han forces at Baideng in 200 BC.
4 days ago · During the 200 years of the Western Han Dynasty (206BC-8AD), Chang'an City was the capital all along, acting as the national political, economic and cultural center. The construction of Chang'an was divided into three phases. In the 5thyear (202BC) of Emperor Gaozu's reign, Emperor Liu Bang renovated the Xingle Palace built in the Qin Dynasty ...
4 days ago · Construction of the ancient Han capital Chang'an (present-day Xi'an) began under Emperor Gao Zu (206-194BC); however, it was not until the reign of Emperor Hui Di (194-187 BC), the second Han emperor, that the walls of Han Chang'an were constructed, taking five years to complete.
15 hours ago · The Tang emperors had part-Xianbei maternal ancestry, from Emperor Gaozu of Tang's part-Xianbei mother, Duchess Dugu. "Great Tang" (大唐; Dà Táng) in seal characters. Li Yuan, the founder of the Tang dynasty, was Duke of Tang and governor of Taiyuan, the capital of modern Shanxi, during the collapse of the Sui dynasty.
5 days ago · Even after King Liu Bang ascended the throne of China as Emperor Gaozu of Han, she never received any titles. Thus, she was neglected and saw very little of Emperor Gaozu. When Empress Gaozu died on 1 June 195 B.C.E., Empress Dowager Lu Zhi imprisoned all the concubines that won Emperor Gaozu’s favour.
5 days ago · Zhang Qian. The Western Region, referring to today's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region and the areas west to it, has long established close relation and exchange with the Central Plains. At the beginning of the Western Han Dynasty (206BC-8AD), the Huns in the north were a serious menace, often harassing the frontiers of Han and looting vast ...
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