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Han Dynasty
Actual Dtae of the dynasty: 206BC -> 220AD. It suceeded the Qin dynasty. So thoroughly did the Han dynasty establish what was thereafter considered Chinese culture that “Han” became the Chinese word denoting someone who is Chinese. The boundaries established by the Qin and maintained by the Han have more or less defined the nation of China up to the present day. -
Period: 100 to 220
Han Dynasty
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Nov 11, 1271
Yuan(Mongol) Dynasty
This shows the territory controlled by the Mongol-controlled Yuan Dynasty. It's the second largest dynasty by size behind Qing Dynasty -
Period: Nov 11, 1271 to Nov 11, 1368
Yuan(Mongol) Dynasty
First foreign dynasty in Chinese History. Yuan Dynasty were ruled by Mongols, which are the tribes from the north. Conquered by Genghis and Kublai Khan. It opens up China to the west, with Marco Polo being the most famous westerner in traveled to Ancient China. The dynasty came to an end with peasant rebels against a corrupted and weakened central government. -
Nov 11, 1368
Ming Dynasty
This picture shows the territory controlled by the Han-ruled Ming Dynasty. It's one of the largest area ever conquered by Han Chinese -
Period: Nov 11, 1368 to
Ming Dynasty
Ming Dynasty was widely considered one of the most stable and most social stable ancient state in human history. Also its during this time Ming government restore Han Chinese rule of China and open up the border of China to foreign powers such as Great Britain and France. During this time the Great Wall of China is rebuilt and expanded further north to what we see today. -
Qing Dynasty
This shows the territory controlled by the Qing Dynasty during the time. It's the largest dynasty by area in the dynastic Chinese history. -
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Qing Dynasty
Qing Dynasty is the last of the imperial ruling in China. It lasted for almost three centuries and formed the territorial base for modern-day China. Qing dynasty was ruled by the Manchu people from Manchuria in Northeastern part of China. Instead of replacing all the officials with Manchu people, Emperor Shunzhi stick with some old Ming officials to make transition smoother and try to make the Hans happier. -
Taiping Rebellion
radical political and religious upheaval that was probably the most important event in China in the 19th century. It ravaged 17 provinces, took an estimated 20,000,000 lives, and irrevocably altered the Qing dynasty (1644–1911/12). -
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Boxer Rebllion
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Boxer Rebellion
One of the major cause for the downfall of Imperial China during the earl 1900. It was first initiated as an Anti-Qing movement, but after Empress Cixi's major support, they turned into an anti-foreigner rebellion, trying to drive westerners completely out of China. It was ultimately crushed by the Eight Nation Alliance led by Great Britain and United States in 1901 -
Downfall of Qing
The downfall of Qing ultimately was the lack of military power, corrupted government, as well as rebllions such as Boxer and Taiping Rebellion. -
Song Dynasty
First Chinese large bureaucracy, which is the start of what we refered to as Neo--Confucianism. Also during this time some very important inventions such as magnetic compasses are created. -
Tang Dynasty
Dynasty that succeeded the short-lived Sui dynasty , developed a successful form of government and administration on the Sui model, and stimulated a cultural and artistic flowering that amounted to a golden age. -
Sui Dynasty
short-lived Chinese dynasty that unified the country after four centuries of fragmentation in which North and South China had gone quite different ways. It's the foundation of the renaissanc eof the Chinese arts that took place in the later Tang Dynasty -
Period: to Nov 11, 1279
Song Dynasty
First Chinese large bureaucracy, which is the start of what we refered to as Neo--Confucianism. Also during this time some very important inventions such as magnetic compasses are created. -
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Tang Dynasty
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Sui Dynasty
