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206 BCE
Emporer Gaozu (Liu Bang) becomes the first Han ruler
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Period: 206 BCE to 9
The Han Dynasty rules China from their capital, Chang'an
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Period: 206 BCE to 220
The Han Dynasty is one of the longest of China's major dynasties
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202 BCE
Liu-Bang establishes the Han Dynasty
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202 BCE
Liu-Bang is made emporer of China after defeating Xiang Yu
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195 BCE
Liu-Bang dies
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Period: 195 BCE to 180 BCE
Liu Bang's empress, Lu Zhi, tries to confiscate the empire for her own family
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Period: 141 BCE to 87 BCE
Emporer Wu riegns (Wu Di)
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Period: 141 BCE to 87 BCE
Emporer Wu expands Han territory in China
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Period: 138 BCE to 126 BCE
The envoy of the emporer, Zhang Qian, opens up the Silk Road
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Period: 117 BCE to 100 BCE
Han emperors extend the western part of the Great Wall of China
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109 BCE
The Chinese Han Empire conquers the kingdom of Tien
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108 BCE
Wiman Joseon is conquered by the Han Dynasty
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Period: 104 BCE to 101 BCE
The War of the Heavenly Horses
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Period: 104 BCE to 101 BCE
General Li Guangli makes the city of Da Yuan into tributary states
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2
The imperial capital of China, Chang'an, had a population of nearly 250 thousand people
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9
Wang Man takes control of the empire by seizing the throne and stating a new dynasty called Xin
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23
The sack of Chang'an
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23
Liu Xiu led his officials to the city of Luoyang, this city is where the Chinese imperial capital was relocated
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Period: 25 to 220
The eastern Han Dynasty rules China
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91
The Han Dynasty of China invades Mongolia
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105
Invention of the fine paper making process by Cai Lun
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148
An Shigao is the first Buddhist translator who created a translation center in the Chinese imperial capital
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Period: 155 to 220
The lifetime of Cao Cao who was a Chinese military dictator and founder of the Wei state
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160
The Chinese Han Empire starts declining
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184
The Yellow Turban rebellion, a large peasant uprising, threatened the city of Luoyang
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184
The Yellow Turban rebellion breaks out when the government officers are attacked across China
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Period: 184 to 192
The 'Yellow Turban' rebellion is stopped by the Han in China
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189
Luoyang is sacked by the Chinese warlord, Dong Zhuo
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190
Luoyang is burned
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190
Dong Zhuo took over the Chinese imperial capital and placed a child, Liu Xie, as a new ruler
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205
Cao Cao takes over Han government and appoints himself chancellor
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215
Cao Cao stops the Yellow Turban rebellion
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220
Liu Xie resigned the throne
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220
Wars between warlords and states continued. China will wait 350 years to be unified again