Wang Mang founds the Xin dynasty
A regent toppled the Han to remake China by ancient books
In AD 9 the regent Wang Mang deposed the Han and made himself emperor of a new Xin dynasty. He tried to nationalise land, ban the sale of slaves and bring back coinage on ancient models, but the reforms failed and he was killed in an uprising in AD 23.
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AD 9 shook both great empires of Eurasia. Rome lost three legions in the Teutoburg Forest, and in China Wang Mang overthrew the Han and proclaimed his own Xin dynasty. Share →
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