Han Dynasty

206 BC – 220 · up to 4,583 thousand km² · Asia

Capital: Chang'an (202 BC–9), Chang'an (190–195), Luoyang (25–190), Luoyang (196–196), Xuchang (196–220)

The Han dynasty was an imperial dynasty of China established by Liu Bang, and preceded by the short-lived Qin dynasty and the interregnum known as the Chu–Han Contention. It was succeeded by the Three Kingdoms period and also briefly interrupted by the Xin dynasty (9–23 AD) established by the usurping regent Wang Mang. It is thus separated into two periods—the Western Han (202 BC – 9 AD) and the Eastern Han (25–220 AD). The Han dynasty is considered a golden age in Chinese history, impacting Chinese identity in later periods.

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Predecessors: Qin Dynasty

Successors: Cao Wei, Shu Han, Eastern Wu

Rulers

China: dynasties: Han 202 BC – 220, Three Kingdoms 220 – 280

Events on its territory

202 BC Founding of the Han dynasty
200 BC Battle of Baideng
c. 138 BC–126 BC Zhang Qian's mission to the West
c. 91 BC Sima Qian's Records of the Grand Historian
40–43 Uprising of the Trưng sisters
105 Cai Lun and the invention of paper