{"slug": "han-dynasty", "label": "Han dynasty", "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Han_dynasty", "wikidata": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7209", "qid": "Q7209", "description": "imperial dynasty in China from 202 BC to 220 AD", "entries": 219, "years": 180, "span": [-255, 530], "span_label": ["256 BCE", "530 CE"], "topics": [{"title": "Deaths", "count": 74}, {"title": "Conflict & Security", "count": 45}, {"title": "Births", "count": 43}, {"title": "Culture & Society", "count": 18}, {"title": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "count": 16}, {"title": "Technology & Infrastructure", "count": 5}, {"title": "Crime & Justice", "count": 4}, {"title": "Climate & Environment", "count": 4}, {"title": "Economy & Finance", "count": 3}, {"title": "Religion & Belief", "count": 3}, {"title": "Exploration & Expansion", "count": 3}, {"title": "Science & Discovery", "count": 1}], "related": [{"slug": "xiongnu", "label": "Xiongnu", "shared": 13}, {"slug": "china", "label": "China", "shared": 12}, {"slug": "emperor-wu-of-han", "label": "Emperor Wu of Han", "shared": 9}, {"slug": "emperor-gaozu-of-han", "label": "Emperor Gaozu of Han", "shared": 6}, {"slug": "emperor-guangwu-of-han", "label": "Emperor Guangwu of Han", "shared": 4}, {"slug": "nanyue", "label": "Nanyue", "shared": 4}, {"slug": "wei-qing", "label": "Wei Qing", "shared": 3}, {"slug": "wang-mang", "label": "Wang Mang", "shared": 3}, {"slug": "cao-wei", "label": "Cao Wei", "shared": 3}, {"slug": "korea", "label": "Korea", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "vietnam", "label": "Vietnam", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "luoyang", "label": "Luoyang", "shared": 2}], "items": [{"year": -255, "year_label": "256 BCE", "section": "Births", "date": null, "text": "Liu Bang, founder of the Han dynasty of China (d. 195 BC)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1232457970#Births", "title": "256 BC", "revid": 1232457970, "section": "Births"}}, {"year": -230, "year_label": "231 BCE", "section": "Births", "date": null, "text": "Han Xin, prominent Chinese general of the early Han dynasty is born.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1276082373#Births", "title": "231 BC", "revid": 1276082373, "section": "Births"}}, {"year": -216, "year_label": "217 BCE", "section": "Births", "date": null, "text": "Xin Zhui, a Han dynasty noblewoman", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1306223252#Births", "title": "217 BC", "revid": 1306223252, "section": "Births"}}, {"year": -215, "year_label": "216 BCE", "section": "Births", "date": null, "text": "Liu Pi, Chinese prince and general of the Han Dynasty (d. 154 BC)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1336012311#Births", "title": "216 BC", "revid": 1336012311, "section": "Births"}}, {"year": -209, "year_label": "210 BCE", "section": "Births", "date": null, "text": "Hui, emperor of the Han dynasty (d. 188 BC)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1254970145#Births", "title": "210 BC", "revid": 1254970145, "section": "Births"}}, {"year": -207, "year_label": "208 BCE", "section": "Births", "date": null, "text": "Liu Ruyi, Chinese prince and only son of the first Han emperor Liu Bang (d. 194 BC)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1364334903#Births", "title": "208 BC", "revid": 1364334903, "section": "Births"}}, {"year": -205, "year_label": "206 BCE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "Liu Bang, as the newly appointed king of Hanzhong, and his new General-in-Chief Han Xin, invade Guanzhong, defeat the king of Yong, Zhang Han, and conquer the lands of the Three Qins, thus beginning hostilities with Xiang Yu.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1361853494#China", "title": "206 BC", "revid": 1361853494, "section": "Events › By place › China"}}, {"year": -204, "year_label": "205 BCE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "Han Xin captures Feiqiu, the last holdout of Zhang Han, thus completing the Han conquest of the Three Qins. Zhang Han commits suicide.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1361853505#China", "title": "205 BC", "revid": 1361853505, "section": "Events › By place › China"}}, {"year": -202, "year_label": "203 BCE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "Xiang Yu flees toward Wuyue and, pursued by Han cavalry, commits suicide.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1325743211#China", "title": "203 BC", "revid": 1325743211, "section": "Events › By place › China"}}, {"year": -201, "year_label": "202 BCE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "February 28", "text": "28 February: Liu Bang declares himself Supreme Emperor of China, officially beginning the Han dynasty.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1278127245#China", "title": "202 BC", "revid": 1278127245, "section": "Events › By place › China"}}, {"year": -200, "year_label": "201 BCE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "King Xin of Han, in alliance with Modu Chanyu of the Xiongnu, launches a rebellion against the Han dynasty in the Taiyuan Commandery. He is defeated by Emperor Gaozu of Han and his generals, who chase Xin of Han into Xiongnu territory.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1243551551#China", "title": "201 BC", "revid": 1243551551, "section": "Events › By place › China"}}, {"year": -199, "year_label": "200 BCE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "The Han emperor Gaozu is defeated by the Xiongnu, led by Modu Chanyu, in the Battle of Baideng.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1360771623#China", "title": "200 BC", "revid": 1360771623, "section": "Events › By place › China"}}, {"year": -199, "year_label": "200 BCE", "section": "Technology & Infrastructure", "date": null, "text": "The construction of the Wei-Yang Palace in the Han dynasty capital (Chang'an) begins.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1360771623#China", "title": "200 BC", "revid": 1360771623, "section": "Events › By place › China"}}, {"year": -199, "year_label": "200 BCE", "section": "Births", "date": null, "text": "Wen, Chinese emperor of the Han dynasty (d. 157 BC)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1360771623#Births", "title": "200 BC", "revid": 1360771623, "section": "Births"}}, {"year": -196, "year_label": "197 BCE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "Chen Xi begins a rebellion against the Han dynasty in the Dai region of the northern frontier.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1352698626#China", "title": "197 BC", "revid": 1352698626, "section": "Events › By place › China"}}, {"year": -196, "year_label": "197 BCE", "section": "Deaths", "date": null, "text": "Liu Taigong, Chinese emperor of the Han dynasty", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1352698626#Deaths", "title": "197 BC", "revid": 1352698626, "section": "Deaths"}}, {"year": -195, "year_label": "196 BCE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "Empress Lü and Prime Minister Xiao He of the Han dynasty have the former General-in-Chief Han Xin executed, suspecting that he was planning a rebellion in cooperation with the rebel Chen Xi.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1354172645#China", "title": "196 BC", "revid": 1354172645, "section": "Events › By place › China"}}, {"year": -195, "year_label": "196 BCE", "section": "Deaths", "date": null, "text": "Peng Yue, Chinese general of the Western Han dynasty", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1354172645#Deaths", "title": "196 BC", "revid": 1354172645, "section": "Deaths"}}, {"year": -194, "year_label": "195 BCE", "section": "Deaths", "date": "June 1", "text": "June 1 – Gaozu of Han (or Gao), first emperor of the Chinese Han dynasty, who has ruled since 202 BC (b. 256 or 247 BC)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1300115647#Deaths", "title": "195 BC", "revid": 1300115647, "section": "Deaths"}}, {"year": -193, "year_label": "194 BCE", "section": "Economy & Finance", "date": null, "text": "The Wiman Joseon kingdom of northern Korea (Choson) is founded by the Chinese Han dynasty general Wiman.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1368091897#Korea", "title": "194 BC", "revid": 1368091897, "section": "Events › By place › Korea"}}, {"year": -193, "year_label": "194 BCE", "section": "Deaths", "date": null, "text": "Concubine Qi, also known as Lady Qi or Consort Qi, favoured concubine of Han Gaozu (personal name Liu Bang), the first emperor of the Chinese Han dynasty", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1368091897#Deaths", "title": "194 BC", "revid": 1368091897, "section": "Deaths"}}, {"year": -192, "year_label": "193 BCE", "section": "Deaths", "date": null, "text": "Xiao He, prime minister of the early Han dynasty in China who has been a key figure in Liu Bang's rise to power after the fall of the Qin dynasty", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1213018923#Deaths", "title": "193 BC", "revid": 1213018923, "section": "Deaths"}}, {"year": -188, "year_label": "189 BCE", "section": "Deaths", "date": null, "text": "Fan Kuai, Chinese general and politician of the Han dynasty (during the Chu-Han Contention)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1370483432#Deaths", "title": "189 BC", "revid": 1370483432, "section": "Deaths"}}, {"year": -187, "year_label": "188 BCE", "section": "Births", "date": null, "text": "Jing of Han, emperor of the Chinese Han dynasty, who ruled from 157 BC (d. 141 BC)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1369560521#Births", "title": "188 BC", "revid": 1369560521, "section": "Births"}}, {"year": -187, "year_label": "188 BCE", "section": "Deaths", "date": null, "text": "Hui of Han, the second emperor of the Chinese Han dynasty, who ruled from 195 BC (b. 210 BC)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1369560521#Deaths", "title": "188 BC", "revid": 1369560521, "section": "Deaths"}}, {"year": -183, "year_label": "184 BCE", "section": "Births", "date": null, "text": "Liu Wu, Chinese prince of the Han dynasty (approximate date)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1283638793#Births", "title": "184 BC", "revid": 1283638793, "section": "Births"}}, {"year": -181, "year_label": "182 BCE", "section": "Deaths", "date": null, "text": "Jin Xi a Han Chinese general under Emperor Liu Bang.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1363193024#Deaths", "title": "182 BC", "revid": 1363193024, "section": "Deaths"}}, {"year": -180, "year_label": "181 BCE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "Empress Lü of the Han dynasty sends an army under Zhou Zao to attack the formerly vassal state of Nanyue in present-day Vietnam and southern China, but the heat and dampness causes many of Zhou's men to fall ill, and he fails to make it across the mountains into enemy territory.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1363192990#China", "title": "181 BC", "revid": 1363192990, "section": "Events › By place › China"}}, {"year": -179, "year_label": "180 BCE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": null, "text": "Emperor Wen honours the relatives and ancestors of Zhao Tuo, the Chinese-born ruler of Nanyue (in present-day Vietnam and southern China). As a result, Nanyue returns to the Han dynasty as a vassal, although Zhao Tuo continues to call himself an emperor within his own kingdom.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1266100368#China", "title": "180 BC", "revid": 1266100368, "section": "Events › By place › China"}}, {"year": -179, "year_label": "180 BCE", "section": "Deaths", "date": "August 18", "text": "August 18 – Empress Dowager Lü, de facto ruler of the Chinese Han dynasty and wife of Emperor Gao (b. 241 BC)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1266100368#Deaths", "title": "180 BC", "revid": 1266100368, "section": "Deaths"}}, {"year": -179, "year_label": "180 BCE", "section": "Deaths", "date": "September 26", "text": "September 26 – Lü Clan Disturbance. Following the death of Empress Lü, who had been the de facto ruler of the Han dynasty, the Lü Clan is overthrown and massacred by the imperial princes Liu Zhang and Liu Xiang, General-in-Chief Zhou Bo and Prime Minister Chen Ping.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1266100368#China", "title": "180 BC", "revid": 1266100368, "section": "Events › By place › China"}}, {"year": -177, "year_label": "178 BCE", "section": "Deaths", "date": null, "text": "Chen Ping, Chinese official and chancellor of the Western Han dynasty", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1370481929#Deaths", "title": "178 BC", "revid": 1370481929, "section": "Deaths"}}, {"year": -176, "year_label": "177 BCE", "section": "Deaths", "date": null, "text": "Liu Xingju, Chinese prince of the Han dynasty and a key player during the Lü Clan Disturbance (180 BC), grandson of Emperor Gao of Han and son of Prince Liu Fei of Qi", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1242433424#Deaths", "title": "177 BC", "revid": 1242433424, "section": "Deaths"}}, {"year": -172, "year_label": "173 BCE", "section": "Births", "date": null, "text": "Wang Zhi, Chinese empress of the Han dynasty (d. 126 BC)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1304313006#Births", "title": "173 BC", "revid": 1304313006, "section": "Births"}}, {"year": -168, "year_label": "169 BCE", "section": "Births", "date": null, "text": "Liu Fei, Chinese prince of the Han dynasty. He is also the son of Emperor Jing and a half-brother of Emperor Wu (d. 128 BC)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1360213483#Births", "title": "169 BC", "revid": 1360213483, "section": "Births"}}, {"year": -162, "year_label": "163 BCE", "section": "Deaths", "date": null, "text": "Zhang Yan, known formally as Empress Xiaohui, empress of the Chinese Han dynasty (b. 202 BC)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1342198603#Deaths", "title": "163 BC", "revid": 1342198603, "section": "Deaths"}}, {"year": -159, "year_label": "160 BCE", "section": "Culture & Society", "date": null, "text": "A Painted banner, from the tomb of the wife of the Marquis of Dai, of the Han dynasty, in Mawangdui, Changsha, Hunan, is made (approximate date). It is nowadays preserved at the Historical museum in Beijing.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1266100355#China", "title": "160 BC", "revid": 1266100355, "section": "Events › By place › China"}}, {"year": -156, "year_label": "157 BCE", "section": "Births", "date": "July 30", "text": "30 July – Wu of Han, who will be emperor of the Chinese Han dynasty from 141 BC (d. 87 BC)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1311551494#Births", "title": "157 BC", "revid": 1311551494, "section": "Births"}}, {"year": -156, "year_label": "157 BCE", "section": "Deaths", "date": "July 6", "text": "July 6 – Wen of Han, Emperor of the Chinese Han dynasty since 180 BC (b. 200 BC)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1311551494#Deaths", "title": "157 BC", "revid": 1311551494, "section": "Deaths"}}, {"year": -154, "year_label": "155 BCE", "section": "Deaths", "date": null, "text": "Empress Dowager Bo, imperial concubine of Emperor Gao of the Han dynasty.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1370594154#Deaths", "title": "155 BC", "revid": 1370594154, "section": "Deaths"}}, {"year": -153, "year_label": "154 BCE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "The Rebellion of the Seven States against the Han dynasty fails and Emperor Jing of Han further consolidates his power at the expense of the regional, semi-autonomous kings governing the eastern portion of the empire.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1344836272#China", "title": "154 BC", "revid": 1344836272, "section": "Events › By place › China"}}, {"year": -153, "year_label": "154 BCE", "section": "Deaths", "date": null, "text": "Chao Cuo, Chinese advisor and official of the Han dynasty (b. c. 200 BC)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1344836272#Deaths", "title": "154 BC", "revid": 1344836272, "section": "Deaths"}}, {"year": -147, "year_label": "148 BCE", "section": "Deaths", "date": null, "text": "Liu Rong, Chinese crown prince of the Han dynasty", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1341236547#Deaths", "title": "148 BC", "revid": 1341236547, "section": "Deaths"}}, {"year": -146, "year_label": "147 BCE", "section": "Deaths", "date": null, "text": "Bo, Chinese empress of the Western Han Dynasty", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1369561239#Deaths", "title": "147 BC", "revid": 1369561239, "section": "Deaths"}}, {"year": -143, "year_label": "144 BCE", "section": "Deaths", "date": null, "text": "Liu Wu (a.k.a. Prince Xiao of Liang), Chinese prince of the Han dynasty", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1358047966#Deaths", "title": "144 BC", "revid": 1358047966, "section": "Deaths"}}, {"year": -142, "year_label": "143 BCE", "section": "Deaths", "date": null, "text": "Zhou Yafu, Chinese general of the Han Dynasty", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1329135651#Deaths", "title": "143 BC", "revid": 1329135651, "section": "Deaths"}}, {"year": -140, "year_label": "141 BCE", "section": "Deaths", "date": null, "text": "Jing of Han, Chinese emperor of the Han dynasty (b. 188 BC)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1326020399#Deaths", "title": "141 BC", "revid": 1326020399, "section": "Deaths"}}, {"year": -140, "year_label": "141 BCE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "March 9", "text": "March 9 – Emperor Wu of Han (\"Martial Emperor\") starts to rule the Han dynasty.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1326020399#China", "title": "141 BC", "revid": 1326020399, "section": "Events › By place › China"}}, {"year": -139, "year_label": "140 BCE", "section": "Births", "date": null, "text": "Huo Qubing, Chinese general of the Han dynasty (d. 117 BC)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1326020441#Births", "title": "140 BC", "revid": 1326020441, "section": "Births"}}, {"year": -134, "year_label": "135 BCE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "Minyue attacks Nanyue, which are both vassal states of the Han dynasty. The Han send two armies against Minyue under Wang Hui and Han Anguo, and Minyue's king Zou Ying is killed by his brother Zou Yushan, who then surrenders to the Han.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1288516858#China", "title": "135 BC", "revid": 1288516858, "section": "Events › By place › China"}}, {"year": -134, "year_label": "135 BCE", "section": "Births", "date": null, "text": "Sima Qian, Chinese historian of the Han dynasty (approximate date)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1288516858#Births", "title": "135 BC", "revid": 1288516858, "section": "Births"}}, {"year": -133, "year_label": "134 BCE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": null, "text": "On the advice of philosopher Dong Zhongshu, Emperor Wu of Han promotes Confucianism as the official doctrine of the Han dynasty and assigns special merit to the Book of Rites, the Classic of Music, the Classic of Poetry, the Book of Documents, I Ching (the Book of Changes) and the Spring and Autumn Annals.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1175484109#China", "title": "134 BC", "revid": 1175484109, "section": "Events › By place › China"}}, {"year": -132, "year_label": "133 BCE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "June", "text": "June – A large army of the Han dynasty, under the overall command of Han Anguo, attempts to ambush the Xiongnu leader Junchen Chanyu in the Battle of Mayi. By pretending to betray the city of Mayi, a Han official had lured Junchen onto Han soil. However, a captured Chinese officer tips off Junchen, and so he avoids the ambush. The episode abrogates the Xiongnu-Han treaty (called heqin 和親 or \"harmonious kinship\") and marks the beginning of Emperor Wu's Han-Xiongnu War.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1225573331#China", "title": "133 BC", "revid": 1225573331, "section": "Events › By place › China"}}, {"year": -127, "year_label": "128 BCE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "In response to Han incursions, in 128 or 127 the Xiongnu invade northern China. They kill the governor of Liaoxi, defeat the governor of Yuyang, capture 2000 of the inhabitants of Liaoxi and Yuyang and defeat the Han general Han Anguo. Han Anguo and his cavalry force are surrounded in their camp but the arrival of relief forces coming from Yan causes the Xiongnu army to withdraw. The Xiongnu also invade Yanmen and kill or capture 1000 people.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1318575176#China", "title": "128 BC", "revid": 1318575176, "section": "Events › By place › China"}}, {"year": -127, "year_label": "128 BCE", "section": "Births", "date": null, "text": "Liu Ju, Chinese prince of the Han dynasty (d. 91 BC)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1318575176#Births", "title": "128 BC", "revid": 1318575176, "section": "Births"}}, {"year": -126, "year_label": "127 BCE", "section": "Deaths", "date": null, "text": "Zhufu Yan, Chinese politician and official of the Han dynasty (or 126 BC)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1326020642#Deaths", "title": "127 BC", "revid": 1326020642, "section": "Deaths"}}, {"year": -125, "year_label": "126 BCE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "Summer: In retaliation for the Han conquest of the Ordos Plateau in the previous year, the Xiongnu invade the province of Dai, kill its governor, Gong You, and capture over 1000 of its inhabitants.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1213344030#China", "title": "126 BC", "revid": 1213344030, "section": "Events › By place › China"}}, {"year": -125, "year_label": "126 BCE", "section": "Deaths", "date": null, "text": "Wang Zhi, Chinese empress of the Han dynasty (b. 173 BC)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1213344030#Deaths", "title": "126 BC", "revid": 1213344030, "section": "Deaths"}}, {"year": -124, "year_label": "125 BCE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "In retaliation for the Han conquest of the Ordos Plateau two years prior, three Xiongnu forces raid the Prefectures of Dai, Dingxiang and Shang.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1266100137#China", "title": "125 BC", "revid": 1266100137, "section": "Events › By place › China"}}, {"year": -123, "year_label": "124 BCE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "Spring: The Han general Wei Qing, with an army of 30,000 cavalry, proceeds from Gaoque into Xiongnu territory, and in a night attack surrounds the Tuqi King of the Right in his camp. The Tuqi escapes, but numerous petty chiefs are captured in this and a second engagement.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1302859733#China", "title": "124 BC", "revid": 1302859733, "section": "Events › By place › China"}}, {"year": -122, "year_label": "123 BCE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "Spring: The Han General-in-Chief Wei Qing launches two invasions of Xiongnu territory from Dingxiang, defeating two Xiongnu armies and killing or capturing several thousand of the enemy.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1249010029#China", "title": "123 BC", "revid": 1249010029, "section": "Events › By place › China"}}, {"year": -120, "year_label": "121 BCE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "Spring - The Han general Huo Qubing attacks the Supu, vassals of the Xiongnu, and kills their king. He then invades the Hexi Corridor, where he fights a six-day running battle against a son of Yizhixie Chanyu. The Xiongnu are defeated, and the ruler of Lan and king Lu, both vassals of the Xiongnu, are killed in the fighting. Huo Qubing then attacks and defeats the Hunye, capturing the son of the Hunye king and his ministers and chief commandants.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1352067702#China", "title": "121 BC", "revid": 1352067702, "section": "Events › By place › China"}}, {"year": -119, "year_label": "120 BCE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "Retaliating against the Han conquest of the Hexi Corridor in the previous year, the Xiongnu invade the provinces of Youbeiping and Dingxiang, killing or capturing over 1000 inhabitants.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1368395489#China", "title": "120 BC", "revid": 1368395489, "section": "Events › By place › China"}}, {"year": -118, "year_label": "119 BCE", "section": "Deaths", "date": null, "text": "Di Shan, Chinese politician of the Han dynasty", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1325704504#Deaths", "title": "119 BC", "revid": 1325704504, "section": "Deaths"}}, {"year": -116, "year_label": "117 BCE", "section": "Deaths", "date": null, "text": "Huo Qubing, Chinese general of the Han dynasty (b. 140 BC)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1351497823#Deaths", "title": "117 BC", "revid": 1351497823, "section": "Deaths"}}, {"year": -112, "year_label": "113 BCE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": null, "text": "The state of Nanyue, a vassal of the Han dynasty, agrees to submit to Han laws and receives envoys to oversee the succession of the young king Zhao Xing.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1259352573#China", "title": "113 BC", "revid": 1259352573, "section": "Events › By place › China"}}, {"year": -112, "year_label": "113 BCE", "section": "Culture & Society", "date": null, "text": "An incense burner, later found in the tomb of Liu Sheng, Prince of Zhongshan in Mancheng, Hebei, is made during the Han dynasty. It is now kept at Hebei Provincial Museum, Shijiazhuang.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1259352573#Art", "title": "113 BC", "revid": 1259352573, "section": "Events › By topic › Art"}}, {"year": -112, "year_label": "113 BCE", "section": "Deaths", "date": null, "text": "Liu Sheng, Chinese prince of the Han dynasty", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1259352573#Deaths", "title": "113 BC", "revid": 1259352573, "section": "Deaths"}}, {"year": -108, "year_label": "109 BCE", "section": "Exploration & Expansion", "date": null, "text": "Emperor Wu of Han inspects the Han Empire, traveling . He also sends diplomats to search for the legendary Penglai Island.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1325703810#Asia", "title": "109 BC", "revid": 1325703810, "section": "Events › By place › Asia"}}, {"year": -105, "year_label": "106 BCE", "section": "Deaths", "date": null, "text": "Wei Qing, Chinese general of the Han dynasty", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1314076766#Deaths", "title": "106 BC", "revid": 1314076766, "section": "Deaths"}}, {"year": -104, "year_label": "105 BCE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": null, "text": "The Han dynasty forms an alliance with the Wusun by marrying a Han princess to their king.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1225571066#Asia", "title": "105 BC", "revid": 1225571066, "section": "Events › By place › Asia"}}, {"year": -103, "year_label": "104 BCE", "section": "Deaths", "date": null, "text": "Dong Zhongshu, Chinese scholar who promoted Confucianism at the central court of the Han dynasty (b. 179 BC)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1305141071#Deaths", "title": "104 BC", "revid": 1305141071, "section": "Deaths"}}, {"year": -101, "year_label": "102 BCE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "War of the Heavenly Horses: the Han expeditionary force under Li Guangli conquers the state of Luntai. 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The king is then killed by the soldiers escorting him to Li Guangli.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1295629722#Asia", "title": "101 BC", "revid": 1295629722, "section": "Events › By place › Asia"}}, {"year": -99, "year_label": "100 BCE", "section": "Exploration & Expansion", "date": null, "text": "War of the Heavenly Horses: the Han expedition under Li Guangli returns victorious to China. He is followed by dynastic representatives sent by various Central Asian kings, so that they may pay tribute to Emperor Wu of Han. Emperor Wu keeps these representatives as hostages and sends soldiers to build pavilions and reclaim wasteland along the route to the west to provide food and shelter for Han envoys.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1355643460#China", "title": "100 BC", "revid": 1355643460, "section": "Events › By place › China"}}, {"year": -96, "year_label": "97 BCE", "section": "Crime & Justice", "date": null, "text": "The Han generals Li Guangli, Gongsun Ao, Han Yue and Lu Bode lead armies into Xiongnu territory. The campaign achieves little, and Gongsun Ao suffers a defeat. Emperor Wu of Han condemns him to death due to his troops suffering heavy losses, but he escapes by feigning his death. He is eventually discovered and executed during the witchcraft trials of 91 BC.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1280577092#China", "title": "97 BC", "revid": 1280577092, "section": "Events › By place › China"}}, {"year": -95, "year_label": "96 BCE", "section": "Culture & Society", "date": null, "text": "Start of the Taishi era in the Han dynasty.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1288884921#Asia", "title": "96 BC", "revid": 1288884921, "section": "Events › By place › Asia"}}, {"year": -95, "year_label": "96 BCE", "section": "Deaths", "date": null, "text": "Gongsun Ao, Chinese general of the Han dynasty", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1288884921#Deaths", "title": "96 BC", "revid": 1288884921, "section": "Deaths"}}, {"year": -90, "year_label": "91 BCE", "section": "Births", "date": null, "text": "Xuan of Han, emperor of the Han dynasty (d. 49 BC)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1300116011#Births", "title": "91 BC", "revid": 1300116011, "section": "Births"}}, {"year": -90, "year_label": "91 BCE", "section": "Deaths", "date": null, "text": "Liu Ju, crown prince of the Han dynasty (b. 128 BC)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1300116011#Deaths", "title": "91 BC", "revid": 1300116011, "section": "Deaths"}}, {"year": -88, "year_label": "89 BCE", "section": "Crime & Justice", "date": null, "text": "The former Han General-in-Chief Li Guangli, now the son-in-law of Hulugu Chanyu, is arrested and sacrificed to the gods to restore the health of Hulugu's mother.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1369865499#Xiongnu", "title": "89 BC", "revid": 1369865499, "section": "Events › By place › Xiongnu"}}, {"year": -88, "year_label": "89 BCE", "section": "Deaths", "date": null, "text": "Li Guangli, Chinese General-in-Chief (Han dynasty)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1369865499#Deaths", "title": "89 BC", "revid": 1369865499, "section": "Deaths"}}, {"year": -86, "year_label": "87 BCE", "section": "Deaths", "date": "March 29", "text": "March 29 – Han Wudi, emperor of the Han dynasty (b. 157 BC)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1324423424#Deaths", "title": "87 BC", "revid": 1324423424, "section": "Deaths"}}, {"year": -86, "year_label": "87 BCE", "section": "Deaths", "date": "March 29", "text": "March 29 – Emperor Wu of Han dies after a 54-year reign in which he leads the Han dynasty (China) through its greatest expansion. The Empire's borders span from modern Kyrgyzstan in the west, to Mongolia in the north, to Korea in the east, and to northern Vietnam in the south.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1324423424#China", "title": "87 BC", "revid": 1324423424, "section": "Events › By place › China"}}, {"year": -79, "year_label": "80 BCE", "section": "Deaths", "date": null, "text": "Sang Hongyang, Chinese politician of the Han dynasty", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1266100545#Deaths", "title": "80 BC", "revid": 1266100545, "section": "Deaths"}}, {"year": -74, "year_label": "75 BCE", "section": "Births", "date": null, "text": "Yuan of Han, Chinese emperor of the Han Dynasty (d. 33 BC)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371365862#Births", "title": "75 BC", "revid": 1371365862, "section": "Births"}}, {"year": -70, "year_label": "71 BCE", "section": "Births", "date": null, "text": "Wang Zhengjun, Chinese empress of the Han dynasty (d. AD 13)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1212466388#Births", "title": "71 BC", "revid": 1212466388, "section": "Births"}}, {"year": -68, "year_label": "69 BCE", "section": "Births", "date": null, "text": "Wang Zhengjun, empress of the Western Han dynasty (d. AD 13)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1225088492#Births", "title": "69 BC", "revid": 1225088492, "section": "Births"}}, {"year": -67, "year_label": "68 BCE", "section": "Deaths", "date": null, "text": "Huo Guang, official of the western Han Dynasty", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1295045889#Deaths", "title": "68 BC", "revid": 1295045889, "section": "Deaths"}}, {"year": -66, "year_label": "67 BCE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "December", "text": "December – The army of the Han dynasty Chinese commander Zheng Ji is victorious over the Xiongnu in the Battle of Jushi.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1366933711#China", "title": "67 BC", "revid": 1366933711, "section": "Events › By place › China"}}, {"year": -61, "year_label": "62 BCE", "section": "Deaths", "date": null, "text": "Zhang Anshi, Chinese official of the Han Dynasty", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1344835859#Deaths", "title": "62 BC", "revid": 1344835859, "section": "Deaths"}}, {"year": -59, "year_label": "60 BCE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "The Han dynasty government establishes the Protectorate of the Western Regions, the highest military position of a military commander on the Western frontier (Tarim Basin).", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1359808394#China", "title": "60 BC", "revid": 1359808394, "section": "Events › By place › China"}}, {"year": -58, "year_label": "59 BCE", "section": "Deaths", "date": null, "text": "He of Changyi, emperor of the Han Dynasty", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1327068186#Deaths", "title": "59 BC", "revid": 1327068186, "section": "Deaths"}}, {"year": -53, "year_label": "54 BCE", "section": "Deaths", "date": null, "text": "Huo Chengjun, empress of the Han Dynasty", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1327053231#Deaths", "title": "54 BC", "revid": 1327053231, "section": "Deaths"}}, {"year": -50, "year_label": "51 BCE", "section": "Births", "date": null, "text": "Cheng, Chinese emperor of the Han dynasty (d. 7 BC)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1350525894#Births", "title": "51 BC", "revid": 1350525894, "section": "Births"}}, {"year": -48, "year_label": "49 BCE", "section": "Deaths", "date": "January 10", "text": "January 10 – Xuan of Han, emperor of the Han dynasty (b. 91 BC)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1347951543#Deaths", "title": "49 BC", "revid": 1347951543, "section": "Deaths"}}, {"year": -47, "year_label": "48 BCE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": null, "text": "Yuan becomes emperor of the Han Dynasty (until 33 BC).", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1300612578#Asia", "title": "48 BC", "revid": 1300612578, "section": "Events › By place › Asia"}}, {"year": -46, "year_label": "47 BCE", "section": "Culture & Society", "date": null, "text": "Feng Yuan becomes consort to Emperor Yuan of the Han Dynasty.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1209881860#China", "title": "47 BC", "revid": 1209881860, "section": "Events › By place › China"}}, {"year": -44, "year_label": "45 BCE", "section": "Births", "date": null, "text": "Wang Mang, usurper of the Han dynasty and emperor of the Xin dynasty (d. 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"166 CE", "section": "Exploration & Expansion", "date": null, "text": "A Roman envoy arrives by sea in Rinan commandery, in southern China (central Vietnam). 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This later becomes the Kingdom of Wei.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1267077872#China_(Han_dynasty)", "title": "213", "revid": 1267077872, "section": "Events › By place › China (Han dynasty)"}}, {"year": 215, "year_label": "215 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": null, "text": "Fu Shou, Chinese empress of the Han Dynasty", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371188056#Deaths", "title": "215", "revid": 1371188056, "section": "Deaths"}}, {"year": 216, "year_label": "216 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "Chinese warlord Cao Cao is made a vassal and ruler of Wei (Former Wei) by Emperor Xian, the last ruler of the Han Dynasty.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371188509#China", "title": "216", "revid": 1371188509, "section": "Events › By place › China"}}, {"year": 220, "year_label": "220 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "December 11", "text": "December 11 – Cao Pi receives the abdication of Emperor Xian of Han and proclaims himself emperor of Cao Wei. This ends the Han dynasty, the former emperor being created Duke of Shanyang.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371227417#China", "title": "220", "revid": 1371227417, "section": "Events › By place › China"}}, {"year": 221, "year_label": "221 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "May 15", "text": "May 15 – Liu Bei, Chinese warlord and descendant of the imperial clan of the Han dynasty, proclaims himself emperor in Chengdu, Sichuan, and establishes the state of Shu Han.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371188819#Asia", "title": "221", "revid": 1371188819, "section": "Events › By place › Asia"}}, {"year": 234, "year_label": "234 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": "April 21", "text": "April 21 – Xian of Han, Chinese emperor of the Han Dynasty (b. 181)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371188139#Deaths", "title": "234", "revid": 1371188139, "section": "Deaths"}}, {"year": 260, "year_label": "260 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": "July 2", "text": "July 2 – Cao Jie, Chinese empress of the Han Dynasty (b. 197)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371187251#Deaths", "title": "260", "revid": 1371187251, "section": "Deaths"}}, {"year": 530, "year_label": "530 CE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": null, "text": "Xiao Tong, eldest son of emperor Wu Di, compiles the Wen Xuan (Literary Selections), a famous anthology of works dating from the Han to the Liang dynasty (approximate date).", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1364758665#China", "title": "530", "revid": 1364758665, "section": "Events › By place › China"}}]}