Xin dynasty

The dynasty declared by Wang Mang during his rule over imperial China during AD 9-23

9 dated entries naming Xin dynasty, drawn from 8 separate years between 45 BCE and 23 CE. Nothing here is written by us: each line is the sentence a Wikipedia year article used, and the link beside it opens the exact revision.

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1st century BC

  • 45 BCEWang Mang, usurper of the Han dynasty and emperor of the Xin dynasty (d. AD 23)source

1st century

  • 8AD 8 – Wang Mang crushes a rebellion by Chai I, and on the winter solstice (which has been dated January 10 of the following year) officially assumes the title emperor, establishing the short-lived Xin dynasty.source
  • 10The usurper Wang Mang (who rules during a brief interregnum known as the Xin dynasty) outlaws the private purchase and use of crossbows. Despite this, Liu Xiu, the later Emperor Guangwu of Han, buys crossbows in the winter of AD 22 to aid the rebellion of his brother Liu Yan (styled Bosheng) and Li Tong.source
  • 11The Yellow River experiences a major flood. This flood is credited for the downfall of the short-lived Xin dynasty.source
  • 14First year of tianfeng era of the Chinese Xin Dynasty.source
  • 19Last year (6th) of Tianfeng era of the Chinese Xin Dynasty.source
  • 21Wang (or Xiaomu), Chinese empress of the Xin Dynastysource
  • 23Liu Xuan, a descendant of the Han dynasty royal family and leader of insurgents against the Xin dynasty, proclaims himself emperor against Wang Mang.source
  • 23October 6 – Wang Mang, Chinese emperor of the Xin dynasty (b. c. 45 BC)source

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