State202 BC – AD 220
Han dynasty
Chinese imperial dynasty (202 BC – AD 220), interrupted by Wang Mang’s Xin dynasty (9–23): the Western Han ruled from Chang’an, the Eastern Han from Luoyang.
- Dates
- 202 BC – 220
- Events
- 12 events
- Regions
- East Asia, Southeast Asia and Oceania, Central and Northern Asia
- In the threads
- East Asia in the 1st–5th centuries, Southeast Asia and Oceania (1st–10th c.), The Steppe and Central Asia (1st–5th c.)
Events
- Wang Mang proclaims the Xin dynasty10 January 9 · East Asia
- Red Eyebrows rebellion17–27 · East Asia
- Liu Xiu restores the Han: the Eastern Han25 · East Asia
- Trưng sisters’ rebellionMarch 40 – 43 · Southeast Asia and Oceania
- The Xiongnu split into Northern and Southern48 · Central and Northern Asia
- Envoys of Na receive a gold seal from Emperor Guangwu57 · East Asia
- Buddhism reaches China: the court of Liu Ying at Pengcheng65 · East Asia
- The Book of Han is writtenc. 54 – 111 · East Asia
- Ban Chao’s campaigns in the Tarim Basin73–102 · Central and Northern Asia
- Battle of Ikh Bayan and the Yanran inscription89 · Central and Northern Asia
- Ban Chao repels a Kushan army90 · Central and Northern Asia
- Gan Ying’s mission to Da Qin (Rome)97 · Central and Northern Asia
Often together with
Ban ChaoEmperor Guangwu of HanXiongnuBan GuEmperor Ming of HanXin dynastyBan ZhaoBi (Huhanye II)Dou XianGan YingKushan EmpireLiu Ying, Prince of Chu