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漢朝

The Han Dynasty

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206 BC – 220 →

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Han Dynasty in 87 BC

Capital Chang’an

(202 BC–9 AD)

Luoyang

(25 AD–190 AD)

Language(s) Chinese

Religion Taoism, Confucianism

Government Monarchy

History

– Establishment 206 BC

– Battle of Gaixia; Han rule of China begins 202 BC

– Interruption of Han rule 9 – 24

– Abdication to Cao Wei 220

“Later Han” redirects here. For the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period dynasty, see Later Han Dynasty (Five Dynasties).

The Han Dynasty (Traditional Chinese: 漢朝; Simplified Chinese: 汉朝; Hanyu Pinyin: Hàn Cháo; Wade-Giles: Han Ch’ao; 206 BC–220 AD) followed the Qin Dynasty and preceded the Three Kingdoms in China. The Han Dynasty was ruled by the prominent family known as the Liu (劉) clan. The reign of the Han Dynasty, lasting over 400 years, is commonly considered within China to be one of the greatest periods in the history of China. To this day, the ethnic majority of China still refer to themselves as “People of the Han.”

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