Han dynasty

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historical Chinese dynasty imperial dynasty of China

The Han dynasty was a long-lasting imperial Chinese dynasty (206 BCE–220 CE) known for consolidating central rule, expanding territory, and fostering major advances in culture, technology, and the Silk Road trade.

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All labels observed (23)

Label	Occurrences
Han dynasty canonical	81
Eastern Han dynasty	25
Western Han dynasty	14
Han dynasty China	5
Western Han	5
Han Dynasty	4
Eastern Han	2
Eastern Han period	2
Eastern Han China	1
Eastern Han dynasty (intermittently)	1
Eastern Han dynasty (late period)	1
Eastern Han dynasty (time of compilation)	1
Eastern Han golden age	1
Former Han dynasty	1
Han Empire	1
Han dynasty (3rd century BCE–3rd century CE)	1
Han dynasty China (as foreign sovereign)	1
Later Han	1
Reign of Emperor Wu of Han	1
Wen–Jing governance period	1
Western Han period	1
early Han dynasty	1
late Eastern Han dynasty	1

Statements (86)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	historical Chinese dynasty ⓘ imperial dynasty of China ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Former Han ⓘ Han dynasty ⓘ surface form: Later Han
capital	Chang'an ⓘ Luoyang ⓘ
continent	Asia ⓘ
country	China ⓘ
culturalInfluenceOn	Japan ⓘ Korean Peninsula ⓘ surface form: Korea Viet Nam ⓘ surface form: Vietnam
currency	Banliang coin ⓘ surface form: Ban Liang coin Wu Zhu coin ⓘ
diplomaticRelation	Loulan ⓘ surface form: Dayuan Kushan Empire ⓘ Parthian Empire ⓘ Xiongnu ⓘ Yuezhi ⓘ
economicActivity	iron production ⓘ salt production ⓘ silk production ⓘ
economicPolicy	state monopolies on salt and iron ⓘ
endTime	220 CE ⓘ
eraNameSystem	formalized use of reign era names ⓘ
ethnicIdentityLegacy	Han Chinese ⓘ
followedBy	Three Kingdoms period ⓘ
follows	Qin dynasty ⓘ
governmentForm	centralized bureaucracy ⓘ monarchy ⓘ
hasPart	Han dynasty self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Eastern Han Han dynasty self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Western Han
knownFor	advances in metallurgy ⓘ advances in papermaking ⓘ astronomical observations ⓘ consolidation of centralized imperial rule ⓘ development of the Silk Road ⓘ historical writing ⓘ promotion of Confucianism as state ideology ⓘ territorial expansion ⓘ
language	Old Chinese ⓘ
legalSystem	blend of Legalism and Confucianism ⓘ
majorInvention	armillary sphere ⓘ improved iron casting techniques ⓘ paper ⓘ seismograph ⓘ wheelbarrow ⓘ
militaryConflict	Han–Xiongnu War ⓘ Liang Province Rebellion ⓘ Rebellion of the Seven States ⓘ Yellow Turban Rebellion ⓘ
namedAfter	Han River ⓘ
notableRuler	Emperor Gaozu of Han ⓘ Emperor Guangwu of Han ⓘ Emperor Jing of Han ⓘ Emperor Ling of Han ⓘ Emperor Wen of Han ⓘ Emperor Wu of Han ⓘ Emperor Xian of Han ⓘ Emperor Zhang of Han ⓘ
notableWork	Book of Han ⓘ Records of the Grand Historian ⓘ
populationPeak	over 50 million inhabitants ⓘ
precededBy	Qin dynasty ⓘ
religion	Chinese folk religion ⓘ Confucianism ⓘ Taoism ⓘ
significantEvent	Disasters of Partisan Prohibitions ⓘ Partisan Prohibitions ⓘ Rebellion of the Seven States ⓘ Han dynasty self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Reign of Emperor Wu of Han Silk Road expansion ⓘ Yellow Turban Rebellion ⓘ usurpation by Wang Mang ⓘ
socialStructure	landowning gentry ⓘ merchants ⓘ peasant farmers ⓘ slaves ⓘ
startTime	206 BCE ⓘ
succeededBy	Cao Wei ⓘ Eastern Wu ⓘ Shu Han ⓘ
taxationSystem	land tax on peasants ⓘ
territoryIncludes	Guangdong Province ⓘ surface form: Guangdong Guangxi Province ⓘ surface form: Guangxi Korean Peninsula ⓘ surface form: Korean Peninsula (Lelang Commandery) Tonkin ⓘ surface form: northern Vietnam

Referenced by (153)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

China → historicalDynasty → Han dynasty ⓘ

Hubei Provincial Museum → significantPeriodCovered → Han dynasty ⓘ

Great Wall of China → builtBy → Han dynasty ⓘ

Great Wall of China → significantConstructionPeriod → Han dynasty ⓘ

this entity surface form: Han dynasty (3rd century BCE–3rd century CE)

Silk Road routes → historicalPeriodOfPeak → Han dynasty ⓘ

Changsha → wasImportantIn → Han dynasty ⓘ

Han Chinese → namedAfter → Han dynasty ⓘ

Han Chinese → ethnogenesisPeriod → Han dynasty ⓘ

Han Chinese → historicalStateFormation → Han dynasty ⓘ

Qin dynasty → followedBy → Han dynasty ⓘ

Han dynasty → significantEvent → Han dynasty self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Reign of Emperor Wu of Han

Han dynasty → hasPart → Han dynasty self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Western Han

Han dynasty → hasPart → Han dynasty self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Eastern Han

Han dynasty → alsoKnownAs → Han dynasty ⓘ

this entity surface form: Later Han

Three Kingdoms period → follows → Han dynasty ⓘ

this entity surface form: Eastern Han dynasty

Shaanxi Province → historicalRegionOf → Han dynasty ⓘ

Imperial China → includesDynasty → Han dynasty ⓘ

Lanzhou → wasCountySeatSince → Han dynasty ⓘ

Parthian Empire → borderedBy → Han dynasty ⓘ

Xiongnu → mainEnemy → Han dynasty ⓘ

this entity surface form: Western Han dynasty

Xiongnu → mainEnemy → Han dynasty ⓘ

this entity surface form: Eastern Han dynasty

Dunhuang → historicalDynastyAssociation → Han dynasty ⓘ

Ban Shu Legend → settingPeriod → Han dynasty ⓘ

Gojoseon → conqueredBy → Han dynasty ⓘ

Gojoseon → neighbor → Han dynasty ⓘ

Chinese Buddhism → historicalPeriod → Han dynasty ⓘ

Kingdom of Khotan → tributaryTo → Han dynasty ⓘ

Classical Chinese → timePeriod → Han dynasty ⓘ

I Ching → laterCommentariesDate → Han dynasty ⓘ

Xijing → associatedWithDynasty → Han dynasty ⓘ

Shaanxi History Museum → collectionIncludesPeriod → Han dynasty ⓘ

Mount Tai → culturalPeriodOfImportance → Han dynasty ⓘ

Chang'an → servedAsCapitalOf → Han dynasty ⓘ

this entity surface form: Western Han dynasty

Chang'an → servedAsCapitalOf → Han dynasty ⓘ

this entity surface form: Eastern Han dynasty (intermittently)

Eastern Wu → predecessor → Han dynasty ⓘ

this entity surface form: Eastern Han dynasty

Mawangdui Han Tombs → locatedInTimePeriod → Han dynasty ⓘ

this entity surface form: Western Han dynasty

Emperor Guangwu of Han → dynastyFounded → Han dynasty ⓘ

this entity surface form: Eastern Han dynasty

Emperor Guangwu of Han → predecessorState → Han dynasty ⓘ

this entity surface form: Western Han dynasty

Emperor Guangwu of Han → countryRuled → Han dynasty ⓘ

Emperor Guangwu of Han → era → Han dynasty ⓘ

this entity surface form: Eastern Han period

Liang Province Rebellion → country → Han dynasty ⓘ

Liang Province Rebellion → era → Han dynasty ⓘ

this entity surface form: late Eastern Han dynasty

Rebellion of the Seven States → country → Han dynasty ⓘ

Rebellion of the Seven States → location → Han dynasty ⓘ

this entity surface form: Han Empire

Rebellion of the Seven States → opponent → Han dynasty ⓘ

Rebellion of the Seven States → temporalLocation → Han dynasty ⓘ

this entity surface form: Western Han period

Partisan Prohibitions → locatedIn → Han dynasty ⓘ

this entity surface form: Han dynasty China

Disasters of Partisan Prohibitions → country → Han dynasty ⓘ

this entity surface form: Han dynasty China

Former Han → partOf → Han dynasty ⓘ