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Most emperors of the Imperial period also received a temple name (廟號; Miaohao), used to venerate them in ancestor worship. [14] From the rule of Emperor Wu of Han (r. 141–87 BCE) onwards, [c] emperors also adopted one or several era names (年號; Nianhao), or "reign mottos", [17] to divide their rule by important events or ...
Timeline of Chinese history. This is a timeline of Chinese history, comprising important legal and territorial changes and political events in China and its dynasties. To read about the background to these events, see History of China. See also the list of Chinese monarchs, Chinese emperors family tree, dynasties of China and years in China.
Western Han pottery miniatures of infantry (foreground) and cavalry (background) [1] The emperors of the Han dynasty were the supreme heads of government during the second imperial dynasty of China; the Han dynasty (202 BC – 220 AD) followed the Qin dynasty (221–206 BC) and preceded the Three Kingdoms (220–265 AD).
For most of its history, China was organized into various dynastic states under the rule of hereditary monarchs.Beginning with the establishment of dynastic rule by Yu the Great c. 2070 BC, [1] and ending with the abdication of the Xuantong Emperor in AD 1912, Chinese historiography came to organize itself around the succession of monarchical dynasties.
In this article, "China" refers to the modern territories controlled by the People's Republic of China (which controls Mainland China, Hong Kong and Macau) and the Republic of China (which controls Taiwan area). For more information, see Two Chinas, Political status of Taiwan, One-China policy, 1992 Consensus and One country, two systems.
Chang, Chun-shu (2007), The Rise of the Chinese Empire 1, The University of Michigan Press; Crespigny, Rafe (2007), A Biographical Dictionary of Later Han to the Three Kingdoms (23-220 AD), Brill; Crespigny, Rafe de (2017), Fire Over Luoyang: A History of the Later Han Dynasty, 23-220 AD, Brill
Ming officials draw up the first "house law" in Chinese history [39] 1375: Ming starts issuing a new note called the Da Ming Baochao [40] The Hongwu Emperor halts constructions at Fengyang due to expenses and waste; construction plans shift to Nanjing [24] 1376: March: Ming forces defeat Bayan Temür [41] July: Ming forces defeat Bayan Temür ...
Pages in category "Timelines of Chinese dynasties" ... Timeline of the Jin dynasty (266–420) and the Sixteen Kingdoms (304–439) M. Timeline of the Ming dynasty; Q.