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A Western Han painted ceramic jar with raised reliefs of dragons, phoenixes, and taotie designs Provinces and commanderies at the end of the Eastern Han dynasty in 219 CE. The Han dynasty (202 BC – 220 AD) was the second imperial dynasty of China, following the Qin dynasty (221–207 BC).
The early Han dynasty inherited a two-tiered system of government composed of commanderies and counties from the Warring States (5th century BC – 221 BC) and the Qin dynasty (221 BC – 206 BC), [1] while 13 provinces were created on top of the existing hierarchy in 106 BC.
During the Han dynasty, civil service officials were classified according to twenty grades (reduced to sixteen after 32 BC), expressed by the official's annual salary in terms of number of dàn (石) or Chinese bushels of grain. [note 1] This ranged from the ten-thousand-bushel rank at the top to the one-hundred-bushel at the bottom. Under this ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 21 January 2025. Imperial dynasty in China (202 BC – 220 AD) "Eastern Han" and "House of Liu" redirect here. For the Five Dynasties-era kingdom, see Northern Han. For other uses, see House of Liu (disambiguation). Han 漢 202 BC – 9 AD; 25–220 AD (9–23 AD: Xin) The Western Han dynasty in 2 AD ...
Pages in category "Han dynasty government officials" The following 76 pages are in this category, out of 76 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B.
The Qiang people, who had been settled by the Han government in southeastern Gansu since Emperor Jing's reign, [292] would aid Han in this withdrawal. [293] Throughout Eastern Han, the Qiang often revolted against Han authority after Han border officials robbed them of goods and even women and children. [294]
During the reign of Emperor Wu of Han (r. 141-87 BC), the department's office was instituted as a channel of communications between the Emperor's advisors and the government as a whole. By the Eastern Han dynasty (25–220), an office of advisors and reviewers had also been set up.
220–226 AD) and ended the Han dynasty. [6] The emperor was the supreme head of government. [7] He appointed all of the highest-ranking officials in central, provincial, commandery, and county administrations. [8]