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| | Ancient China: The Former Han, 206 BC-25 AD |
 | | In addition, a series of floods destroyed the irrigation system and widespread famine plagued China for years; the Hsiung Nu, emboldened by the chaos to the south, took over large parts of the northern Chinese territories. |
 | | Finally, in 23 AD, a peasant secret society, the Red Eyebrows, which had begun a revolution five years earlier, captured the capital and executed Wang Mang. |
 | | For two years, from 23 to 25 AD, China seethed in chaos and constant warfare. |
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