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	ipedia.com: History of China Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		China is the world's oldest continuous major civilization, with written records dating back about 3,500 years and with 5,000 years being commonly used by Chinese as the age of their civilization.
		Emperor Guangwu of Han China reinstated the Han dynasty with the support of land-holding and merchant families at Luoyang, east of Xian; hence the new era is termed the Eastern Han Dynasty.
		China was divided yet again, into the PRC on the mainland and the ROC on Taiwan and several outlying islands of Fujian, with two governments, each of which regarded itself as the one true Chinese government and denounced the other as illegitimate.
	www.ipedia.com /history_of_china.html (3958 words)

	Emperor Wu of Han - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Emperor Wu successfully repelled the nomadic Xiongnu from systematically raiding northern China and dispatched his envoy Zhang Qian in 139 BC to seek an alliance with the Yuezhi of modern Uzbekistan.
		Emperor Wu was greatly pleased by this gesture, and he dispatched an expedition force to attack Minyue, over the objection of one of his key advisors, Liu An, a royal relative and the Prince of Huainan.
		Emperor Wu dispatching Zhang Qian to Central Asia from 138 to 126 BCE, Mogao Caves mural, 618-712 CE.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Emperor_Wu_of_Han_China (5933 words)

	The Ultimate Han Dynasty Dog Breeds Information Guide and Reference
		The western-eastern Han convention is used nowadays to avoid confusion with the Later Han Dynasty of the Period of the Five Dynasties and the Ten Kingdoms although the former-later nomenclature was used in history texts including Sima Guang's Zizhi Tongjian.
		Emperor Wu decided that Taoism was no longer suitable for China, and officially declared China to be a Confucian state; however, like the emperors before him, he combined Legalist methods with the Confucian ideal.
		Han court officials who attempted to strip lands out of the landlords faced such enormous resistance that their policies would never be put in to place.
	www.dogluvers.com /dog_breeds/Han_Dynasty (2342 words)

	china-history (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Emperor Guangwu of Han China reinstated the Han dynasty with the support of land-holding and merchant families at Luoyang, east of Xian; hence the new era is termed the Eastern Han Dynasty (
		The emperor Xizong fled to Chengdu and Huang established a new dynasty.
		With the proclamation of the People's Republic of China on October 1, 1949, China was divided yet again, into the PRC on the mainland and the ROC on Taiwan and several outlying islands of Fujian, with two governments, each of which regarded itself as the one true Chinese government and denounced the other as illegitimate.
	www.china-101.net /directory/chinahistory.html (6067 words)

	Ancient China: The Former Han, 206 BC-25 AD
		In Han government, the emperor was the supreme ruler; all authority resided ultimately in the emperor.
		Han Wu Ti Perhaps the greatest and most powerful of the Han emperors was Han Wu Ti, who came to power in 141 BC at the age of sixteen and ruled for fifty-four years, the second longest reign in Chinese history.
		Han Wu Ti is generally regarded as the strongest and most vigorous of the Chinese emperors.
	www.wsu.edu /~dee/CHEMPIRE/FORMHAN.HTM (1115 words)

	Emperor Han Shangdi of China
		Han Shangdi (漢殤帝 han4 shang1 di4) born as Liu Long (劉隆 liu3 long2), was the fifth emperor of the Chinese Eastern Han Dynasty.
		Born in September or October 105 and put on the throne by Empress Dowager Deng (but not his mother) of his father[?] when he was only 100 days of age.
		The Queen also brought up Liu Hu (劉祜 liu3 hu4), twelve-year-old cousin of Shangdi and future Han Andi[?], in the palace, to be the successor of the throne in case of anything happened to the baby emperor.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/ha/Han_Shangdi.html (148 words)

	China_Heads_of_State
		After the death of Emperor He, she announced that he had left two young sons who had been brought up outside the palace, but that the elder brother, Liu Sheng, was suffering from an incurable illness and was unfit to rule.
		1248-51 Empress Khanum Hatun Ogul Gamys of The Yuan Dynasty in China
		1307 Dowager Empress Khanum Bulugan of the Yuan Dynasty in China
	www.guide2womenleaders.com /China_Heads.htm (4135 words)

	Emperor Han Gaozu of China
		Han Gaozu (漢高祖 pinyin: han4 gao1 zu3) (256 BC - 195 BC) (Wade-Giles: Han Kao-tsu) was the first emperor of the Chinese Han Dynasty, and one of the only two dynasty founders who emerged from the peasant class.
		Gaozu is his temple name; his posthumous name is Emperor Gao (高皇帝 gao1 huang1 di4).
		Before becoming an emperor, he was also called Lord Pei (沛公 pei4 gong1), after his birthplace.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/ha/Han_gaozu.html (282 words)

	Han Dynasty (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		An encounter with the Xiongnu: While China was again splitting herself into petty states, the Xiongnu in the north had arisen to the height of their power.
		Emperor Wu: The next reign of Emperor Wu, comprising the years 140 to 87 BC, was one of the most important periods in Chinese history.
		The fact that Emperor Wu caused the mother of his son to be put to death before he appointed him heir, is sufficient to show that the interference of an empress dowager in affairs of state had long been a matter to be dreaded.
	worldclass.net /China/han.htm (3479 words)

	Buddhism in China
		Works were written arguing that the salvation of an individual was a benfit to that individuals society and family and monks thus contributed to the greater good.
		It is conjectured that the shocking collapse of the Han Dynasty in 220 and the resulting period of social upheaval and political unrest known as the Three Kingdoms period may have helped the spread of Buddhism.
		Social upheaval in northern China worked to break down cultural barriers between the elite ruling families and the general populace, in contrast to the south where elite clans and royal families firmly monopolized politics.
	www.chineseculture.info /culture/buddhism.htm (1691 words)

	Han
		Economic expansion, changing relationships with the people of the steppes, strengthening of the palace at the expense of the civil service, weakening of the state's hold on the peasantry, and the rise of the families of the rich and the gentry were all factors that led to the adoption of Confucian ideals..
		His rise to emperor is unusual because he gained much public support on his rise and he began a ceremony in which a seal of precious stone was passed to the emperor.
		The descendents of the Han dynasty eventually joined in the uprising, and, it was the armies of these nobles, under the leadership of Liu Hsiu, who killed Wang Mang in 22A.D. The fighting continued until 25 A.D., when Liu Hsiu became the emperor.
	www.mnsu.edu /emuseum/prehistory/china/early_imperial_china/han.html (1128 words)

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		479 BCE: China - The philosopher Mo-tzu, founder of Mohism, is born.
		373 BCE: China - The Confucianist Meng-tzu (Mencius) is born.
		141-87 BCE: China - Han Wu-Ti is emperor of the Han Dynasty.
	eawc.evansville.edu /chronology/chpage.htm (937 words)

	Imperial Eras
		Much of what came to constitute China Proper was unified for the first time in 221 B.C. In that year the western frontier state of Qin, the most aggressive of the Warring States, subjugated the last of its rival states.
		The Han rulers modified some of the harsher aspects of the previous dynasty; Confucian ideals of government, out of favor during the Qin period, were adopted as the creed of the Han empire, and Confucian scholars gained prominent status as the core of the civil service.
		The Han rulers, however, were unable to adjust to what centralization had wrought: a growing population, increasing wealth and resultant financial difficulties and rivalries, and ever-more complex political institutions.
	www-chaos.umd.edu /history/imperial.html (968 words)

	Buddhism in China - Chinese Religions - Chinese Culture
		These include references to how Emperor Ming of Han ChinaEmperor Ming of Han dreamt of Buddha and the persecution of King Liu Ying, who was denounced and exiled for his religious beliefs.
		An Shigao, a ParthiaParthian Buddhist prince, arrived at the Han capital in 148 and was the first to initiate a systematic translation of Buddhist texts into Chinese.
		Works were written arguing that the salvation of an individual was a benefit to that individual's society and family and monks thus contributed to the greater good.
	www.famouschinese.com /virtual/Buddhism_in_China (1942 words)

	The Chinese Empire
		Though these three kingdoms were reunited temporarily in AD 280 by the (Western) Jin dynasty, the contemporary non-Han Chinese (Wu Hu) ethnic groups ravaged the country in the early 4th century and provoked large-scale Han Chinese migrations to south of the Chang Jiang.
		In AD 618, the Tang dynasty was established, opening a new age of prosperity and innovations in arts and technology.
		In AD 960, the Song Dynasty (960-1279) gained power over most of China and established its capital in Kaifeng, establishing a period of economic prosperity, while the Khitan Liao Dynasty ruled over Manchuria and eastern Mongolia.
	www.chineseculture.info /history/empire.htm (755 words)

	Was the last Mongol Yuan emperor a Han Chinese? - China History Forum, chinese history forum
		China History Forum is an online chinese history forum, discussion board or community for all who are interested in learning and discussing chinese history from prehistoric till modern times, including chinese art of war, chinese culture topics.
		Problem here is that the terms 'Han' and 'Manchu' aren't as scientific or genetic as they are political terms used by the Qing to classify its peoples.
		China History Forum is hosted on a AMD Opteron Server managed by MicfoGroup.
	www.chinahistoryforum.com /index.php?showtopic=4393 (890 words)

	rediff.com Special: China: The passing of the baton
		In the olden days, a contender to the imperial throne of China required a mystical aura of power; he had to be perceived as someone who could do everything -- from moving mountains to changing the weather.
		Emperor Wu of Han ruled China for more than half a century.
		The fact that the victor was Chen Shuibian, an advocate of total independence from the mainland, as president of China's rogue province, shook the Communist party.
	www.rediff.com /news/2000/oct/30spec.htm (1030 words)

	Chinese History - Han Dynasty æ¼¢ (www.chinaknowledge.de)
		It was not only the governmental system with its huge state bureaucracy, modeled on legist models, that took more concrete shape; the second important event was the rise of Confucianism as the main state doctrine, while popular belief in Daoist deities and practices by both aristocracy and the peasants were very widespread.
		Wang Mang çè½ tried to replace the Han Dynasty but his reforms to shape an ideal Confucian government failed, and the Han Dynasty was restored as Eastern Han.
		The fundaments of both of the Wang Mang and Eastern Han administration were shaken by large peasant uprisings with religious backgrounds (Red Eyebrows èµ¤ç, Yellow Turbans é»å·¾, Five-Pecks-of-Grain Sect äº”æ——ç±³é“), the helm of government of Eastern Han was taken over my mighty warlords that should divide the Han empire into three "kingdoms" (Sanguo ä¸å).
	www.chinaknowledge.de /History/Han/han.html (321 words)

	Han Dynasty
		Twenty-five emperors followed me, and kept the Han dynasty alive for 426 years (206 B.C. During our regime, China became one of the most developed countries in the world.
		Our Han emperors denounced Qin Dynasty's tyranny and made great efforts on economic development of our country.
		There are many more exciting stories about the Han dynasty; you may want to read the story of a Han princess.
	www.hometownchina.com /han.htm (255 words)

	Simhanada---China (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Yuan Emperors at many times help the development of Buddhism and encourage Ch'an masters to record their doctrines Tibetan Buddhism is brought to the Imperial Court, and many Tibetan Masters arrive and are honored.
		The Last Mongol Emperor, an emanation of Tai Situ Rinpoche, abdicates his throne to the Chinese and leaves peacefully.
		The Imperial Court of China encourages Buddhism in the early Ming Dynasty, and the Emperor Yung Lo bestows a Black Crown upon the head of the Karmapa of Tibet.
	www.simhas.org /timeline3.html (560 words)

	Portraits of Emperors
		Kangxi was the 4-th emperor of the Qing Dynasty.
		The portrait shows the young emperor Kangxi, sitting at his writing table and holding a thick writing brush.
		On the marble top of the table there are paper, ink, brush and inkstone, the "Four Treasures of the Study"; they are the tools of the painter and calligrapher.
	www.chinapage.com /emperor.html (250 words)

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