Tales of the Han Dynasty: From Liu Bang to Liu Shan

Name: Tales of the Han Dynasty: From Liu Bang to Liu Shan
Author: Reverend Dingfangshui

汉朝那些事：从刘邦到刘禅

by Reverend Dingfangshui (定方水居士)

Status: Ongoing
Length: 394k Words
Genre: Historical
Subgenre: Historical & Ancient
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When talking about the Han Dynasty, it's impossible not to mention what an interesting and fascinating era it was. We people of later generations call ourselves “Han people,” and our ethnic group is known as the “Han Chinese.” These names are inseparable from the Han Dynasty. It can be said that the Han Dynasty not only established China's unified political order, but also shaped the cultural and ethnic identity of the Chinese people. This sense of identity took deep root in the hearts of the people and endured for more than two thousand years. Even more remarkable was the dynasty's extraordinary resilience. Liu Bang began as a low-ranking pavilion chief in Sishui and laid the foundations for four centuries of Han rule. In the middle of the Han Dynasty, Wang Mang usurped the throne and founded the Xin Dynasty, bringing Han rule to an end. People thought the Han Dynasty had perished, but Liu Xiu appeared out of nowhere, raised an army against Wang Mang, pacified the realm, and restored the dynasty. This period became known as the Eastern Han, extending Han rule by another two centuries. Later generations called Liu Xiu the “Son of the Era.” His rise not only saved the Han Dynasty, but also allowed Han culture and institutions to be passed down and developed further. The Han Dynasty's influence was not confined to the four centuries of its existence. After it fell, many later regimes, even those not descended from Liu Bang, invoked the Han name to win popular support and establish their rule. For example, during the upheaval of the Five Barbarians, Liu Yuan founded the Later Han. Though he was a Xiongnu, he still claimed descent from the Han Dynasty and raised the banner of “restoring the Han.” During the Sixteen Kingdoms period, Cheng Han, founded by Li Xiong, also had deep ties to the Han Dynasty. During the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period, Later Han, founded by Liu Zhiyuan, Northern Han, founded by Liu Chong, and Southern Han, founded by Liu Yan, all claimed the Han name.

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