The Han Empire: the Rise and Fall of Four Hundred Years

After the war in the late Qin Dynasty, Liu Bang destroyed Xiang Yu in 202 BC and established the Western Han Dynasty. In the early days, the policy of recuperation and recuperation was carried out, and national strength was accumulated through the "Government of Wen and Jing", and it reached its peak during the reign of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. In the late Western Han Dynasty, foreign relatives took exclusive power. Wang Mang usurped the Han Dynasty and established the "New" in 8 AD. The disorder of reform led to war. In 25 AD, Liu Xiu quelled the war and established the Eastern Han Dynasty, creating the "Guangwu Zhongxing" and the subsequent "Mingzhang Rule" to continue the prosperous age. In the middle and late Eastern Han Dynasty, eunuchs and relatives alternated in power. The Yellow Turban Uprising in 184 AD shook the foundation of the rule, and the powerful took the opportunity to form an army and separate the country. In 220, Cao Pi usurped the Han Dynasty, ending the Han Dynasty and beginning the Three Kingdoms era. The Han Dynasty laid the foundation for multi-ethnic unification, and the Huaxia people have since been often called "Han". Its political system and cultural thoughts have far-reaching influence. This article follows the historical trajectory, selects important figures and key events, adheres to the original appearance of history, and uses vivid and popular writing to show the complete rise and fall of the Han Dynasty from its establishment, its peak to its decline.