Han Dynasty
HD5 (-202~220)
Imperial consolidation and Silk Road diplomacy
Chu-Han Contention
HE35 (206 BC ~ 202 BC)The titanic geopolitical clash resolving the next imperial mandate.
Siege of Baideng
HE36 (200 BC)The early Han empire's geopolitical compromise under massive steppe pressure.
Reign of Wen and Jing
HE37 (180 BC ~ 141 BC)The golden baseline of state-sponsored economic recovery.
Seven Kingdoms Revolt
HE38 (154 BC)The decisive triumph of Han central authority over the regional vassal kings.
Sole Prominence of Confucianism
HE40 (134 BC)Forging the spiritual framework and legitimacy of classic Chinese bureaucracy.
Zhang Qian's Mission
HE39 (138 BC ~ 115 BC)The historic opening of trade links between China and Rome.
Wei Qing and Huo Qubing's Xiongnu Campaigns
HE41 (127 BC ~ 119 BC)The thunder northern campaigns that turned Han from strategic defense to strategic offense.
Compiling the Shiji
HE42 (104 BC ~ 91 BC)The monumental narrative record of ancient Chinese history.
Wang Mang's Usurpation and Xin Reforms
HE43 (9 ~ 23)The tragic crash of idealistic Confucian reforms against realistic statecraft.
Restoration of Guangwu
HE44 (25 ~ 57)Dynastic self-correction and social recovery after catastrophic collapse.
Cai Lun Inventing Paper
HE45 (105)The revolutionary technical breakthrough that rewrote the carrier of human knowledge.
Disasters of the Partisan Prohibitions
HE46 (166 ~ 184)The fatal breakdown of institutional balance inside the Eastern Han bureaucracy.
Battle of Red Cliffs
HE47 (208)Fragmenting the unified Han empire into the Three Kingdoms.