The Eastern Han Dynasty
- The first use of negative numbers occured under the Eastern Han rule
- The reign of the Eastern Han dynasty was considered the "golden age" of Chinese history, as the economic system flourished
- Modern day chinese people refer to themselves as han, branching from the han empire
The last Emporer, Xian, was overthrown by warlord Dong Zhou and split all of Eastern Han Dynasty into fragmented regions. This marked the end to the glorious regime
Establishment
After the brief rule of the Qin dynasty, led by Wang Mang, the first emperor Guang Wudi defeated his army to reclaim the Han empire.
Eastern Han Dynasty
Defeat
Founder
Historical Figures
The Eastern Han Dynasty lasted for 195 years (25AD-220AD) And were preceded by the Xin dynasty. And succeeded by the 3 kingdoms after the divide of China.
The Eastern Han Dynasty was founded by Liu Xiu in 25AD, who later became the Emporer Guangwu
- Guang Wudi, the returning emperor, defeated Wang Mang's army to re-establish the Han dynasty. He is the most important emporer of the 24, due to the fact that his reign was the most successful time period
Historical Achievements
- The Eastern Han dynasty were the first ones to invent paper, which also led to a dramatic increase in literature
- contact with the west was established through the silk road
- The Eastern Han dynasty established Confucianism, which would become the state's religon
- taoism was discovered, which is the unknowable force in which the universe flows through
- They developed the "Shui Pai" which used air-blasting for metallurgy