Timeline of the Han dynasty

See also: Timeline of the Chu–Han Contention and Timeline of the Three Kingdoms period

Han dynasty (60 BC)

This is a timeline of the Han dynasty (206 BC–220 AD).

## 3rd century BC

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Year | Date | Event

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202 BC | 28 February | Liu Bang becomes emperor of the Han dynasty (posthumously known as Emperor Gaozu of Han)[1]
| Emperor Gaozu of Han moves the capital from Luoyang to Chang'an[2]
201 BC |  | Battle of Baideng: Emperor Gaozu of Han's army is defeated by the Xiongnu[3]
| Xin, King of Han defects to the Xiongnu[3]

## 2nd century BC

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### 200s BC

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Year | Date | Event

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197 BC |  | The Xiongnu invade Dai Commandery with the help of Chen Xi and Han Xin[4]
196 BC |  | Emperor Gaozu of Han replaces nine of the ten Kings of the Han dynasty with his brothers and sons[5]
| The Xiongnu invade Dai Commandery with the help of Han Xin[4]
195 BC | 1 June | Emperor Gaozu of Han dies and is succeeded by Liu Ying (posthumously Emperor Hui of Han)[6]
| The Xiongnu invade You Province with the help of Lu Wan[5]

### 190s BC

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Year | Date | Event

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188 BC |  | Emperor Hui of Han dies and is succeeded by Liu Gong (posthumously Emperor Qianshao of Han)[7]
184 BC |  | Emperor Qianshao of Han dies and is succeeded by Liu Hong (posthumously Emperor Houshao of Han)
182 BC |  | The Xiongnu invade Longxi Commandery and Tianshui[8]
181 BC |  | Nanyue invades Changsha[8]
| The Xiongnu invade Longxi Commandery[4]

### 180s BC

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Year | Date | Event

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180 BC |  | Lü Clan Disturbance: Empress Lü dies and her clan is slaughtered[8]
| Emperor Houshao of Han is deposed and succeeded by Liu Heng (posthumously Emperor Wen of Han)[9]
179 BC |  | Earliest archaeological evidence of paper[10]
| The Xiongnu invade Yunzhong Commandery[4]
177 BC |  | The Xiongnu invade Ordos[11]
176 BC |  | The kingdoms of Liang, Zhao, Qi, Dai, and Huainan are split up[12]

### 170s BC

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Year | Date | Event

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169 BC |  | The Xiongnu raid Han[4]
166 BC |  | A 140,000 strong Xiongnu force invade near Chang'an[13]

### 160s BC

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Year | Date | Event

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160 BC |  | A system of beacon and lookout stations is deployed[13]
158 BC |  | A 30,000 strong Xiongnu force attacks Yunzhong Commandery and Dai Commandery[4]
157 BC |  | Emperor Wen of Han dies and is succeeded by Liu Qi (posthumously Emperor Jing of Han)[14]
154 BC |  | Rebellion of the Seven States: Liu Pi and six other kings rebel but are defeated[15]

### 150s BC

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Year | Date | Event

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148 BC |  | The Xiongnu attack Yan Province[4]
144 BC |  | The Xiongnu raid Yanmen Pass for horses[4]
142 BC |  | The Xiongnu attack Yanmen Pass[4]
141 BC |  | Emperor Jing of Han dies and is succeeded by Liu Che (posthumously Emperor Wu of Han)[16]

### 140s BC

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Year | Date | Event

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139 BC |  | Zhang Qian sets off for the Western Regions[17]
136 BC |  | Official posts are created for academicians[18]
135 BC |  | Han campaigns against Minyue: A puppet king is installed in Minyue[19]
133 BC | June | Battle of Mayi: The Han army fails to ambush the Xiongnu[17]
132 BC |  | Yellow River dikes burst[20]

### 130s BC

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Year | Date | Event

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129 BC |  | Han forces (40,000) under Wei Qing, Gongsun Ao, Gongsun He, and Li Guang engage in combat with the Xiongnu[21]
128 BC |  | The Xiongnu attack Liaoxi and engage in combat with Han forces (40,000) under Wei Qing and Li Xi[22]
| Nan Lü of Dongye surrenders to Han and the Canghai Commandery is created[22]
127 BC |  | The Xiongnu raid Liaoxi and Yanmen
| Han forces under Wei Qing, Hao Xian, and Li Xi plunder the Xiongnu for livestock[21]
126 BC |  | The Canghai Commandery is abandoned[22]
| The Xiongnu army (900,000) raids Han territory
123-124 BC |  | Han forces (100,000) under Wei Qing attack the Xiongnu[21]
122 BC |  | The Prince of Huainan rebels and is defeated[23]
| The Xiongnu raid Shanggu
121 BC |  | Han forces under Huo Qubing, Zhao Ponu, Zhang Qian, and Li Guang attack the Xiongnu[21]

### 120s BC

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Year | Date | Event

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120 BC |  | The Xiongnu raid Youbeiping and Xingxiang, taking 1,000 captives
119 BC | June | Battle of Mobei: Han generals Huo Qubing and Wei Qing defeat the Xiongnu[17]
| Introduction of the iron and salt monopoly[11]
| New taxes are levied on market transactions, vehicles, and property[24]
| Zhang Qian goes on another trip to the Western Regions[17]
116 BC |  | The Xiongnu raid Liang Province
113 BC |  | Reign names are introduced[25]
112 BC |  | State monopoly on minting is enacted[26]
| A Han force of 20,000 attack the Qing in eastern Tibet
111 BC |  | Han conquest of Nanyue: Han annexes Nanyue[27]
| Han campaigns against Minyue: Âu Việt is defeated but the Han evacuate the Yue area rather than annex it; with the exception of Dongye at the mouth of the Min River, modern Fujian would not see significant colonization until 200 AD[28]
| Han forces (25,000)) under Gongsun He and Zhao Ponu try to attack the Xiongnu but can't find them[21]
| Modern Guizhou is incorporated into the empire[29]

### 110s BC

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Year | Date | Event

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110 BC |  | Emperor Wu of Han personally leads Han forces (180,000) against the Xiongnu but their chanyu decides to retreat[21]
| Han secures a marriage alliance with the Wusun through Liu Jieyou[30]
109 BC |  | Han conquest of Dian: The Dian Kingdom becomes a Han vassal[31]
108 BC |  | Han conquest of Gojoseon: Han annexes Gojoseon[32] and sets up the Lelang, Lintun, Xuantu, and Zhenfan commanderies[33]
| Battle of Loulan: Han subjugates Qiemo and the Jushi Kingdom[34]
106 BC |  | Thirteen regional inspectors are appointed to be directly answerable to the central government[35]
105 BC |  | Cai Lun improves on paper using a combination of rags and plant fibers[36]
| Aboriginals rebel in the southwest[29]
104 BC |  | War of the Heavenly Horses: Li Guangli fails to make it to Dayuan[37]
103 BC |  | Han forces (20,000) under Zhao Ponu attack the Xiongnu but are defeated[21]
102 BC |  | The Xiongnu raid Jiuquan and Zhangye, capturing several thousand people
101 BC |  | War of the Heavenly Horses: Li Guangli forces Dayuan to provide horses[37]
| Han vassalizes Fergana[30]

## 1st century BC

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### 100s BC

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Year | Date | Event

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99 BC |  | Battle of Tian Shan: Han forces (35,000) under Li Guangli and Li Ling are defeated by the Xiongnu[38]
98 BC |  | State monopoly on liquor is enacted[26]
97 BC |  | Han forces (140,000) under Li Guangli attack the Xiongnu without results[21]
94 BC | Summer | Han forces under Xu Xiangru kill the king of Suoju (around modern Yarkant County) and capture 1,500 people[39]
91 BC |  | Factional strife in Chang'an results in the deaths of thousands[40]

### 90s BC

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Year | Date | Event

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90 BC |  | Han forces (79,000) under Li Guangli are defeated by the Xiongnu but another Han army (30,000) under Shang Qiucheng manages to force the Xiongnu to flee[38]
| Han forces under Cheng Wan conquer Jushi Kingdom[21]
87 BC |  | Han forces under Wen Zhong capture a city near modern Islamabad[41]
29 March | Emperor Wu of Han dies and is succeeded by Liu Fuling (posthumously Emperor Zhao of Han)[42]
86 BC |  | Liu Dan's coup fails[43]
| Rebellion occurs in the southwest[44]
83 BC |  | Rebellion occurs in the southwest[44]
82 BC |  | Zhenfan and Lintun commanderies are abandoned[45]
| Hainan is abandoned for a time[27]
81 BC |  | Discourses on Salt and Iron
| State monopoly on liquor is abolished[26]

### 80s BC

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Year | Date | Event

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80 BC |  | Liu Dan attempts another coup, which also fails[46]
78 BC |  | Han forces under (20,000) under Fan Mingyou attack the Wuhuan
77 BC |  | After several Han envoys are killed in or near the Loulan Kingdom, supreme general Huo Guang has an envoy named Fu Jiezi assassinate the Loulan King Angui[47]
75 BC |  | Goguryeo attacks Xuantu Commander[48]
74 BC | 18 July | Emperor Zhao of Han dies and the Marquis of Haihun is enthroned[49]
14 August | The Marquis of Haihun is deposed and replaced by Liu Bingyi (posthumously Emperor Xuan of Han)[49]
71 BC |  | The Han, Wusun, Dingling, and Wuhuan coalition defeats the Xiongnu[50]

### 70s BC

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Year | Date | Event

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69 BC |  | Han forces under Chang Hui retaliate against Qiuci for killing Colonel Laidan[51]
67 BC |  | Battle of Jushi: Han forces conquer the Jushi Kingdom[50]
65 BC |  | Han forces under Feng Fenshi force the king of Suoju to commit suicide and enthrone another king[52]
| Han vassalizes Qiuci[30]
| The Qiang revolt in eastern Tibet
64 BC |  | The people of the Jushi Kingdom are moved to Quli to work the land[52]
| The Xiongnu attack Jiaohe in the aftermath of the Battle of Jushi
61 BC |  | Han forces under Zhao Chongguo advance into Qinghai and establish colonies

### 60s BC

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Year | Date | Event

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60 BC |  | The Protectorate of the Western Regions is established under Zheng Ji[30]
53 BC |  | Wusun submit to Han suzerainty and are split into Greater and Lesser Kunmi[53]

### 50s BC

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Year | Date | Event

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49 BC |  | Emperor Xuan of Han dies and is succeeded by Liu Shi (posthumously Emperor Yuan of Han)[54]
46 BC |  | Hainan is abandoned for a time[27]
44 BC |  | The state monopoly on salt and iron is temporarily abolished[55]
42 BC |  | Qiang tribes revolt in the west[56]
41 BC |  | The state monopoly on salt and iron is restored[57]
| Han forces (60,000) under Feng Fengshi crush the Qiang rebels

### 40s BC

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Year | Date | Event

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39 BC |  | Yellow River dikes burst[58]
38 BC |  | Emperor Yuan of Han deposes Liu Yuan, King of Hejian, disestablishing his kingdom[59]
36 BC |  | Battle of Zhizhi: Han forces defeat the Xiongnu[60]
33 BC |  | Emperor Yuan of Han dies and is succeeded by Liu Ao (posthumously Emperor Cheng of Han)[61]
32 BC |  | The Hejian Kingdom is re-established[59]

### 30s BC

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Year | Date | Event

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29 BC |  | Yellow River dikes burst[58]
27 BC |  | Aboriginals rebel in the southwest[29]

### 10s BC

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Year | Date | Event

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7 BC | 7 May | Emperor Cheng of Han dies and is succeeded by Liu Xin (posthumously Emperor Ai of Han)[61]
3 BC |  | The cult of the Queen Mother of the West spreads throughout China[62]
1 BC | 15 August | Emperor Ai of Han dies and is succeeded by Liu JIzi (posthumously Emperor Ping of Han[63]

## 1st century

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### 0s

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Year | Date | Event

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1 |  | Earliest extant blast furnaces[64]
3 |  | The Yellow River floods and changes course[65]
6 | 2 February | Emperor Ping of Han dies and Ruzi Ying becomes heir apparent but Wang Mang becomes acting emperor[66]
7 |  | Wang Mang is accused of murdering Emperor Ping of Han[67]
9 | 10 January | Wang Mang declares his own Xin dynasty (literally "new dynasty")[68]
| The slave trade is outlawed[69]

### 10s

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Year | Date | Event

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12 |  | Wang Mang extends Xin territory into Qinghai[70]
| Xin forces defeat Goguryeo in battle[71]
| Aboriginals in Zangke Commandery (Guizhou) rebel[29]
| The slave trade ban is rescinded[26]
13 |  | Karasahr rebels[70]
14 |  | Aboriginals in Yi Province rebel[29]
16 |  | A Xin expeditionary army under Guo Qin massacres the population of Karasahr[70]
17 |  | Red Eyebrows: Rebellion erupts in modern Shandong[20]

### 20s

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Year | Date | Event

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22 |  | Lulin: Rebellion erupts in Nanyang[72]
11 March | Liu Xuan (later known as the Gengshi Emperor) is enthroned by the rebels[73]
| Red Eyebrows: Xin forces are defeated by the rebels[20]
23 | January | Lulin: Xin forces are defeated by rebels[73]
7 July | Battle of Kunyang: Xin forces are defeated by rebels[74]
6 October | Lulin: Rebels take Chang'an and kill Wang Mang; Luoyang falls soon after[75]
| Koreans raid the Lelang Commandery and take slaves[19]
| The Protectorate of the Western Regions is abandoned[56]
24 | March | The Gengshi Emperor relocates to Chang'an[76]
25 | July | Red Eyebrows: The Red Eyebrows enthrone their own emperor, Liu Penzi[77]
5 August | Liu Xiu proclaims himself emperor (posthumously Emperor Guangwu of Han)[78]
October | Red Eyebrows: The Red Eyebrows take Chang'an and strangle the Gengshi Emperor[77]
27 November | Emperor Guangwu of Han takes Luoyang[78]
| Wang Diao takes over Lelang Commandery[79]
27 | 15 March | Red Eyebrows: Rebels surrender to Emperor Guangwu of Han[80]
29 |  | Emperor Guangwu of Han pacifies the northern Central Plains and Nanyang[80]
| The Taixue is created[81]

### 30s

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Year | Date | Event

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30 |  | Emperor Guangwu of Han pacifies the Lelang Commandery, southern Central Plains and Shandong[80]
31 |  | Du Shi uses waterwheels to power piston-bellows for blast furnaces[82]
32 |  | Ban Gu is born
34 |  | Emperor Guangwu of Han defeats Wei Ao and pacifies the northwest[80]
36 | 25 December | Emperor Guangwu of Han defeats Gongsun Shu and takes Chengdu, restoring the Han[80]

### 40s

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Year | Date | Event

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40 |  | Trung sisters' rebellion: Yue tribes rebel in Jiaozhi[83]
43 |  | Trung sisters' rebellion: The Trưng Sisters are decapitated[83]
44 |  | Han forces under Ma Yuan are defeated by Xiongnu
45 |  | Ban Zhao is born
| Aboriginals rebel in the southwest[84]
| Xiongnu raid Changshan
48 |  | Aboriginals rebel in Wuling Commandery (northwestern Hunan)[85]
49 |  | Wuhuan settle in the northwest and north of the Central Plain[86]
| Qiang tribes retake the Qinghai region[87]

### 50s

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Year | Date | Event

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51 |  | An Ailao tribe defects to Han[88]
57 | 29 March | Emperor Guangwu of Han dies and is succeeded by Liu Yang (posthumously Emperor Ming of Han)[89]

### 60s

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Year | Date | Event

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63 |  | The Xiongnu gain control of the Western Regions and start raiding Han[90]
65 |  | Liu Ying becomes the first documented sponsor of Buddhism in China[89]
69 |  | An Ailao tribe defects to Han[88]

### 70s

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Year | Date | Event

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70 |  | The southern flow of the Yellow River is eliminated[20]
73 |  | Battle of Yiwulu: Han general Dou Gu defeats the Xiongnu and restores the Protectorate of the Western Regions[91]
74 |  | Han forces capture Jushi Kingdom
75 | 5 September | Emperor Ming of Han dies and is succeeded by Liu Da (posthumously Emperor Zhang of Han)[92]
77 |  | The Protectorate of the Western Regions is abandoned[93]

### 80s

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Year | Date | Event

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88 | 9 April | Emperor Zhang of Han dies and is succeeded by Liu Zhao (posthumously Emperor He of Han)[94]
89 |  | Battle of the Altai Mountains: Han general Dou Xian defeats the Xiongnu[95]

### 90s

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Year | Date | Event

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90 |  | The Protectorate of the Western Regions is restored[93]
92 |  | Ban Gu dies
93 |  | The Xiongnu settle in southern Shaanxi[96]

## 2nd century

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### 100s

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Year | Date | Event

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106 | 13 February | Emperor He of Han dies and is succeeded by Liu Long (posthumously Emperor Shang of Han)[97]
21 September | Emperor Shang of Han dies and is succeeded by Liu Hu (posthumously Emperor An of Han)[97]
| Goguryeo invades Xuantu Commandery[19]
107 |  | The Protectorate of the Western Regions is abandoned[93]
| Aboriginals rebel in the southwest[84]
108 |  | Qiang tribes raid the Central Plains[87]

### 110s

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Year | Date | Event

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111 |  | The Book of Han is finished by Ban Zhao
116 |  | Ban Zhao dies
| Aboriginals rebel in the southwest[84]
117 |  | Han forces under Ren Shang defeat the Qiang

### 120s

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Year | Date | Event

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123 |  | Aboriginals rebel in the southwest[84]
125 | 30 April | Emperor An of Han dies and is succeeded by the Marquess of Beixiang[98]
16 December | Eunuch loyalists overthrow the Marquess of Beixiang and enthrone Liu Bao (posthumously Emperor Shun of Han)[98]

### 130s

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Year | Date | Event

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132 |  | Han retakes some of Xuantu Commandery from Goguryeo[19]
| Zhang Heng invents the seismometer[99]
137 |  | Rebellion erupts in Rinan[100]

### 140s

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Year | Date | Event

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140 |  | The Xiongnu overrun the Tiger's Teeth encampment near Chang'an[101]
| The Qiang rebel
142 |  | The Qiang rebellion is defeated
144 | 20 September | Emperor Shun of Han dies and is succeeded by Liu Bing (posthumously Emperor Chong of Han)[102]
December | Rebellion erupts in Jiujiang[103]
145 | 15 February | Emperor Chong of Han dies and is succeeded by Liu Zuan (posthumously Emperor Zhi of Han)[102]
| Rebels attack Guangling and Jiujiang[103]
| Xianbei raid Dai Commandery[103]
| Hua Meng declares himself the Black Emperor and gets killed[103]
146 | 26 July | Emperor Zhi of Han dies and is succeeded by Liu Zhi (posthumously Emperor Huan of Han)[102]
| Policy of assimilation in the southwest is implemented through education programs[44]

### 150s

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Year | Date | Event

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156 |  | Aboriginals rebel in the southwest[84]
159 |  | Aboriginals rebel in the southwest[84]

### 160s

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Year | Date | Event

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166 |  | The Xianbei raid Han territory
167 |  | Han forces under Duan Jiong massacre the Qiang
168 | 25 January | Emperor Huan of Han dies and is succeeded by Liu Hong (posthumously Emperor Ling of Han)[104]
169 |  | Duan Jiong defeats the Xianlian Qiang[105]

### 170s

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Year | Date | Event

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176 |  | Aboriginals rebel in the southwest[84]
177 |  | Han forces (20,000) under Xia Yu and Tian Yan are defeated by the Xianbei

### 180s

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Year | Date | Event

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184 | spring | Yellow Turban Rebellion: The Yellow Turbans ravage the north and east and are defeated[106][107]
winter | Liang Province rebellion: A rebellion occurs in Liang province (Liangzhou; 涼州; roughly present-day Wuwei, Gansu)[106]
185 |  | The imperial palace is damaged by fire and special taxes are levied for rebuilding[106]
188 |  | Governors are appointed to unify provincial administrations[106]
189 | summer | Emperor Ling of Han dies; Empress He and her brother He Jin enthrone Liu Bian and establish a regency government[106]
winter | The Ten Eunuchs kill He Jin and are themselves massacred by Yuan Shao;[107] Dong Zhuo takes control of Luoyang and deposes Liu Bian in favor of his half-brother Liu Xie, Emperor Xian of Han[106]

### 190s

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Year | Date | Event

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190 |  | Campaign against Dong Zhuo: An anti-Dong Zhuo alliance forms in the east, led by Yuan Shao[106]
| Dong Zhuo burns Luoyang, loots the imperials tombs, and relocates to Chang'an;[107] the coalition breaks up and local officials set themselves up as warlords[106]
| Cai Yong dies[107]
191 |  | Zhang Lu sets up a theocracy in Hanzhong[106]
192 |  | Wang Yun and Lü Bu kill Dong Zhuo and Wang Yun himself is killed by Dong Zhuo's officers Li Jue and Guo Si[106]
| Cao Cao takes over Yan Province[106]
195 |  | Emperor Xian of Han escapes from Chang'an[106]
| Sun Ce sets up south of the Changjiang[106]
196 |  | Emperor Xian of Han relocates to Xuchang under Cao Cao's control[106]
197 |  | Campaign against Yuan Shu: Yuan Shu takes the imperial title but is driven south by Cao Cao[106]
199 |  | Battle of Yijing: Yuan Shao eliminates Gongsun Zan in You Province[106]
| Yuan Shu dies[106]

## 3rd century

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Year | Date | Event

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200 |  | Battle of Guandu: Yuan Shao is defeated by Cao Cao northeast of modern Zhongmou, Henan[106]
| Sun Ce dies and is succeeded by his brother Sun Quan[106]
| Zheng Xuan dies[107]
202 |  | Yuan Shao dies and is succeeded by his younger son Yuan Shang[106]
203 |  | Cao Cao's campaigns to unify northern China begin[106]
207 |  | Battle of White Wolf Mountain: Cao Cao defeats the Wuhuan and unites northern China[106]
208 |  | Liu Biao dies in Jing Province and Cao Cao takes over[106]
| Battle of Red Cliffs: Cao Cao is defeated on the Changjiang, west of modern Jiangxia, Hubei, by Sun Quan and Liu Bei[106]
210 |  | Liu Bei occupies the south of Jing Province[106]
211 |  | Battle of Tong Pass: Cao Cao defeats Ma Chao and Han Sui and starts campaigning in northwestern China[106]
| Liu Bei's takeover of Yi Province: Liu Zhang invites Liu Bei to Yi Province (covering present-day Sichuan and Chongqing)[106]
214 |  | Liu Bei's takeover of Yi Province: Liu Bei takes control of Yi Province from Liu Zhang[106]
215 |  | Battle of Yangping: Zhang Lu surrenders Hanzhong to Cao Cao[106]
216 |  | Cao Cao declares himself King of Wei[108]
219 | spring | Battle of Mount Dingjun: Liu Bei defeats Cao Cao's general Xiahou Yuan and takes Hanzhong[106]
autumn | Liu Bei becomes King of Hanzhong[106]
Battle of Fancheng: Liu Bei's general Guan Yu attacks north in Jing Province[106]
winter | Lü Meng's invasion of Jing Province: Sun Quan's general Lü Meng attacks Guan Yu and seizes the south of Jing Province[106]
220 |  | Guan Yu is executed by Sun Quan[108]
spring | Cao Cao dies at Luoyang and is succeeded by his son Cao Pi[106]
| The Nine-rank system is implemented[108]
winter | Cao Pi forces Emperor Xian of Han to abdicate and declares himself Emperor of the Wei dynasty; so ends the Han dynasty[106]

## Gallery

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* Chu-Han Contention (207 BC–202 BC)

* Han dynasty, 190 BC - kingdoms in red, commanderies in black

* 154 BC - Rebellion of the Seven States

* Southern tribes in ancient China - red means nomadic, yellow is semi-nomadic, and purple is sedentary.

* Han campaigns

* Korea 108 BC

* The Four Commanderies of Han, 107 BC

* Korea in 1 AD

* Extent of Han culture in 2 AD

* Han commanderies and kingdoms, 2 AD

* Han dynasty population distribution in 2 AD

* Major Yellow River course changes

* Xin dynasty

* Uprisings during the Xin dynasty

* Han dynasty, 140 AD

* Yellow Turban Rebellion

* Han provinces, 189 AD

* Korea 204 AD

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