Historical Figure

Wang Mang

Emperor of the Xin dynasty of China from 9 to 23

About Wang Mang

Wang Mang, courtesy name Jujun, officially titled the Shijianguo Emperor, was the founder and the only emperor of the short-lived Xin dynasty of imperial China. Originally an official and consort kin of the Han dynasty, Wang seized the throne in AD 9. The Han dynasty was restored after his overthrow, and his rule marked the separation between the earlier Western Han dynasty and the later Eastern Han dynasty.Wikipedia ↗

Associated Events

Dynasty202 BCE – 220 CE

Han Dynasty

The Han Dynasty ruled China for over 400 years (with a brief Xin Dynasty interruption), establishing Confucianism as state ideology, expanding the Silk Road, and creating the foundations of Chinese imperial culture.