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Encyclopedia - Xiongnu: Encyclopedia - Xiongnu
The Xiongnu (Chinese: 匈奴; Hanyu Pinyin: Xiōngnú; Wade-Giles: Hsiung-nu) were a nomadic (and probably Hunnic/proto-Bulgar) people of...   » Read the article

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Centuries: 3rd century BC - 2nd century BC - 1st century BC Decades: 220s BC 210s BC 200s BC 190s BC 180s BC - 170s BC - 150s BC140s BC 1...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Taranto: Encyclopedia Ii - Taranto - The Greek Period
Taranto - Foundation and splendour. Taranto was founded in 708 BC by Spartan immigrants. It is the only Spartan colony, and its origin ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Emperor Wen Of Han: Encyclopedia Ii - Emperor Wen Of Han - Early Reign
Emperor Wen quickly showed an aptitude to govern the empire with diligence, and appeared to be genuinely concerned for the People's welfa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Xiongnu: Encyclopedia Ii - Xiongnu - Northern And Southern Xiongnu
The Xiongnu's new power was met with a policy of appeasement by Emperor Guangwu. At the height of his power, Huduershi even compared hims...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gaozu Of Han: Encyclopedia Ii - Gaozu Of Han - Personality
By historians' account, Liu Bang was the contrary to his rival, Xiang Yu. While Xiang Yu was normally depicted as a romantic and noble ma...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Emperor Gaozu Of Han: Encyclopedia Ii - Emperor Gaozu Of Han - Personality
By historians' account, Liu Bang was the contrary to his rival, Xiang Yu. While Xiang Yu was normally depicted as a romantic and noble ma...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Emperor Gaozu Of Han: Encyclopedia Ii - Emperor Gaozu Of Han - Reign As The Emperor
After Liu Bang came into power, he re-centralised China based on Qin's model. He gradually replaced the original vassals, granting their ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Emperor Gaozu Of Han: Encyclopedia Ii - Emperor Gaozu Of Han - Succession
Crown Prince Liu Ying, the eldest son of Liu Bang and Empress Lü, was the heir apparent of Liu Bang. However, Liu Bang disliked him beca...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Taranto: Encyclopedia Ii - Taranto - Roman And Byzantine Periods
Taranto - Roman Republic and Empire. In 122 BC a Roman colony was founded next to Taranto, according to the law proposed by Gaius Sempr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Xiongnu: Encyclopedia Ii - Xiongnu - Origins And Early History Of The Xiongnu
According to Sima Qian, the Xiongnu were descendants of Chunwei (淳維), possibly a son of Jie, the final ruler of the Xia Dynasty. Howe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Taranto: Encyclopedia Ii - Taranto - Principality Of Taranto 1088-1465
Taranto became the capital of a Norman principality, whose first ruler was Robert Guiscard's son, Bohemond of Taranto, who obtained it as...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Emperor Gaozu Of Han: Encyclopedia Ii - Emperor Gaozu Of Han - Insurrection Against Qin
In 209 BC Chen Sheng led an uprising against Qin Dynasty and assumed the title "King of Great Chu." Pei was in old Chu territory. At the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Emperor Gaozu Of Han: Encyclopedia Ii - Emperor Gaozu Of Han - Chu-han Contention
Now considering the whole former Qin Empire under his domination, Xiang Yu realligned the territories of not only the remaining parts of ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Emperor Gaozu Of Han: Encyclopedia Ii - Emperor Gaozu Of Han - Early Life
Liu Bang was born into a peasant family in Pei (present Pei County in Jiangsu Province). When he was young, he did not like farm work, an...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Taranto: Encyclopedia Ii - Taranto - From Renaissance To Unification
In March 1502, the Spanish fleet of Ferdinand II of Aragon, allied to Louis XII of France, seized the port of Taranto, and conquered the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Xiongnu: Encyclopedia Ii - Xiongnu - Did The Xiongnu Become The Huns?
The Xiongnu have often been identified with the Huns, who populated the frontiers of Europe, starting with the writings of the French his...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Xiongnu: Encyclopedia Ii - Xiongnu - War With Han China
Han China was making preparations for a military confrontation from the reign of Emperor Wen. The break came in 134 BC, following an abor...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gaozu Of Han: Encyclopedia Ii - Gaozu Of Han - Reign As The Emperor
After Liu Bang came into power, he re-centralised China based on Qin's model. He gradually replaced the original vassals, granting their ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gaozu Of Han: Encyclopedia Ii - Gaozu Of Han - Succession
Crown Prince Liu Ying, the eldest son of Liu Bang and Empress Lü, was the heir apparent of Liu Bang. However, Liu Bang disliked him beca...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gaozu Of Han: Encyclopedia Ii - Gaozu Of Han - Chu-han Contention
Now considering the whole former Qin Empire under his domination, Xiang Yu realligned the territories of not only the remaining parts of ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gaozu Of Han: Encyclopedia Ii - Gaozu Of Han - Insurrection Against Qin
In 209 BC Chen Sheng led an uprising against Qin Dynasty and assumed the title "King of Great Chu." Pei was in old Chu territory. At the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gaozu Of Han: Encyclopedia Ii - Gaozu Of Han - Early Life
Liu Bang was born into a peasant family in Pei (present Pei County in Jiangsu Province). When he was young, he did not like farm work, an...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Emperor Wen Of Han: Encyclopedia Ii - Emperor Wen Of Han - Early Life And Career As Prince Of Dai
In 196 BC, after Emperor Gao defeated the Chen Xi (陳豨) rebellion in the Dai region, he created Liu Heng, his son by Consort Bo, the P...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Emperor Wen Of Han: Encyclopedia Ii - Emperor Wen Of Han - Middle Reign
An incident otherwise uncharacteristic of Emperor Wen occurred in 176 BC. Zhou Bo, who had been instrumental in Emperor Wen's becoming em...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Xiongnu: Encyclopedia Ii - Xiongnu - Leadership Struggle Among The Xiongnu
As the Xiongnu empire expanded, it became clear that the original leadership structures lacked flexibility and could not maintain effecti...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Xiongnu: Encyclopedia Ii - Xiongnu - Tributary Relations With The Han
In 53 BC Huyanye decided to enter into tributary relations with Han China. The original terms insisted on by the Han court were that, fir...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Xiongnu: Encyclopedia Ii - Xiongnu - The Marriage Treaty System
In the winter of 200 BC, following a siege of Taiyuan, Emperor Gao personally led a military campaign against Modu. At the battle of Baid...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Xiongnu: Encyclopedia Ii - Xiongnu - Confederation Under Maodun
In 209 BC, just three years before the founding of the Han Dynasty, the Xiongnu were brought together in a powerful confederacy under a n...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Emperor Wen Of Han: Encyclopedia Ii - Emperor Wen Of Han - Late Reign
Later in his reign, Emperor Wen became superstitious and started search for supernatural events. In 165 BC, at the instigation of the sor...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Xiongnu: Encyclopedia Ii - Xiongnu - The Xiongnu After The Han Dynasty
The complicated ethnic situation of the mixed frontier settlements instituted during the Eastern Han had grave consequences, not fully ap...   » Read the article