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| ARTICLES RELATED TO 174 BC | | | |  174 BC: Encyclopedia II - Gaozu of Han - Reign as the EmperorAfter Liu Bang came into power, he re-centralised China based on Qin's model. He gradually replaced the original vassals, granting their lands to his relatives. Since the economy had been devastated by the war following the demise of the Qin Dynasty, he reduced taxes and corvée, developed agriculture and restricted spending. However, in response to what he saw as the decadence of Qin merchants, he restricted commerce by levying heavy taxes and legal restrictions on merchants. He also made peace with the Xiongnu. Under Gaozu's reign, Confuci ...
See also:Gaozu of Han, Gaozu of Han - Early Life, Gaozu of Han - Insurrection against Qin, Gaozu of Han - Chu-Han Contention, Gaozu of Han - Reign as the Emperor, Gaozu of Han - Succession, Gaozu of Han - Personality, Gaozu of Han - Personal information Read more here: » Gaozu of Han: Encyclopedia II - Gaozu of Han - Reign as the Emperor |
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| | | | | 174 BC: 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 because he considered Ying to be too weak as a ruler. His favorite son was Ruyi, Prince Yin of Zhao, by Lady Qi, one of his favorite concubines. Liu Bang attempted to make Ruyi crown prince but failed because most of his ministers remained loyal to Ying and his mother Empress Lü.
Liu Bang's affection for Lady Qi and Ruyi inflamed Exmpress Lü, and after she became empress dowager after her son's accession after Liu Bang's death, ...
See also:Gaozu of Han, Gaozu of Han - Early Life, Gaozu of Han - Insurrection against Qin, Gaozu of Han - Chu-Han Contention, Gaozu of Han - Reign as the Emperor, Gaozu of Han - Succession, Gaozu of Han - Personality, Gaozu of Han - Personal information Read more here: » Gaozu of Han: Encyclopedia II - Gaozu of Han - Succession |
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| | | | | 174 BC: 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 Qin but also the rebel states, dividing the territories into 19 principalities. Xiang Yu did not honor the promise by Xin, Prince Huai of Chu, who would soon himself be assassinated by Xiang's orders. Instead, he gave Guanzhong to the princes of three Qins. Liu Bang was only awarded the Principality of Han ...
See also:Gaozu of Han, Gaozu of Han - Early Life, Gaozu of Han - Insurrection against Qin, Gaozu of Han - Chu-Han Contention, Gaozu of Han - Reign as the Emperor, Gaozu of Han - Succession, Gaozu of Han - Personality, Gaozu of Han - Personal information Read more here: » Gaozu of Han: Encyclopedia II - Gaozu of Han - Chu-Han Contention |
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| | | | | 174 BC: 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 time that Liu released the prisoners he was to escort to Mount Li and then became a fugitive himself, Xiao He was serving as a secretary to the county magistrate of Pei County. When Chen Sheng started his rebellion, the county magistrate considered joining the rebellion, and at the advice of Xiao and Cao Can (曹參) (who was then a county police official), he sent Liu's brother-in-law Fan Ceng (樊噌) to ...
See also:Gaozu of Han, Gaozu of Han - Early Life, Gaozu of Han - Insurrection against Qin, Gaozu of Han - Chu-Han Contention, Gaozu of Han - Reign as the Emperor, Gaozu of Han - Succession, Gaozu of Han - Personality, Gaozu of Han - Personal information Read more here: » Gaozu of Han: Encyclopedia II - Gaozu of Han - Insurrection against Qin |
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| | | | | 174 BC: 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, and was evidently living a rogue's life. Not surprisingly, he was not the favorite son of his peasant father.
After he grew up, Liu Bang served as a patrol officer in his county. Once he was responsible for transporting a group of prisoners to Mount Li in present Shaanxi province. During the trip many prisoners fled. Fearful that he would be punished for the prisoners' flight, Liu released the remainin ...
See also:Gaozu of Han, Gaozu of Han - Early Life, Gaozu of Han - Insurrection against Qin, Gaozu of Han - Chu-Han Contention, Gaozu of Han - Reign as the Emperor, Gaozu of Han - Succession, Gaozu of Han - Personality, Gaozu of Han - Personal information Read more here: » Gaozu of Han: Encyclopedia II - Gaozu of Han - Early Life |
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| | | | | 174 BC: 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 Prince of Dai. The capital of the principality was at Jinyang (晉陽, modern Taiyuan, Shanxi). Dai was a region on the boundaries with Xiongnu, and Emperor Gao probably created the principality with the mind to use it as a base to defend against Xiongnu raids. For the first year of the principality's existence, Chen, whose army was defeated but who eluded capture, remained a threat, until Zhou Bo (周勃) k ...
See also:Emperor Wen of Han, Emperor Wen of Han - Era names, Emperor Wen of Han - Early life and career as Prince of Dai, Emperor Wen of Han - Ascension to the throne, Emperor Wen of Han - Early reign, Emperor Wen of Han - Middle reign, Emperor Wen of Han - Late reign, Emperor Wen of Han - Impact on history, Emperor Wen of Han - Bisexuality?, Emperor Wen of Han - Personal information Read more here: » Emperor Wen of Han: Encyclopedia II - Emperor Wen of Han - Early life and career as Prince of Dai |
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| | | | | 174 BC: 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 emperor and who had by that point retired to his March of Jiang (絳, in modern Linfen, Shanxi), was falsely accused of treason. Instead of doing initial investigations first, Emperor Wen had Zhou arrested and incarcerated. It was only with the intercession of his mother Empress Dowager Bo and his daughter Princess Changping (昌平公主, Zhou's daughter-in-law) that Zhou w ...
See also:Emperor Wen of Han, Emperor Wen of Han - Era names, Emperor Wen of Han - Early life and career as Prince of Dai, Emperor Wen of Han - Ascension to the throne, Emperor Wen of Han - Early reign, Emperor Wen of Han - Middle reign, Emperor Wen of Han - Late reign, Emperor Wen of Han - Impact on history, Emperor Wen of Han - Bisexuality?, Emperor Wen of Han - Personal information Read more here: » Emperor Wen of Han: Encyclopedia II - Emperor Wen of Han - Middle reign |
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| | | | | 174 BC: 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 effective cohesion. The traditional succession to the eldest son became increasingly ineffective in meeting wartime emergencies in the 1st century BC. To combat the problems of succession, the chanyu Huhanye (58 BC-31 BC) later laid down the rule that his heir apparent must pass the throne on to a younger brother. ...
See also:Xiongnu, Xiongnu - Origins and early history of the Xiongnu, Xiongnu - Confederation under Maodun, Xiongnu - Nature of the Xiongnu state, Xiongnu - The marriage treaty system, Xiongnu - War with Han China, Xiongnu - Leadership struggle among the Xiongnu, Xiongnu - Tributary relations with the Han, Xiongnu - Northern and southern Xiongnu, Xiongnu - The Xiongnu after the Han Dynasty, Xiongnu - Did the Xiongnu become the Huns?, Xiongnu - Footnotes Read more here: » Xiongnu: Encyclopedia II - Xiongnu - Leadership struggle among the Xiongnu |
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| | | | | 174 BC: 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, first, the chanyu or his representatives should come to the capital to pay homage; secondly, the chanyu should send a hostage prince; and thirdly, the chanyu should present tribute to the Han emperor. The political status of the Xiongnu in the Chinese world order was reduced from that of a "brotherly state" to that of an "outer vassal" (外臣). During this period, however, the Xiongnu mai ...
See also:Xiongnu, Xiongnu - Origins and early history of the Xiongnu, Xiongnu - Confederation under Maodun, Xiongnu - Nature of the Xiongnu state, Xiongnu - The marriage treaty system, Xiongnu - War with Han China, Xiongnu - Leadership struggle among the Xiongnu, Xiongnu - Tributary relations with the Han, Xiongnu - Northern and southern Xiongnu, Xiongnu - The Xiongnu after the Han Dynasty, Xiongnu - Did the Xiongnu become the Huns?, Xiongnu - Footnotes Read more here: » Xiongnu: Encyclopedia II - Xiongnu - Tributary relations with the Han |
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| | | | | 174 BC: 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 Baideng, he was ambushed reputedly by 300,000 elite Xiongnu cavalry. The emperor was cut off from supplies and reinforcements for seven days, only narrowly escaping capture.
After the defeat at Pingcheng, the Han emperor abandoned a military solution to the Xiongnu threat. Instead, in 198 BC, the courtier Liu Jing (劉敬) was despatched for negotiations. The peace settlement eventually reached between t ...
See also:Xiongnu, Xiongnu - Origins and early history of the Xiongnu, Xiongnu - Confederation under Maodun, Xiongnu - Nature of the Xiongnu state, Xiongnu - The marriage treaty system, Xiongnu - War with Han China, Xiongnu - Leadership struggle among the Xiongnu, Xiongnu - Tributary relations with the Han, Xiongnu - Northern and southern Xiongnu, Xiongnu - The Xiongnu after the Han Dynasty, Xiongnu - Did the Xiongnu become the Huns?, Xiongnu - Footnotes Read more here: » Xiongnu: Encyclopedia II - Xiongnu - The marriage treaty system |
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| | | | | 174 BC: 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 new chanyu named Maodun (冒頓; Cantonese IPA: /mɐk6 tuk6/). The Xiongnu's political unity transformed them into a much more formidable foe by enabling them to concentrate larger forces and exercise better strategic coordination. The cause of the confederation, however, remains unclear. It has been suggested that the unification of China prompted the nomads to rally around a political centre in orde ...
See also:Xiongnu, Xiongnu - Origins and early history of the Xiongnu, Xiongnu - Confederation under Maodun, Xiongnu - Nature of the Xiongnu state, Xiongnu - The marriage treaty system, Xiongnu - War with Han China, Xiongnu - Leadership struggle among the Xiongnu, Xiongnu - Tributary relations with the Han, Xiongnu - Northern and southern Xiongnu, Xiongnu - The Xiongnu after the Han Dynasty, Xiongnu - Did the Xiongnu become the Huns?, Xiongnu - Footnotes Read more here: » Xiongnu: Encyclopedia II - Xiongnu - Confederation under Maodun |
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| | | | | 174 BC: 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 sorcerer Xinyuan Ping (新垣平), he built a temple north of Wei River dedicated to five gods. He then promoted Xinyuan and awarded him with much treasure. At Xinyuang's suggestion, Emperor Wen planned a thorough revision of the governmental system and the building of many temples. In 164 BC, Xinyuan Ping had an associate place a jade cup outside the imperial palace with mysterious writings on them, and also ...
See also:Emperor Wen of Han, Emperor Wen of Han - Era names, Emperor Wen of Han - Early life and career as Prince of Dai, Emperor Wen of Han - Ascension to the throne, Emperor Wen of Han - Early reign, Emperor Wen of Han - Middle reign, Emperor Wen of Han - Late reign, Emperor Wen of Han - Impact on history, Emperor Wen of Han - Bisexuality?, Emperor Wen of Han - Personal information Read more here: » Emperor Wen of Han: Encyclopedia II - Emperor Wen of Han - Late reign |
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| | | | | 174 BC: 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 apprehended by the Chinese government until the end of the 3rd century. At that time, non-Chinese unrest reached alarming proportions along the whole of the Western Jin frontier.
In 304 the descendants of the southern Xiongnu rose in rebellion in Shanxi, taking advantage of the Civil War of the Princes then raging around the Western Jin capital Luoyang. Under the leadership of the sinicised Liu Yuan ...
See also:Xiongnu, Xiongnu - Origins and early history of the Xiongnu, Xiongnu - Confederation under Maodun, Xiongnu - Nature of the Xiongnu state, Xiongnu - The marriage treaty system, Xiongnu - War with Han China, Xiongnu - Leadership struggle among the Xiongnu, Xiongnu - Tributary relations with the Han, Xiongnu - Northern and southern Xiongnu, Xiongnu - The Xiongnu after the Han Dynasty, Xiongnu - Did the Xiongnu become the Huns?, Xiongnu - Footnotes Read more here: » Xiongnu: Encyclopedia II - Xiongnu - The Xiongnu after the Han Dynasty |
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