The Hongwu Emperor issued a proclamation, praising Lan Yu and comparing him to the famous General Wei Qing of the Han.
The album cover depicts a Chinese lion, these lions, also called Foo Lions are known as "happiness dogs" or "heavenly dogs" and is believed to have powerful mythic protective powers that has traditionally stood in front of Chinese Imperial palaces, temples, emperors' tombs, government offices, and the homes of government officials and the wealthy from the Han Dynasty (206 BC-AD 220), until the end of the empire in 1911.
Eastern Han Dynasty (25–220 CE), second period of the Chinese Han Dynasty
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A Thousand Pieces of Gold was published in 2002, and looks at events under the Qin and Han dynasties through Chinese proverbs and their origins in Sima Qian's history, Shiji.
He also contemplated summoning the northwestern warlord Dong Zhuo to lead his forces to Luoyang to assist him, but his idea was strongly opposed by Zheng Tai (鄭泰) and Lu Zhi on the grounds that it would lead to political turmoil.
The Battle of Loulan (樓蘭之戰) in 108 BC marks the earliest Chinese military venture into Central Asia, after a conflict of the Han Dynasty with Loulan and Jushi and a switch of allegiance to the Xiongnu.
According to Joseph Needham, although no official treatise in the likes of Archimedes' principle was ever written regarding buoyancy in ancient China, there were observational precedents of it in the Rites of Zhou, compiled and edited in the early Han Dynasty (202 BCE–220 CE).
After Cao Cao had defeated the Yellow Turban rebels, he received Emperor Xian (who had escaped from the clutches of Li Jue and Guo Si) and set up the new capital at Xu (許; present-day Xuchang, Henan) in 196.
For example, the Shi Zhou Pian (史籀篇) was compiled by one or more historians in the court of King Xuan of Zhou (r. 827 BCE- 782 BCE), and was the source of the 籀文 zhòuwén variant forms listed in the Han dynasty Shuowen Jiezi dictionary.
An expert on Han dynasty and Six dynasties period literature, Knechtges' studies of Chinese fu poetry are largely responsible for the revival of Western academic interest in the subject, a major genre which had become largely neglected until the mid-20th century.
Dong Xuan (Han Dynasty) (董宣), style name Shaoping (少平), Eastern Han Dynasty official, see Book of the Later Han
After his subordinates, Hua Xiong, Hu Zhen, and Lu Bu, were defeated by Sun Jian at Yangren, Dong Zhuo sent an eloquent Li Jue to propose a marriage between Sun's son and Dong's daughter, the lobbyist promised Sun Jian that the country could be split between the two families.
As early as the Han and Tang periods, Fukang was an important stopover on the ancient Silk Road.
The period of their creations hence spans the times from the Warring States period to the late Han Dynasty in the history of China.
Goguryeo was an active participant in the power struggle for control of the Korean peninsula and was also associated with the foreign affairs of neighboring polities in China and Japan.
Guo, Li, and Zhang Ji then performed raids around area of Chenliu and Yingchuan, wherein Cao Cao and the likes were unable to stop them, and many residents there were hijacked and enslaved.
Lelang, near what is today Pyongyang, was the greatest of the Four Commanderies of Han created in 108 BC in the areas captured after the conquest of the Wiman Joseon state (194 BC-108 BC) by Emperor Wu of the Chinese Han Dynasty, which corresponds to the current North Korea.
Zhang Yan (nicknamed Flying Swallow Zhang) - named for his agility
1,100,000 is comparable to the population of the largest cities that existed anywhere in the world before the 19th century, but geographically the Old City of Jerusalem is just a few per cent of the size of such cities as ancient Rome, Constantinople, Edo period Tokyo and Han Dynasty Xi'an.
The history of printing in East Asia starts with the use of woodblock printing on cloth during the Han dynasty (206 BC–220 AD) and later paper (in Imperial Court as early as the 1st century, or around 80 AD), and continued with the invention of wooden movable type by East Asian artisans in Song China by the 11th century.
In preparation for this project, she studied animals at the Bronx Zoo in New York City and also Japanese and Chinese treatments of animals, especially those found on Han Dynasty tombs.
During the 119 BC Battle of Mobei of the Han–Xiongnu War, the famous Han general Wei Qing used armored wagons known as "Wu Gang Wagon" (武剛車) in ring formations to neutralise the Xiongnu's cavalry charges, before launching a counteroffensive which overran the nomads.
Li Furen (Chinese: 李夫人) was a concubine who married and produced offspring for Emperor Han Wudi, the seventh emperor of the Han Dynasty of China, who ruled from 141 — 87 BC.
Li Su, a friend of Lü Bu, offered to bring Lü Bu to Dong Zhuo's side by offering him the horse, Red Hare.
The Lü Clan Disturbance (Traditional Chinese: 呂氏之亂) (180 BC) refers to a political disturbance after the death of Grand Empress Dowager Lü of Han Dynasty, the aftermaths of which saw the clan of the deceased empress' family, the Lü consort clan being overthrown from their seats of power and massacred, the deposing of the puppet Emperor Houshao, and the accession to the throne of Emperor Wen.
Han Dynasty military strategist Zhou Yu was born in the Lujiang District of modern day Lujiang County in 175 CE, and was buried there upon his death in 210 CE.
The Marquess of Beixiang, (trad. ch. 北鄉侯, sim. ch. 北乡侯, py bĕi xīang hóu, wg. Han Pei-hsiang-hou), sometimes referred to as Emperor Shao (少帝, literally "young emperor"), was an emperor of the Chinese Han Dynasty.
At the end of the Han dynasty, Liu Bei began his political career as prefect of this county.
The Pratyutpanna Samādhi Sūtra was first translated into Chinese by the Kushan Buddhist monk Lokaksema in 179 CE, at the Han capital of Luoyang.
Cai Wenji, a Han Dynasty poet and composer,was born shortly before 178 in Yu Prefecture (圉縣), Chenliu Commandery (陳留), in what is now Qi County, Kaifeng, Henan.
He specialises in the history, geography and literature of the Han Dynasty and has been acknowledged internationally as a pioneer in the translation and historiography of historical material concerning the late Han Dynasty and the Three Kingdoms period.
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During his early years as a scholar and academic, he benefited from the guidance of sinologists such as Hans Bielenstein, Patrick Fitzgerald, Hsü Cho-yün and Miyazaki Ichisada, and developed an interest in the late Han Dynasty through the historical novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms.
Lü Bu rode this horse during a battle in Changshan (常山; around present-day Shijiazhuang, Hebei) in 193, in which he helped another warlord Yuan Shao defeat his rival Zhang Yan.
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It was originally a prized steed of the warlord Dong Zhuo, but on Li Su's suggestion, Dong presented it as a gift to Lü Bu.
Its name, "Shu Han", therefore was derived from "Shu", the place it was based, and "Han" from the Han Dynasty, because its founder, Liu Bei, was directly related to the imperial clan of the Han Dynasty and shared the same surname — Liu — as the Han emperors.
In the Chinese Yuejueshu (Lost Records of the State of Yue) written by the later Han Dynasty author Yuan Kang in the year 52 AD, Wu Zixu (526 BC-484 BC) purportedly discussed different ship types with King Helü of Wu (r. 514 BC-496 BC) while explaining military preparedness.
As a defensive measure against Wu Jing, Liu Yao ordered Fan Neng and Yu Mi to garrison at Hengjiang Ford (southeast of present-day He County, Anhui), Zhang Ying to defend Danglikou (east of present-day He County, Anhui).
After Liu Biao's death, a succession struggle for his domain came into being, between his sons Liu Qi and younger son Liu Cong, whom Liu Biao's second wife Lady Cai favored (because he had married her niece).
Under the Qin Empire, the area was part of Longxi Commandery but the Emperor Wu of the Han separated the region as the Tianshui Commandery as part of his expansion towards the Tarim Basin.
It was said at this time that Yang Gongren was humble and courteous, even to people who were below him in rank, and was compared to the humble Han Dynasty chancellor Shi Qing (石慶).
During the Three Kingdoms period, a number of military engagements were waged in and around Yangpingguan, including the Cao Cao's conquest of Zhang Lu in the Battle of Yangping, Liu Bei's Hanzhong Campaign and the Battle of Mount Dingjun at the nearby Dingjun Mountain.
Liu Bang emerged victorious in the Chu–Han contention and unified China under his rule, becoming Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty.
The Han Dynasty reduced local authority and established military posts at Guilin, Wuzhou, and Yulin.
This Baopuzi portion details everyday problems among Han Dynasty northerners who fled into south China after the fall of Luoyang.
As the name suggests, it is organized similarly to a government administration (patterned after political structures found in the Han dynasty), with the Jade Emperor as the highest-ranking official to whom the other deities must report.
Prince He of Changyi (died 59 BC), emperor of the Chinese Han Dynasty for 27 days in 74 BC
Homer H. Dubs (1938): The History of the Former Han Dynasty by Pan Ku.
Emperor Gaozu, a historical Chinese emperor of the early Han dynasty
Emperor Ai of Han (27 BC – 1 BC), emperor of the Chinese Han Dynasty
Empress Deng Mengnü (鄧猛女) (died 165), Chinese empress of the Han Dynasty, married to Emperor Huan
Empress Wang Zhi (王娡) (died 126 BC), empress dowager of the Han Dynasty, Emperor Wu's mother
Empress Liang Nüying, empress of Han Dynasty, younger sister of Empress Liang Na
Lü Bu (? - 198 AD), courtesy name Fengxian, Chinese military general during the late Eastern Han Dynasty
A more recent ancestor who held the post of Regional Inspector of Jingzhou, during the Former Han, resisted the usurpation of the Han dynasty by "the bandit", Wang Mang (33 BC-22 AD), and was exiled to Langya in modern Shandong province.
Guan Yu (關羽), style name Yunchang (雲長), a general serving under the warlord Liu Bei during the late Han Dynasty
Prince of Hongnong, personal name Liu Bian, one-time emperor of the Han Dynasty.
As a result, Han Dynasty successfully opened up the Northern Silk Road, allowing direct trade access to Central Asia.
Jia Kui (30-101) (賈逵), courtesy name Jingbo (景伯), Eastern Han Dynasty scholar and astronomer, see Yin Mo
The term Jian'an poetry covers the final years at the end of the Han Dynasty and during which the Cao family was rising, or risen, to prominence were known as the Jian'an era (196-220), the final reign era of Emperor Xian of Han: the following period is known as the Three Kingdoms era, due to the three kingdoms which divided up the Han Dynasty, and war with one another for succession to the Han empire.
Battle of Jushi, a battle between the Han Dynasty and the Xiongnu
According to Hanshu, the various states of the Western Regions, including Yanqi, were controlled by the Xiongnu, but later came under the influence of the Han Dynasty after its show of force when it attacked Dayuan (Fergana) late 2nd century BC.
Li Shan (Cisun), Eastern Han Dynasty official, author of the influential commentaries to the Wen Xuan anthology
He was a grandson of the founding Han Dynasty (漢朝) emperor Liu Bang (劉邦), and he became the King of Huainan (literally "south of the Huai River"), at the age of 16 after his father, Liu Chang (劉長), died.
Prince He of Changyi (died 59 BC), name Liu He, emperor of the Chinese Han Dynasty for 27 days in 74 BC
Emperor Houshao of Han (died 180 BC), personal name Liu Hong (劉弘), fourth emperor of the Western Han Dynasty
Liu Long (Yuanbo) (劉隆; died 57), style name Yuanbo (元伯), Eastern Han Dynasty general, see Book of the Later Han
Emperor Shang of Han (105-106), name Liu Long (劉隆), Eastern Han Dynasty emperor
Emperor Jing of Han, personal name Liu Qi, 6th emperor of the Western Han Dynasty
Liu Wu, Prince of Chu, who joined the Rebellion of Seven States during the early Han Dynasty
Emperor Ming of Han (28–75), named Liu Yang, Chinese emperor of the Han Dynasty
Liu Yi (Eastern Han emperor) (劉懿; died 125), title Marquess of Beixiang (北鄉侯), briefly ruled as an emperor of the Eastern Han Dynasty
Ruzi Ying (5–25), emperor of the Chinese Western Han Dynasty
Emperor Hui of Han (210 BC–188 BC), emperor of the Han Dynasty in China
Emperor Huan of Han (132–168), name Liu Zhi (劉志), Eastern Han Dynasty emperor
Ma Wu (Zizhang) (馬武; died 61), style name Zizhang (子張), Eastern Han Dynasty general, see Book of the Later Han
Cai Wenji (177--?), poet and composer of Han Dynasty, Cai Yong's daughter.
Liu Ruyi (208 BC – 195 BC), prince of the Chinese Han Dynasty
Shi Ren (士仁), a military general serving under the warlord Liu Bei during the Eastern Han Dynasty
Like Mawangdui and Guodian, two other tombs from the area of the old state of Chu, the Shuanggudui find has shed great light on the culture and practices of the early Han dynasty.
First founded by Emperor Wu of Han in the wake of the successful reconquest of the area from Xiongnu tribes, it was dissolved during the late Eastern Han Dynasty and then reconstituted centuries later during the Northern Wei and Sui periods, before finally being dissolved during the Tang Dynasty.
Empress Wang Zhi, a Han Dynasty empress and the mother of Emperor Wu.
Emperor Shun of the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors period, the politician Yan Ying of the Spring and Autumn Period, the Confucian scholar Zheng Xuan of the Eastern Han Dynasty and the agriculturist Jia Simiao of the Northern Wei Dynasty were all from Weifang.
The dynasty also had to deal with the Qiang and Di on the western border, who had constantly been involved in skirmishes against the dynasty since the middle of Western Han Dynasty (around mid-first century BCE).
Besides the Han Dynasty writers and editors, such as Wang Yi, who contributed to the Chuci, another important Han era poet in the Xiaoxiang tradition was Jia Yi, who was exiled by Han Wendi to Changsha.
Xu Chu (許褚), a warrior serving under the warlord Cao Cao during the late Han Dynasty
Yang Hong (scholar) (陽鴻), style name Mengsun (孟孫), Eastern Han Dynasty scholar, see Book of the Later Han
Yang Qiu (Fangzheng) (陽球), style name Fangzheng (方正), Eastern Han Dynasty official, see Book of the Later Han
Yang Zhi (Sizu) (羊陟), style name Sizu (嗣祖), Eastern Han Dynasty official, see Book of the Later Han
Zhang Zhongjing (150–219), formal name Zhang Ji (張機), Han Dynasty physician