The Western Han Dynasty is another unified feudal dynasty in Chinese history after the Qin Dynasty, established by Liu Bang, Emperor Taizu of the Han Dynasty in 202 BC, and perished after Wang Mang usurped the throne in 8 AD, sharing the country for 210 years, so what major events have happened in these 210 years?Let's review it together.
In 202 BC, Liu Bang ascended the throne.
Time: 202 BC.
Subject: Liu Bang.
Event: After Liu Bang won the battle between Chu and Han, Han Xin, Han Wangxin, King Yingbu of Huainan, Peng Yue of Liang, Wu Rui, King of Changsha, Zhang Ao, King of Zhao, Zang Tu of Yan and other princes and kings jointly wrote to ask him to be called emperor, Liu Bang finally agreed after several humble concessions, and held an enthronement ceremony in Dingtao on the third day of February 202 BC, that is, the emperor's throne and the establishment of the Han Dynasty.
Influence: Created the Han Dynasty for 400 years.
202 BC Construction of the new capital.
Time: 202 BC - 190 BC.
Subject: Han Dynasty.
Event: In 202 BC, Liu Bang ordered to repair Changle Palace on the basis of Xingle Palace in Chang'an Township, Qin Dynasty, and built Weiyang Palace in 200 BC, and then moved the capital from Liyang to here, because it is located in Chang'an Township, so it was named Chang'an City. From 194 BC to 190 BC, the construction of the Chang'an city wall was completed, and the princes entered the court to celebrate.
Influence: Chang'an became the political, economic, and cultural center of the Han Dynasty, and occupied an important position in the feudal society of the later generations for more than a thousand years.
202 BC Eliminate the king with a different surname.
Time: 202 BC - 195 BC.
Subject: Liu Bang. Zang Di, Han Xin, Zhang Ao, Chen Xuan, Peng Yue, Ying Bu, Han Wangxin.
Event: After Liu Bang became emperor, there were several princes and kings with different surnames in the world, although they were named Hanchen, but they were administratively autonomous, and they also had their own arms, which seriously threatened the country surnamed Liu. Liu Bangsui spent seven years successively solving the problems of Yan Wang Zang Di, Chu Wang Han Xin, Zhao Wang Zhang Ao, acting prime minister Guoyang Xiahou Chen Xuan, Liang Wang Peng Yue, Huainan Wang Yingbu, and Han Wang Xin. By the time Liu Bang died in 195 BC, only Wu Chen, the king of Changsha, was left among the kings with different surnames. The Changsha Kingdom was also inherited because it was small and did not pose a threat, until the fifth generation of Wu Zhu died and was removed from the country due to the absence of a queen.
Impact: Lifted the threat of the king with a different surname to the imperial court and consolidated the position of the Liu regime.
200 BC Siege of Baiden.
Time: 200 BC.
Subject: Han Dynasty. Huns.
Event: In 201 BC, Han Wangxin surrendered to the Xiongnu, and the two sides agreed to jointly attack Han. In 200 BC, Liu Bang led an army of 300,000 to conquer Han Wangxin, breaking his army in Tonglu and his alliance with the Xiongnu in Jinyang. After that, Liu Bang ventured into the light enemy, personally led the troops to Pingcheng, and was surrounded by the Xiongnu Mao Dunshan with 400,000 fine cavalry in Baishan Mountain. Liu Bang was besieged for seven days and seven nights, and finally adopted Chen Ping's plan to bribe Mao Dun Shan Yu's wife with a large amount of money before he was able to break through. After that, the Xiongnu led troops to the north, and Liu Bang also returned to the dynasty.
Influence: Liu Bang prepares to make peace with the Xiongnu in exchange for time to recuperate.
198 BC and pro-Huns.
Time: 198 BC.
Subject: Han Dynasty. Huns.
Event: After the siege of Baideng, Liu Bang adopted Liu Jing's suggestion and prepared to marry Princess Lu Yuan to the Xiongnu, but Empress Lu did not agree, so he changed to the princess of the clan to marry Mao Dunshan Yu, and sent Liu Jing to envoy the Xiongnu.
Impact: The Han and the Xiongnu reached a pact, the north of the Great Wall was under the control of the Xiongnu, and the south of the Great Wall was the territory of the Han Dynasty, and the two countries were about brothers, and they were at peace with each other. The Han Dynasty sent a large amount of cotton wool, silk, grain, wine, etc. to the Xiongnu every year, and the relationship between the two countries was temporarily eased.
195 BC The White Horse Alliance.
Time: 195 BC.
Subject: Liu Bang.
Event: Liu Bang eradicated the princes and queens with different surnames, named Liu's sons and nephews as kings with the same surname, and killed the white horse, and made a white horse alliance with the ministers, and made an oath of "not the Liu family but the king, the world will fight together".
Impact: Consolidated the Han family.
In 195 BC, Emperor Hui succeeded to the throne.
Time: 195 BC.
Subject: Liu Ying.
Event: In 195 BC, Emperor Liu Bang of the Han Dynasty died and was succeeded by the crown prince Liu Ying, Emperor Hui of the Han Dynasty.
Impact: Due to Liu Ying's cowardly nature and indecisiveness, power gradually fell into the hands of his mother, Empress Lü, laying the foundation for the Zhulu Rebellion.
188 BC Former Emperor Shao succeeded to the throne.
Time: 188 BC.
Subject: Liu Gong.
Event: In 188 BC, Emperor Hui of the Han Dynasty Liu Ying died and was succeeded by his son Liu Gong, the former Young Emperor of the Han Dynasty.
Influence: The emperor was young, and Empress Lü came to the dynasty to control the system and further control the power of the court.
In 184 BC, Emperor Shao succeeded to the throne.
Time: 184 BC.
Subject: Liu Hong.
Event: In 184 BC, the former young emperor Liu Gong learned that he was not the biological son of the Empress Dowager Zhang Yan, and that his biological mother was killed by Empress Lu, so he threatened to avenge his mother when he grew up. When Empress Lü heard the news, he was worried that the former young emperor would be in rebellion, so he deposed and assassinated him, and renamed Liu Hong as the emperor, that is, the young emperor of the Han Dynasty.
Influence: Liu Hong married the daughter of Lu Lu as the queen, and the Lu family was powerful.
180 BC Battle of Xulu.
Time: 180 BC.
Target: Zhou Bo, Chen Ping and others.
Event: In 180 BC, Empress Lü died, and the Lü family lost its backbone, and Taiwei Zhou Bo and Prime Minister Chen Ping quickly smashed the Zhulu forces.
Impact: The power of the Lu family was crushed, and all the descendants of Emperor Hui of Han, including Emperor Liu Hong, were killed.
180 BC Emperor Wen succeeded to the throne.
Time: 180 BC.
Subject: Liu Heng.
Event: After Zhou Bo and Chen Ping smashed Zhulu's forces, they began to look for a new emperor candidate. Because Empress Lu had almost harmed Liu Bang's son when he was alive, only the acting king Liu Heng survived by luck because he lived far away and was humble and cautious, and he had no power in the court and was easy to control, so the elders and ministers put Liu Heng on the throne of the emperor, that is, Emperor Wen of Han.
Influence: After Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty succeeded to the throne, he made great efforts to build water conservancy, strictly practiced frugality and simplicity, abolished corporal punishment, made the country strong and prosperous, and opened the "rule of Wenjing".
177 BC King Jibei rebelled.
When: 177 BC.
Subject: Liu Xingju.
Event: In 177 BC, Liu Xingju, the king of Jibei, was dissatisfied with his eldest brother Liu Xiang did not become the emperor, so he took advantage of the Xiongnu invasion to raise an army against the Han, and Emperor Wen of Han sent the general Chai Rong to lead an army of 100,000 to attack Jibei, and adopted a policy of political division, on the one hand, to pardon the surrendered rebels, on the other hand, to deal a severe blow to Liu Xingju, and finally Liu Xingju committed suicide in defeat.
Impact: Set a precedent for the rebellion of princes and kings with the same surname in the Han Dynasty.
174 BC King Huainan rebelled.
Time: 174 BC.
Subject: Liu Chang.
Event: In 174 BC, Liu Chang, the king of Huainan, contacted the leaders of the Xiongnu and Minyue and plotted a rebellion, and was discovered by the imperial court. Liu Chang died of hunger strike on the way.
Impact: Further intensified the conflict between the imperial court and the vassal king.
In 157 BC, Emperor Jing succeeded to the throne.
When: 157 BC.
Subject: Liu Qi.
Event: In 157 BC, Emperor Wen of Han Liu Heng died and was succeeded by his son Liu Qi, Emperor Jing of Han.
Impact: During the reign of Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty, he inherited his father, Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty's policy of resting with the people and lightly dispensing with the people, and the social economy was further restored and developed.
154 BC Rebellion of the Seven Kingdoms.
Time: 154 BC.
Object: Western Han Dynasty *** Wu, Chu, Zhao, Jinan, Zichuan, Jiaoxi, Jiaodong and other seven countries.
Event: In 154 B.C., Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty adopted Chao Cuo's "Cutting Feudal Strategy" and issued an edict to reduce the fiefdoms of Chu, Zhao and other vassal states. Liu Bi, the king of Wu, united with Liu Wu, the king of Chu, Liu Sui, the king of Zhao, Liu Piguang, the king of Jinan, Liu Xian, the king of Zichuan, Liu Wei, the king of Jiaoxi, and Liu Xiongqu, the king of Jiaodong, and other princes and kings launched a rebellion in the name of "Qing Jun's side, punish Chao wrong". Emperor Jing of Han first beheaded Chao Cuo to appease the resentment of the princes, but the rebels still did not retreat, so Emperor Jing of Han sent the imperial lieutenant Zhou Yafu to lead the army to quell the rebellion, due to the persistence of the Liang State and the bravery of Zhou Yafu, the rebellion was put down in only three months.
Impact: The threat of the power of the princes and kings of the Western Han Dynasty was basically eliminated, and the centralization of power was consolidated and strengthened.
In 141 BC, Emperor Wu succeeded to the throne.
Time: 141 BC.
Subject: Liu Che.
Event: In 141 BC, Emperor Liu Qi of the Han Dynasty died and was succeeded by his son Liu Che, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty.
Influence: During the reign of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, he broke the Xiongnu and expanded the territory, making the Han Dynasty famous and creating the first peak of development of China's feudal dynasty.
In 138 BC, Zhang Qian sent an envoy to the Western Regions.
Time: 138 BC - 126 BC.
Subject: Zhang Qian.
Event: In 138 BC, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty recruited envoys to the Western Regions, intending to unite with the Dayue clan to fight the Xiongnu. Zhang Qian was recruited as an envoy and set off with an envoy, but was detained by the Xiongnu on the way and escaped after being trapped for ten years. Traveled west to Dawan, passed through Kangju, arrived at Dayueshi, and then to Daxia, stayed for more than a year before returning, but on the way back was detained by the Xiongnu for more than a year, and finally fled back to Chang'an in 126 BC taking advantage of the Xiongnu civil strife, and brought back the investigation report of the Western Regions for more than ten years.
Impact: Although Zhang Qian's trip did not complete the strategic intention of uniting the Dayue clan to fight against the Xiongnu, it also allowed the influence of the Han Dynasty to reach the east and west of the Green Mountains, strengthened the cultural exchanges between the Han and Yi, and walked out of a "Silk Road".
In 134 BC, he deposed the hundred schools and respected Confucianism.
When: 134 BC.
Subject: Liu Che, Dong Zhongshu.
Event: In 134 BC, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty summoned virtuous and righteous literary scholars from all over the world to Chang'an to personally inquire about it. Dong Zhongshu stood out among the crowd, gave full play to the viewpoint of "The Mean", and put forward the theory of "heaven and man induction", which was deeply appreciated by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. Later, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty adopted Dong Zhongshu's suggestion to "depose the hundred schools of thought and respect Confucianism alone", making Confucianism the only legitimate thought.
Impact: Unified the thinking of the people, maintained social stability, and strengthened the rule of centralized power. But it restricted freedom of thought and inhibited the development of other schools.
129 BC Counterattack against the Xiongnu.
Time: 129 BC - 87 BC.
Subject: Han Dynasty. Huns.
Event: Since the Western Han Dynasty implemented the "rule by inaction" of several generations of emperors such as Emperor Gao, Emperor Hui, Emperor Wen and Emperor Jing, Emperor Wu had accumulated a strong family foundation and had the capital to fight back against the Xiongnu. On this basis, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty began to fight against the Xiongnu in 129 BC, with a history of more than 40 years, among which the Battle of Monan, the Battle of Hexi and the Battle of Mobei were the most important, which successfully and fundamentally solved the problem of harassment of the Xiongnu in the south.
Influence: It maintained the unity and stability of the Han Dynasty, opened up the territory of the Han Dynasty, strengthened the exchange and integration with the Xiongnu, and played a positive role in spreading Chinese culture.
127 BC The Edict of Tuen was issued.
Time: 127 BC.
Subject: Liu Che.
Event: In 127 BC, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty adopted the advice of his lord father Yan and implemented the Tui'en Decree, stipulating that after the death of the princes, in addition to the eldest son to inherit the throne, other sons could also divide part of the kingdom and become liehous. In this way, the vassal states will be divided into smaller and smaller countries, and the threat to ** will tend to be close to none.
Impact: Further weakened the power of the vassal king and consolidated the centralization of power.
In 119 BC, Zhang Qian made his second mission to the Western Regions.
Time: 119 BC - 115 BC.
Subject: Zhang Qian.
Event: In 119 BC, Zhang Qian was ordered to send a second envoy to the Western Regions, at this time the Hexi Corridor had been controlled by the Han Dynasty, Zhang Qian and others successfully arrived at Chigu City, the capital of Wusun State, and then sent deputy envoys to Dawan, Kangju, Yueshi, Daxia and other countries. In 115 BC, Zhang Qian returned to Chang'an.
Impact: Further strengthen the connection between the Central Plains and the Western Regions.
In 110 BC, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty sealed Mount Tai.
Time: 110 BC.
Subject: Liu Che.
Event: In 110 B.C., Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty led his ministers to Mount Tai to hold a ceremony to seal Zen, becoming the second emperor in Chinese history to seal Zen after Qin Shi Huang. After that, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty went to Mount Tai five times to hold the Zen sealing ceremony.
Impact: Shocked the Xiongnu and announced the merits of opening up the territory to future generations.
91 BC The Scourge of Witchcraft.
Time: 91 BC.
Subject: Wei Zifu, Liu Ju.
Event: In 91 BC, Gongsun Jingsheng, the son of Prime Minister Gongsun He, was accused of witch curse Emperor Wu, and Gongsun He's father and son were imprisoned and died. Jiang Chong, a favored minister of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, was ordered to investigate the witch Gu case, and because of the gap with the crown prince Liu, he took the opportunity to frame the prince. Liu Ju raised troops to kill Jiang Chong in fear, and was later suppressed and defeated by Emperor Wu, and Empress Wei Zifu and Prince Liu Ju committed suicide one after another.
Impact: Causing political instability, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty re-selected an heir to the throne.
89 BC Emperor Wu sinned himself.
When: 89 BC.
Subject: Liu Che.
Event: After the end of the witch curse, Huguan Sanlao and Tian Qianqiu and others wrote a letter to sue the prince for injustice, and finally came to his senses, Emperor Wu wiped out the three clans of Jiang Chong, the initiator, and issued the "Luntai Guilty Edict" in 89 BC, reviewing and admitting his mistakes for decades, stopping the conquest, and implementing a policy of leniency for the people to recuperate.
Impact: Alleviate social contradictions and adjust the policy towards the Xiongnu.
In 87 BC, Emperor Zhao succeeded to the throne.
When: 87 BC.
Subject: Liu Fuling.
Event: In 87 BC, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty Liu Che died and was succeeded by his youngest son, Liu Fuling, Emperor Zhao of the Han Dynasty.
Influence: In the early days of the reign of Emperor Zhao of the Han Dynasty, the general Huo Guang presided over the government, and the Han Dynasty and the Xiongnu resumed peace, the politics were relatively stable, and the social economy recovered.
81 BC Salt and Iron Controversy.
Time: 81 BC.
Subject: Liu Fuling and other courtiers.
Event: In 81 BCE, the Auxiliary Minister Huo Guang organized a debate meeting to discuss the current policies of the state, evaluating and estimating the policies implemented during the reign of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. In the end, Huo Guang, with the support of Emperor Zhao of the Han Dynasty, basically adhered to the policies formulated in the edict of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty.
Impact: Further implementation of measures to rest with the public.
In 74 BC, Liu He succeeded to the throne.
When: 74 BC.
Subject: Liu He.
Event: In 74 BC, Emperor Zhao of the Han Dynasty Liu Fuling died, and because he had no heirs, Huo Guang made Emperor Zhao's nephew Liu He emperor. However, Liu He was only the emperor for 27 days before he was deposed by Huo Guang on the grounds of fornication, so he was known as the Emperor of the Han Dynasty.
Impact: It reflects that Huo Guang's power is monstrous, and the abolition of the emperor is only a thought.
In 74 BC, Emperor Xuan succeeded to the throne.
When: 74 BC.
Subject: Liu Xun.
Event: After Liu He was deposed, Huo Guang supported Liu Xun, the grandson of the crown prince Liu Ju, as the emperor, that is, Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty.
Influence: In the early days of Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty, Taoguang raised obscurity, and secretly accumulated strength to eradicate the Huo family.
68 BC Culmination of Huo's
Time: 68 BC - 66 BC.
Subject: Liu Xun.
Event: In 68 BC, the powerful minister Huo Guang died. Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty appointed Huo Guang's son Huo Yu as the right general, attacked the Marquis of Bolu, and crowned Huo Guang's nephew Huo Shan as the Marquis of Leping, so as to make the Huo family think that they were still in power, and then relax their vigilance. After the Huo family let down their guard, they designed to cut off the military power of Huo Yu and Huo Shan, and reused Zhang Anshi, Wei Xiang and others to balance the Huo family. In 66 BC, the Huo family staged a coup d'état in a desperate attempt to depose Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty and make Huo Yu emperor. As a result, the matter was revealed, Huo Yun and Huo Shan committed suicide, Huo Yu was beheaded, the Huo family was beheaded, and the queen Huo Chengjun was also abolished on the charge of "being vicious by nature and intending to ** the prince". At this point, the power of the Huo family, which had been entrenched in the imperial court for more than ten years, was uprooted, and Emperor Xuan of Han finally established his absolute rule.
Influence: Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty completely regained the power of the court, and under his rule, the Han Dynasty was politically clear, socially harmonious, and economically prosperous, and its national strength reached its peak.
In 51 B.C., Hu Han was a minister.
When: 51 BC.
Subject: Hu Han Evil Shan Yu.
Event: In 51 BC, the Southern Xiongnu called Han Xueshan to meet Emperor Xuan of Han in Chang'an and proclaimed himself a vassal to the Han Dynasty.
Influence: This marked that the Southern Xiongnu became a vassal state of the Western Han Dynasty, and "the Xiongnu became a major event of the Xuan Dynasty".
In 48 BC, Emperor Yuan succeeded to the throne.
Time: 48 BC.
Subject: Liu Zheng.
Event: In 48 BC, Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty Liu Xun died and was succeeded by his son Liu Zheng, Emperor Yuan of the Han Dynasty.
Influence: During the reign of Emperor Yuan of the Han Dynasty, he was unable to deal with political affairs due to his frailty and illness, and appointed all political affairs to the eunuch Shi Xian and others, resulting in the dictatorship of the eunuchs, the chaos of the government and the Han Dynasty.
In the first 36 years, those who committed strong men will be punished even if they are far away.
Time: 36 BC.
Target: Soup.
Event: In 36 B.C., Gan Yanshou, the commander of the Western Regions, and Chen Tang, the deputy lieutenant, defeated the Xiongnu Zhizhi Shan Yu in Kangju”
Impact: It greatly improved morale, showed the strong advantages of the Han people in spiritual civilization and material civilization, and reflected the broad and far-reaching bearing of the Han people.
In 33 BC, Zhaojun was out of the fortress.
Time: 33 BC.
Subject: Wang Zhaojun.
Event: In 33 BC, the Southern Xiongnu Hu Han Xueshan went to Chang'an to meet Emperor Yuan of the Han Dynasty and asked Emperor Yuan for marriage. Emperor Yuan of the Han Dynasty gave the queen of the palace, Zhaojun, to Huhan Evil Shan Yu. Wang Zhaojun immediately married to the Xiongnu and was named "Ninghu Yan".
Influence: The Han Dynasty reconciled with the Xiongnu and strengthened the national unity between the Han and Xiongnu nationalities.
33 BC Emperor Cheng succeeded to the throne.
Time: 33 BC.
Subject: Liu Biao.
Event: In 33 BC, Emperor Liu Zheng of the Han Yuan Dynasty died and was succeeded by his son Liu Ao, Emperor Cheng of the Han Dynasty.
Influence: During the reign of Emperor Cheng of the Han Dynasty, he indulged in wine, was desolate in political affairs, and allowed his relatives to **, and the great politics of the court were controlled by the queen mother and the queen mother, which laid the root of Wang Mang's usurpation of the Han Dynasty.
7 BC Emperor Wai succeeded to the throne.
Time: 7 BC.
Subject: Liu Xin.
Event: In 7 BC, Emperor Cheng of the Han Dynasty Liu Biao died, and the harem concubines failed to give birth to an heir for Emperor Cheng due to the sisters of Zhao Feiyan and Zhao Hede, and Emperor Cheng had to pass on the throne to his nephew Liu Xin, that is, Emperor Ai of the Han Dynasty.
Impact: During the reign of Emperor Ai of the Han Dynasty, foreign relatives fought for power, the political situation was turbulent, and the Western Han Dynasty was declining.
The first 5 years of the broken sleeve fetish.
Time: 5 BC.
Subject: Liu Xin. Dong Xian.
Event: During the reign of Emperor Ai of the Han Dynasty, he was very fond of the male pet Dong Xian, one day Emperor Wai and Dong Xian took a lunch break, Emperor Wai woke up first, and when he wanted to get up, he found that the sleeves were pressed by Dong Xian, in order not to wake up Dong Xian, he ordered someone to cut off the sleeves, which is the origin of the idiom "broken sleeve fetish".
Influence: Dong Xian relied on the favor of Emperor Han Ai, arrogant and lascivious, did not know how to restrain, squandered countless money from the treasury, and caused chaos in the court.
1 year ago, Emperor Ping succeeded to the throne.
Time: 1 BC.
Subject: Liu Jin.
Event: In 1 BC, Emperor Liu Xin of the Han Dynasty died, and before his death, he handed over the seal ribbon to his male pet Dong Xian, which was quite a concession to Dong Xian. The Empress Dowager Wang Zhengjun immediately staged a coup d'état, recaptured the seal ribbon from Dong Xian, and recruited his nephew Wang Mang into the auxiliary government of the court. In order to facilitate his gain of power, Wang Mang set up the young Zhongshan King Liu Xun to succeed him, that is, Emperor Ping of Han.
Impact: The power of the government fell into the hands of Wang Mang, and the imperial power of the Western Han Dynasty was basically hollowed out.
6 years after the succession of the child.
Time: 6 A.D.
Subject: Liu Ying.
Event: In 6 AD, Emperor Liu Yin of the Han Ping Dynasty died, and Wang Mang chose Liu Ying, the son of Liu Xian, the 2-year-old Marquis of Guangqi, as the heir to the throne. Because Liu Ying was too young to come to the court, Wang Mang followed the example of Zhou Gongju and called himself a "fake emperor", made Liu Ying the crown prince, and called him a "widow", so the world called Liu Ying "a widow".
Impact: Wang Mang's intention to usurp the throne has been revealed, and the Western Han Dynasty is about to end.
8 years Wang Mang usurped the Han Dynasty.
Time: 8 A.D.
Subject: Wang Mang.
Event: After years of operation, Wang Mang said that the time was ripe for the emperor, so he forced the empress dowager Wang Zhengjun to hand over the jade seal of the country in 8 AD, accept the throne of the infant child, stand on behalf of the Han Dynasty, and establish a new dynasty.
Impact: The fall of the Western Han Dynasty in 210 years.