Xin dynasty

新朝

9–23

Xin dynasty (teal)

Capital

Chang'an

Government

Monarchy

Emperor

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9-23

Wang Mang

History

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Wang Mang usurpation

10 January^[1] 9

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Chang'an captured by Lülin

5 October^[2] 23

Currency

Chinese coin, gold, silver, tortoise shell, seashell

Preceded by

Succeeded by

Western Han dynasty

Eastern Han dynasty

Today part of

The Xin dynasty (Chinese: 新朝; pinyin: Xīn Cháo; Wade–Giles: Hsin Ch'ao) was a Chinese dynasty (termed so despite having only one emperor) which lasted from 9 to 23 AD. It interrupted the Han dynasty, dividing it into the periods of the Western Han and the Eastern Han.

The sole emperor of the Xin dynasty, Wang Mang, was the nephew of Grand Empress Dowager Wang Zhengjun. After the death of her step-grandson Emperor Ai in 1 BC, Wang Mang rose to power. After several years of cultivating a personality cult, he finally proclaimed himself emperor in 9 AD. However, while a creative scholar and politician, he was an incompetent ruler, and his capital Chang'an was besieged by peasant rebels in 23 AD. He died in the siege, and the Han dynasty was restored by descendants of the former imperial clan.

Personal name	Portrait	Period of reign	Era names and dates
Wang Mang		9–23 AD	Shijianguo (始建國 Shǐ Jìan Guó, "Start to establish a nation") 9–13 AD Tianfeng (天鳳 Tīan Fēng, "Heavenly Feng") 14–19 AD Dihuang (地皇 Dì Huáng, "Earthly Emperor") 20–23 AD

Notes

↑ Zizhi Tongjian, vol. 36.
↑ Zizhi Tongjian, vol. 39.

References

Book of Han, vol. 99, parts 1, 2, 3.
Zizhi Tongjian, vols. 36, 37, 38, 39.
Yap, Joseph P. Wars With the Xiongnu - A translation from Zizhi tongjian Chapter 13–17 - pp 404–601 ISBN 978-1-4490-0605-1 (sc)

Han dynasty topics

History	Chu–Han Contention (Feast at Hong Gate) Lü Clan Disturbance Rebellion of the Seven States Han–Xiongnu War Gojoseon–Han War Southward expansion (Han–Minyue War Han–Nanyue War Han–Dian War First Chinese domination of Vietnam Trung sisters' rebellion Second Chinese domination of Vietnam) Xin dynasty Red Eyebrows and Lulin Goguryeo–Han War Disasters of the Partisan Prohibitions Way of the Five Pecks of Rice Yellow Turban Rebellion End of the Han dynasty

Society and culture	Records of the Grand Historian Book of Han Gansu Flying Horse Huainanzi Eight Immortals of Huainan Mawangdui Silk Texts Luxuriant Dew of the Spring and Autumn Annals Yiwu Zhi Old Texts Han poetry Fu

Government and military	Emperor List Family tree Three Lords and Nine Ministers Nine Ministers Three Ducal Ministers Kings Four Commanderies Protectorate of the Western Regions (Chief Official) List of government titles

Economics	Silk Road Ancient Chinese coinage Sino-Roman relations

Science and technology	Zhang Heng Hua Tuo Zhou Bi Suan Jing Book on Numbers and Computation The Nine Chapters on the Mathematical Art Huangdi Neijing Jin Gui Yao Lue Shanghan Lun

Xia → Shang → Zhou → Qin → Han → 3 Kingdoms → Jìn / 16 Kingdoms → N. & S. Dynasties → Sui → Tang → 5 Dynasties & 10 Kingdoms → Liao / Song / W. Xia / Jīn → Yuan → Ming → Qing → Modern China

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