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1600 BCE - 1046 BCEShang Dynasty in China.
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1046 BCE - 771 BCEWestern Zhou dynasty replaces the Shang Dynasty in China.
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206 BCE - 9 CEThe Western Han dynasty rules China from their capital in Chang'an.
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Mar 202 BCEEmperor Gaozu (Liu Bang) becomes the first Han ruler.
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141 BCE - 87 BCEReign of Emperor Wu (Wu the Great), the most effective and influential of the Han monarchs.
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140 BCE - 87 BCEHan emperor Wu rules and expands Han territory in China.
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130 BCEThe Silk Road is officially opened.
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2 CEChang'an, the imperial capital of China, had a population of nearly 250 thousand people.
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23 CEThe sack of Chang'an, imperial capital of China.
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c. 23 CEAfter the sack of Chang'an, Liu Xiu led his loyal officials to the city of Luoyang, where the Chinese imperial capital was relocated.
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618 CE - 907 CEThe Tang Dynasty in China.
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618 CE - 626 CEReign of Gaozu, 1st Emperor of Tang Dynasty in China.
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626 CE - 649 CEReign of Emperor Taizong in China.
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649 CE - 683 CEReign of Emperor Gaozong in China.
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683 CE - 704 CEReign of Empress Wu Zetian, only female monarch of China.
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712 CE - 756 CEReign of Xuanzong, 7th emperor of the Tang Dynasty in China.
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756 CE - 762 CEReign of Emperor Suzong in China.
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762 CE - 779 CEReign of Emperor Daizong in China.
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780 CE - 805 CEReign of Emperor Dezong in China.
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805 CEReign of Emperor Shunzong in China.
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821 CE - 824 CEReign of Emperor Muzong in China.
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824 CE - 826 CEReign of Emperor Jingzong in China.
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826 CE - 840 CEReign of Emperor Wenzong in China.
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840 CE - 846 CEReign of Emperor Wuzong in China.
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846 CE - 859 CEReign of Emperor Xuanzong II in China.
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859 CE - 873 CEReign of Emperor Yizong in China; severe drought causes famine.
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873 CE - 888 CEReign of Emperor Xizong in China; Huang-Chao Rebellion erupts against government corruption and neglect.
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874 CE - 884 CEHuang-Chao Rebellion topples weakened Tang Dynasty in China.
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904 CE - 907 CEReign of Ai, last Tang Dynasty Emperor of China; assassinated by Warlord Zhu Quanzong at age fifteen.