Han emperors in china. early china. qin dynasty were very harsh on taxes, labor quotas, and strict punishments. the people of the qin dynasty reblled and a war of rival kings started threw out all of the china. two powerful people emerged Xian yu and liu bang. these two leaders ended up hating each other and had a big battle and bang won the war. the han dynasty ruled over china for more than 400 years. however there rule was broken up into 2 parts. because there was a time where they lost all there power for short period of time. first goal was to desrtoy the rival king's power. he was going to establish this by centralized powers this is where the centreal authority runs the the running of the state. he also lowered teaxes and softened the harsh legal punishment. when bang died his sun became emperor, but not really. the real ruler was the son's mother. one of the wives of bang. when lu died, the people that supported lu were upset, and they executed who lu put in power. after 30 40 years of turmoil and poor leadership. bang's great grandson too kcontrol of the hans. and his name was wudi. he is known as throughout history as martial emperor. because of hsi idea of expanding china through war. first people he had to deal with Zionism. xiongu. were feirce nomads known for their deadly archery from horseback. ussually attached china;s farms. and would take people hostage and steal goods. early hans leaders tried giving them gifts to leave but dint work. wudi had other ideas and sent 100k troops to get them. pyramid. emperor, king governor, state officials, nobles, scholars, peasants, artisans, merchants, soldiers, slaves. advancements included paper. paper was invented in 105 a.d. before this, books were written in silk. silk is very expensive compared to papper allwoed people to get thigns for cheaper.
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