According to the Records of the Grand Historian, after the collapse of the Qin dynasty the hegemon Xiang Yu appointed Liu Bang as … 展开

Social class
In the hierarchical social order, the emperor was at the apex of Han society and government. However, the emperor was often a minor, ruled … 展开

Currency
The Han dynasty inherited the ban liang coin type from the Qin. In the beginning of the Han, Emperor Gaozu closed the government mint in … 展开

• Battle of Jushi
• Campaign against Dong Zhuo
• Comparative studies of the Roman and Han empires
• Han Emperors family tree 展开

Western Han (202 BC – 9 AD)
China's first imperial dynasty was the Qin dynasty (221–207 BC). The Qin united the Chinese Warring States by conquest, but their regime became … 展开

Central government
In Han government, the emperor was the supreme judge and lawgiver, the commander-in-chief of the armed forces and sole designator of official nominees appointed to the top posts in central and local administrations; … 展开

The Han dynasty was a unique period in the development of premodern Chinese science and technology, comparable to the level of scientific and technological growth during … 展开