The Han Dynasty (202 BC – 220 AD) was a unified dynasty after the Qin Dynasty, divided into 29 emperors of the Western Han Dynasty and Eastern Han Dynasty, reigning for 405 years.
The character Liu Bang in film and television dramas
Liu Bang, the ancestor of Han Gao, was a native of Zhongyangli, Fengyi, Pei County (present-day Zhongyangli Subdistrict, Fengxian County, Xuzhou City, Jiangsu), who usually did not love agricultural labor, liked to rob the rich and help the poor, and wandered around all day. By the time he was young, (Qin Shi Huang was only 3 years older than Liu Bang) Qin Shi Huang had unified China. He became the head of the Surabaya pavilion in the Qin Dynasty and had a very close relationship with the county officials. He was righteous and ambitious.
Xiang Yu
When a peasant uprising broke out in the late Qin Dynasty, Liu Bang responded by raising troops in Pei County and claiming the title of Duke of Pei. Later, he joined the anti-Qin rebel army of Xiang's uncle and nephew, and after the death of Qin, Xiang Yu made Liu Bang the King of Han, and then Xiang Yu and Liu Bang launched a four-year Chu-Han dispute, defeated Xiang Yu in the Battle of Yaxia, and officially declared himself emperor in Dingtao, still using "Han" to set the capital Chang'an (present-day Xi'an, Shaanxi)
After Liu Bang ascended the throne, he adopted the suggestion of his uncle Sun Tong to restore the etiquette law, set up the Third Duke and Jiuqing, and appointed Xiao He as prime minister. Adopt the Huanglao policy of resting with the people, doing nothing quietly, and recuperating. And made a vow of "those who are not the Liu family but the king, the whole world will fight together".
Lu He, the character in film and television dramas
After Liu Bang was hanged, his son Liu Ying succeeded to the throne, which was the reign of Emperor Hui of Han for seven years. However, during this period, it was actually Empress Lü who took power, and Empress Lü honored Liu Bang's will to use Cao Shen as prime minister, following the Huanglao policy of Gaozu Liu Bang, achieving the effect of "the government does not leave the household, and the world is in peace", but Empress Lü appointed foreign qi and suppressed meritorious ministers, causing the "Rebellion of Zhu Lü".
After Empress Lü hanged, the Rebellion of Zhu Lü was eradicated by ministers led by Zhou Bo and installed Liu Heng, the emperor of Hanwen. Under the influence of Emperor Wen's empress Dou Yifang, Emperor Xia and his son Emperor Jing continued to adopt the policy of Huang Lao ruling without doing anything, restoring the great damage caused by years of war. This period is known as the "Reign of Wenjing", the first reign of the great unified dynasty of China.
Hanwu the Great
After Emperor Jing of Han was hanged, his son Liu Che ascended the throne and became Emperor Wudi of Han. During Liu Che's reign, he adopted a series of reform measures, strengthened the imperial power, adopted the advice of the lord father, implemented the decree of Tui'en, weakened the power of the princes, and canceled more than 100 titles of the princes on the grounds that the gold offered by the princes was not pure.
The Han Dynasty abolished the idea of "Huang Lao Doctrine and Rule Without Action" and actively governed the country. and adopted Dong Zhongshu's suggestion to reuse Confucianism. During Liu Che's period, Confucianism, Fa, Taoism, Yin and Yang, Zongheng and other talents were used, but Emperor Wudi of Han respected Confucianism, and Confucianism was taken seriously, and later became the mainstream thought in China for 2,000 years. In military terms, he actively dealt with the Xiongnu, the biggest external problem of the Han Dynasty.
Characters in film and television dramas
During this period, the Han Dynasty successively appeared Wei Qing, Huo Qubing, Li Guang and other bull generals, finally defeated the Xiongnu, built the Great Wall at the same time, recovered the Hetao and included Hexi in its territory, and annexed South Vietnam, Minyue, Yunnan, Wei Manchu Korea and other countries, making China one of the world's most powerful countries at that time.
Zhang Qian sent an envoy to the Western Regions
Diplomatically, Zhang Qian twice sent envoys to the Western Regions, opening up the Silk Road. With two princesses, Liu Xijun, Liu Xieyou, and Wusun of the Western Regions, they reached the separation between the Western Regions and the Xiongnu, and opened the Silk Road from Chang'an to Central Asia, becoming a bridge for economic and cultural exchanges between the East and the West.
In Liu Che's later years, the famous "Witch Scourge" occurred, and the crown prince Liu Cheng was wronged and left. After Liu Che hung up, Liu Fuling, who was only 7 years old, ascended the throne and became Emperor Han Zhao. At the beginning of his accession to the throne, he was assisted by five people: Shangguan Huan, Jin Rihu, Tian Qianqiu, Sang Hongyang, and Huo Guang. In 80 BC, the Yuanfeng coup d'état broke out, and Emperor Han Zhao killed Shangguan Huo and other conspiratorial ministers, leaving only Huo Guang to continue to assist in governing the country, known in history as Huo Guang to assist the government.
Huo Guang followed the national policy of Emperor Wudi of Han in his later years, rested and recuperated internally, and was able to live and work in peace and contentment in the world. After Emperor Han Zhao hanged, Emperor Wu of Han Sun Changyi Wang Liu He ascended the throne, known in history as Emperor Han Deposed by Huo Guang, who was deposed by Huo Guang for his indulgence, and Huo Guang welcomed Emperor Xuan of Han Liu Xun to the throne. In 68 BC, Huo Guang died.
Emperor Xuan of Han was a good emperor, and during his reign, he cared about the hardships of the people, used public land to resettle displaced people, exempted taxes to help the disaster-stricken people, and issued an edict to help the elderly and poor people. After the Han Xuan Emperor's governance of the country's economy was restored, the national situation reached the peak of the Western Han Dynasty, and the four Yi and ten thousand states came to the dynasty, so that the Han Dynasty once again ushered in a prosperous era, and the history is called "the rule of filial piety". The Southern Xiongnu submitted to the Han Dynasty, and the Northern Xiongnu Zhidan was beheaded by Chen Tang, and issued the message "Those who violate the strong Han will be condemned from afar!" ".
Emperor Xuan of Han hung up, Emperor Liu Xi of Han Yuan ascended the throne, Western Han began to decline, and the power of foreign qi and eunuchs rose. After Emperor Yuan of Han was hanged, Emperor Liu Wei of Hancheng ascended the throne, and Emperor Cheng was a good woman, and successively favored Empress Xu, Ban Jieyu and the Zhao sisters (Zhao Feiyan, Zhao Hede), because the Zhao sisters could not give birth, they killed the children of Emperor Cheng and other concubines, and the history is called "Yanpe Emperor Sun". Emperor Cheng hung in the gentle township because of his excessive lecherousness.
The character Zhao Feiyan in film and television dramas
After Emperor Cheng was hanged, Liu Xin ascended the throne as the Emperor of Hanwei, this buddy had a habit of breaking sleeves, and stuck with the male favorite Dong Xian all day to ignore the imperial government, and even wanted to give the throne to Dong Xian. On August 15, 1 BC, Emperor Han died. Two days later, Empress Dowager Wang Zhengjun sent Wang Mang to replace Dong Xian as Grand Sima, and welcomed the 9-year-old Liu Yin to the throne, the Hanping Emperor.
On February 3, 6 AD, Emperor Hanping, who was only 14 years old, died of illness, and Wang Mang made Liu Ying, who was only 2 years old, crown prince. In December 8, Wang Mang abolished his son's position as crown prince and established a new dynasty, and the Western Han Dynasty collapsed.