Polity · 202 BCE – 237 CE
Han Dynasty
漢朝
- Peak recorded area
- 4,582,970 km²
- 91 CE
- Rulers on record
- 39
- from 195 BCE
- Data series
- 8
- 200 BCE–190 CE
Overview
The Han dynasty was an imperial dynasty of China established by Liu Bang, and preceded by the short-lived Qin dynasty (221–206 BC) and interregnum known as the Chu–Han Contention (206–202 BC). It was succeeded by the Three Kingdoms period (220–280 AD) and also briefly interrupted by the Xin dynasty (9–23 AD) established by the usurping regent Wang Mang. It is thus separated into two periods—the Western Han and the Eastern Han (25–220 AD).
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Territory
27 dated territorial extents on record from Cliopatria. Areas are measured off the recorded polygons; the line steps because each extent holds until the next one is recorded — nothing is interpolated.
The record
The best-attested series in each category; where several projects publish the same quantity, the one with the most observations is shown. Each row is the most recent value the record holds at or before 237 CE, shown with the year that value belongs to. Some statistical series also publish forward projections — the year column is the honest guide. Nothing on this page is interpolated or estimated by us.
People
| Series | Value · year · source |
|---|---|
| City Pop Luoyang2 obs · 200 BCE–100 CE | 420Kpersons100 CE · Chandler/Modelski Historical Urban Population |
| City Pop Changsha | 38Kpersons200 BCE · Chandler/Modelski Historical Urban Population |
| City Pop Chengdu | 70Kpersons100 BCE · Chandler/Modelski Historical Urban Population |
| City Pop Duhuang | 32Kpersons100 BCE · Chandler/Modelski Historical Urban Population |
| City Pop Xian | 400Kpersons200 BCE · Chandler/Modelski Historical Urban Population |
| Population | 59.6Mpersons1 CE · Maddison Project Database 2023 |
Development
| Series | Value · year · source |
|---|---|
| Known Ancient Places3 obs · 200 BCE–190 CE | 1places190 CE · Pleiades Gazetteer |
| Known Ancient Settlements | 3settlements15 BCE · Pleiades Gazetteer |
Rulers
39 on record with dated reigns. Reign years follow the house convention: BCE years are negative.
- Emperor Hui of HanEmperor of China195 BCE – 188 BCE
- Emperor Wen of HanEmperor of China180 BCE – 157 BCE
- Emperor Wu of HanEmperor of China141 BCE – 87 BCE
- Emperor Xuan of HanEmperor of China74 BCE – 48 BCE
- Prince of ChangyiEmperor of China74 BCE –
- Emperor Yuan of HanEmperor of China48 BCE – 33 BCE
- Emperor Chengdy of HanEmperor of China33 BCE – 7 BCE
- Emperor Ping of HanEmperor of China1 BCE – 6 CE
- Emperor Ai of HanEmperor of China6 CE –
- Ruzi YingEmperor of China6 CE – 9 CE
- Wang MangEmperor of China9 CE – 23 CE
- Emperor Gengshi of HanEmperor of China23 CE – 25 CE
- Emperor Guangwu of HanEmperor of China25 CE – 57 CE
- Li XianEmperor of China27 CE – 28 CE
- Emperor Ming of HanEmperor of China57 CE – 75 CE
- Emperor Zhang of HanEmperor of China75 CE – 88 CE
- Emperor Zhao of HanEmperor of China86 CE –
- Emperor He of HanEmperor of China88 CE – 106 CE
- Emperor An of HanEmperor of China106 CE – 125 CE
- Emperor Shang of HanEmperor of China106 CE
- Emperor Shun of HanEmperor of China125 CE – 144 CE
- Marquess of BeixiangEmperor of China125 CE
- Emperor Chong of HanEmperor of China144 CE – 145 CE
- Emperor Zhi of HanEmperor of China145 CE – 146 CE
- Emperor Huan of HanEmperor of China146 CE – 168 CE
- Emperor Jing of HanEmperor of China156 CE –
- Emperor Ling of HanEmperor of China168 CE – 189 CE
- Emperor Houshao of HanEmperor of China183 CE –
- Liu GongEmperor of China187 CE –
- Emperor Xian of HanEmperor of China189 CE – 220 CE
- Prince of HongnongEmperor of China189 CE
- Liu XieEmperor of China200 CE –
- Emperor Gaozu of HanEmperor of China201 CE –
- Qin Er ShiEmperor of China209 CE –
- Cao PiEmperor of China220 CE – 226 CE
- Liu BeiEmperor of China221 CE – 223 CE
- Liu ShanEmperor of China223 CE – 263 CE
- Cao RuiEmperor of China226 CE – 239 CE
- Sun QuanEmperor of China229 CE – 252 CE
Sources
Every figure above comes from one of these. Nothing on this page is estimated, interpolated or model-generated.
Chandler/Modelski Historical Urban PopulationChandler 1987 / Modelski 2003
Chandler, T. (1987). Four Thousand Years of Urban Growth; Modelski, G. (2003). World Cities: -3000 to 2000.
Compiled from published works (Chandler 1987; Modelski 2003)
Seshat Global History Databank. Cliopatria: a historical basemap of polity borders (cliopatria.geojson).
Maddison Project Database 20232023
Bolt, J. & van Zanden, J.L. (2024). Maddison Project Database 2023. University of Groningen GGDC.
CC BY 4.0
Pleiades Gazetteer2024 snapshot
Bagnall, R. et al. (eds.). Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places.
CC BY 3.0
Wikipedia contributors. Article lead sections, reused under CC BY-SA 4.0.
CC BY-SA 4.0
Han Dynasty is one of the polities with a sourced record deep enough to publish.