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Han Dynasty: Liu Bang
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Han Dynasty is the most disputed era created by Liu Bang, the first emperor from a humble birth in ancient China. In this game, players will follow the Liu Bang?s path to reveal how a potty person rises to the throne of a great emperor.
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Han Dynasty founder (Han Emperor Gaodi, Liu Bang) was never fond of Confucians. When receiving a 60-year-old confucian by the name of Li Yiji, Gaodi deliberately had two maids wash his feet; when Li Yiji challenged Gaodi on the matter of not showing respect for the old confucian, Liu Bang called the name of 'shu ru' (i.e., damned confucian); Liu Bang did not show respect for Li Yiji till Li Yiji cited successes and failures in history as examples for Liu Bang to win the war against Qin Empire.
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Having successfully challenged Qin rule and defeating rivals for power, Liu Bang proclaimed himself Emperor Gaozu of the Han dynasty (206 B.C. to 220 A.D); he ... became the first of two peasants to become emperor and establish a dynasty. On the whole, this was a period of great political strength and prosperity. Han leaders adopted many of the administration policies started under the Qin dynasty, but taxes were lowered and measures beneficial to peasants and slaves were enacted. Agriculture, commerce and manufacturing expanded greatly during this period. Paper and porcelain were among the more important products that were invented and manufactured during this period. In addition, lucrative trade routes to the Middle East, known as the Silk Road, were established.
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This particular dynasty can be divided into two parts: the Former and the Later Han. Liu Pang, a commoner, rose to power and created the Former Han Dynasty. He called himself Han Kao Tsu, or Exalted Emperor of the Han, and placed his capital city at Chang'an (Hooker "Former Han", par. 2).
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[A]fter Liu Che, most successors were very young or incompetent, so the Han Dynasty gradually declined. In 8 AD, Wang Mang, the younger brother of Empress Wang Zhengjun forced the last emperor of the Dynasty – Liu Ying to abdicate the crown, and then he established the Xin Dynasty.
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