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He was an early hero of the Han dynasty (206BC-220AD) and a key figure in bringing Emperor Gaozu of Han to power—albeit at the cost of his own gruesome demise. Today, you’ll find sites linked ...

History records that Liu was given his own territory (Han), but later overthrew Xiang Yu, claiming the title Emperor Gaozu of Han. His dynasty ruled for four centuries, expanding its territory ...

To the south of it is a large, tall terrace said to have been built by Emperor Wu Di (140-87 BC) of the Han Dynasty for prayer and for offering sacrifice to the Yellow Emperor over 2,000 years ago ...

Emperor Gaozu of Han ordered its construction, which was supervised by his prime minister, Xiao He. At a staggering 52,272,000 square feet or 1,200 acres, it was almost seven times larger than the ...

some voluntarily - most famously the Qianlong Emperor Then there were people like Emperor Gaozu whose second son murdered two of his brothers and their male children, before forcing his father to ...

Tombs of emperors in the Han Dynasty were marked by earth mounds packed into square shapes with level tops. Tombs from that time are called fangshang for their square shapes. The mausoleum ...

The first answer is simple: hereditary rule. For most of this period, emperors were not chosen on the basis of their ability or honesty, but simply because they were born in the right family.

The emperor is the largest living penguin species standing around 115cm tall. Once they have found a partner they usually mate for life and work together to keep their young fed and safe. They might ...

Our cup comes from a turbulent period in the Han Dynasty, when at the centre the emperor was under severe threat and, at the edges of the Empire, he was struggling to keep control. The Han had ...

Julie Otsuka’s debut novel When the Emperor was Divine tells the story of a Japanese American family forced to live in an internment camp during World War II. In five concise chapters, Otsuka presents ...

In “Undivided,” the political scientist Hahrie Han follows members of a mostly white congregation that resolved to fight bias and promote racial justice. By Ruth Graham When you purchase an ...